Airwave emergency services' communications system costs SIX TIMES more than it should - Liam Maxwell

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Emergency services communications contract costing £450m every year when it could be done for just £70m, says government CTO Liam Maxwell

The Airwave emergency services' communication system is costing taxpayers more than six times the price of a more modern system, according to government chief technology officer Liam Maxwell. Ac...

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