Harris Corporation Wins Expansion Order from Bangladesh Telephone and Telegraph Board (BTTB) to Provide Additional Capacity
May 08 2006 - 9:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., May 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), a leading global provider of
wireless equipment and services, today announced that its digital
microwave radios will play a key role in the network expansion of
Bangladesh Telephone and Telegraph Board (BTTB), a leading provider
of telecommunication services in Bangladesh. BTTB will build on the
Harris MegaStar(R) digital microwave radios it already has in
place, tripling the current capacity and positioning BTTB to
capitalize on Bangladesh's growing international voice, video and
data traffic. The additional capacity enabled by the Harris digital
microwave radios will provide approximately 150 kilometers of
coverage and will assist BTTB in avoiding network bottlenecks. With
this expansion, BTTB will have the ability to use the network as an
alternative to any sudden disruption of its existing optical fiber
route. "By choosing Harris microwave radios for this capacity
expansion, BTTB has also increased the amount of bandwidth
available to deploy next-generation services," said Roberto
Angeles, regional sales director of Asia for Harris' Microwave
Communications Division. "These next-generation services encompass
the type of value-added features that play a key factor in
determining what service provider a customer chooses." BTTB has
selected digital microwave radios from Harris to form a highly
flexible microwave backbone that increases the link between the
cities of Cox's Bazar and Chittagong from 1:1 to 1:3 capacity to
ensure BTTB has approximately 4,000 usable channels. With the
modular, plug-in components of MegaStar(R), BTTB is able to easily
perform these capacity upgrades. MegaStar(R) is a high-capacity
synchronous digital microwave radio for OC-3 or STM-1 transport. It
operates in the 5, 6, 7, 8 and 11 GHz bands, interoperating with
standard SONET/SDH multiplexers and ATM switches. The additional
flexibility and scalability provided by MegaStar(R), combined with
ease of deployment, enables BTTB to add new services and grow its
customer base with limited impact on its network infrastructure.
About Bangladesh Telephone and Telegraph Board (BTTB) BTTB provides
basic telecommunication services throughout Bangladesh and also
provides carriers with the ability to communicate with the outside
world. BTTB is also providing value-added services such as Dial-Up
and Leased Line Internet, International Private Leased Circuit
(IPLC) and Digital Subscribers Line (DSL). About Harris Microwave
Communications Division Harris Microwave Communications Division,
one of four divisions within Harris Corporation, is the largest
supplier of microwave systems in North America and a leading
supplier worldwide. Harris is an international communications and
information technology company serving government and commercial
markets in more than 150 countries. With headquarters in Melbourne,
Florida, the company has annual sales of over $3 billion and more
than 13,000 employees -- including 5,500 engineers and scientists
-- dedicated to the development of best-in-class assured
communications(TM) products, systems, and services. The company's
operating divisions serve markets for government communications, RF
communications, broadcast communications, and microwave
communications. Additional information about Harris Corporation is
available at http://www.harris.com/ . DATASOURCE: Harris
Corporation CONTACT: Tonya Loggains, Harris Microwave
Communications Division, +1-919-767-3278, or ; or Jay Nichols,
Sterling Communications, Inc., +1-415-392-2300, or , for Harris Web
site: http://www.harris.com/
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