IDAS is ICOM’s digital Land Mobile Radio system using the NXDN or dPMR common air interface. IDAS offers a complete system of handheld radios, mobile radios, base stations, repeaters, network interface/trunking controller, remote communicator, system manager software and various accessories. IDAS is a total digital solution that system owners or operators can grow into as their time and budgets allow. IDAS can be used as a single-site or multi-site solution for Critical Communications area/country-wide and offers AES 256 / DES encryption capability.

The IDAS digital radio system has two protocol choices, NXDN and dPMR. Both protocols are open digital radio standards using spectrum efficient 6.25 kHz FDMA narrowband technology. With this flexible choice, the IDAS radio system allows for interoperability with other manufactures equipment for seamless supply/replacement of existing NXDN and/or dPMR systems. FDMA based protocols are a perfect match, when migrating an analog system to digital.