OpenSky

OpenSky is a wireless communication system, invented in Massachusetts by a team led by Dr. Dennis Martinez and Dr. John Vaughan, of M/A-COM Inc., now a division of Tyco International's Electronics unit. OpenSky technology applies voice-over-IP transport to radio communications applications in a unique architecture.

In the mid 1990s Federal Express invited proposals for a data and voice network to the vehicular level. As the world's largest shipper, FedEx was a key opportunity, and major market players presented their existing product offerings over some time.

M/A-COM presented their concept, and won the business. They delivered a standards-based infrastructure that attempted to leverage open systems to the largest degree possible, while adapting specific input/output to meet the customer's exact requirements.

OpenSky received the direct attention of Tyco when they acquired it along with Amp Corporation. Tyco funded the company to acquire the EDACS radio system team and product line. The OpenSky system has since been sold into a number of important footprints, including the entire State of Pennsylvania.