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Game-Changing Security Communication Solutions On Display at IWCE

At IWCE 2024 in Orlando, Icom America's Jon Paul Beauchamp spoke with NB9X owner Paul Toth about security communication solutions for vulnerable institutions such as public schools. Toth highlighted how Icom's NXDN IDAS digital radio platform provides inherent security with the ability to add additional layers, citing Charlotte County Public Schools as a key deployment example. The conversation focused on how dealers can build effective agency partnerships to strengthen security outcomes.

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Icom's NXDN IDAS platform offers layered security features well-suited for sensitive environments like K-12 public schools.

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Dealers can drive better security outcomes by building strategic partnerships with local agencies and institutions.

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Charlotte County Public Schools was cited as a real-world example of customer-centric security communication deployment.

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One of the spotlights at this year's IWCE event in Orlando, Florida were the security communication solutions which make a significant different in sensitive environments like public schools.

How can dealers successfully navigate partnerships with agencies to enhance their security measures?

Jon Paul Beauchamp of Icom America caught up with Paul Toth, the Owner & General Manager of NB9X, LLC, at the International Wireless Communications Expo (IWCE) to discuss the critical role of customer-centric security communication solutions to achieve objectives.

"With the Charlotte County Public Schools, one of their major concerns is security… The inherent security of the NXDN IDAS product combined with the ability to add additional layers of security is exceptional," Toth said.

The inherent security of the NXDN IDAS product combined with the ability to add additional layers of security is exceptional.
— Paul Toth, Owner & General Manager at NB9X, LLC

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Jon Paul Beauchamp
Jon Paul BeauchampSenior Manager / Business Development

ICOM America sells Land Mobile Radios (for Commercial and Public Safety), WLAN radios, Amatuer radios, Marine Radios, and Aviation radios. and the infrastructure to support each of these markets. Additionally; we have LTE radio equipment and Satellite communications made exclusively for the Iridium network.

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Jon Paul Beauchamp
Jon Paul Beauchamp

Regional Sales Manager at Icom America

Jon Paul Beauchamp is a regional sales manager at Icom America, focused on land mobile radio solutions and dealer partnerships. He represents Icom at industry events such as IWCE, engaging with dealers and integrators on security communication deployments. His work spans verticals including public safety and education.

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Paul Toth

Owner & General Manager

NB9X, LLC

Paul Toth is the Owner and General Manager of NB9X, LLC, a communications dealership and integration firm. He works with public-sector clients such as Charlotte County Public Schools to deploy secure radio communication systems. Toth has experience leveraging Icom's NXDN IDAS platform to meet layered security requirements in sensitive environments.

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