Commander Elite rack-mounted gateways connected disparate systems for building security and emergency response
RESTON, Va. — August 2026 — Communications-Applied Technology (C-AT), a U.S. manufacturer of mission-critical communications equipment, announced that its Commander Elite Rack-Mount ICRI™ interoperability gateway was deployed in mobile command vehicles supporting security operations associated with the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The systems supported stadium operations in New York New Jersey, Atlanta and Los Angeles, where multiple security and response organizations needed to coordinate across otherwise incompatible communications platforms.
Major international events bring together local, state, federal and private security personnel using different radio fleets, frequencies, bands, manufacturers and network technologies. Building security teams may operate on different systems from public-safety responders, while visiting agencies can arrive with unfamiliar equipment and procedures. Without an interoperability bridge, personnel may be forced to monitor several radios, relay messages through dispatch or depend on temporary programming and network-based patches.
Installed as a permanent rack-mounted component in the mobile command vehicles, the Commander Elite ICRI provided a centralized communications bridge and interoperability gateway. Each system could connect up to 10 communications devices at one time, enabling command personnel to bring selected radio channels and other voice systems into coordinated talk groups without replacing the agencies’ existing equipment.
The configuration accommodated VHF, UHF, 700/800 MHz, P25, PTToC, analog and other radio systems, along with cellular, satellite, VoIP, telephone and dispatch-related connections as required by the mission. Participating organizations could continue using familiar equipment while the ICRI established the voice paths needed for coordinated operations.
The systems operated continuously in support of building security and emergency-response readiness. From the mobile command vehicle, authorized personnel could manage communications among teams assigned to different buildings, functions and response responsibilities. The ICRI created one practical coordination point for agencies that otherwise could not communicate directly, while allowing connections and talk-group assignments to be changed, expanded or adjusted on the fly as operational needs evolved.
“Large events do not eliminate communications differences—they concentrate them,” said Perry Sandy, President and CEO of Communications-Applied Technology. “Every agency brings equipment selected for its own mission. The Commander Elite ICRI allows those organizations to keep using their existing radios while command establishes the communications bridge needed for a unified response.”
The Commander Elite is designed for standard 19-inch communications racks and can support up to four talk groups. Unlike solutions that require agencies to replace or reprogram radios onto one common system, the ICRI connects existing communications devices at the audio level, providing centralized control in mobile command vehicles and other command environments.
For event-security planners, vehicle integrators and emergency-management organizations, the deployment demonstrates the value of building interoperability into a mobile command platform before an incident occurs. A preinstalled communications bridge allows command staff to connect arriving agencies as requirements change, supporting planned security activity, contingency operations and emergency response from the same vehicle.
The Commander Elite Rack-Mount ICRI is intended for large-scale multi-agency coordination. Its 10-port design supports land-mobile radios and other voice communications platforms, helping public-safety, defense, emergency-management and security organizations coordinate during complex incidents and planned events.
Communications-Applied Technology has designed and manufactured mission-critical communications equipment in Reston, Virginia, since 1982. C-AT’s American-made systems include ICRI interoperability gateways, mobile-command communications solutions, vehicle intercom systems and wireless communications products.
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Communications-Applied Technology (C-AT) designs and manufactures American-made communications systems in Reston, Virginia. Since 1982, C-AT has supported defense, public-safety, emergency-management and government customers with solutions for interoperability, mobile command, vehicle communications and wireless intercom.
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