Harris Corporation Team Completes Cutover of FAA's Legacy Satellite System to New FTI Network
October 30 2006 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
FTI-SAT Projected To Save FAA More Than $30 Million By 2017
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris Corporation
(NYSE:HRS) today announced that it has successfully completed the
cutover of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) legacy
satellite network, FAATSAT, to the new FAA Telecommunications
Infrastructure (FTI) satellite network, or FTI-SAT. The FTI-SAT
transition affected 85 earth stations and 200 satellite services
and was completed on schedule in just over 12 months as part of the
overall FTI program. Harris is the prime contractor and system
architect for the FTI program that was awarded in 2002. The
announcement was made during the 51st Annual Air Traffic Control
Association (ATCA) Conference and Exposition (Harris Booth #415)
being held October 29 through November 1, 2006 at the Marriott
Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, DC. "The transition to FTI
involved the deployment of 111 critical radar and voice
telecommunications services and was accomplished in just over 12
months, on time and within budget," said Steve Zaidman, vice
president of Technical Operations for the FAA's Air Traffic
Organization. "Total life cycle savings just from the new FTI
satellite services through 2017 are projected to be more than $30
million, and we already are realizing operational efficiencies
through the centralized management of our telecommunications
enterprise." The transition to the new FTI-SAT network enables the
FAA to utilize a combination of satellite-based communications,
terrestrial microwave, and landline telecommunications technology
to obtain a best-value solution. The Harris team has replaced
legacy satellite equipment at remote FAA sites that support radar,
weather data and air/ground communications. AMERICOM Government
Services and Globecomm Systems, Inc. are teammates with Harris on
the FTI-SAT effort. "The complete cutover and activation of the new
satellite services is a major milestone in the overall FTI program
and provides the FAA with the best communications technology
available for the best value," said John O'Sullivan, FTI program
vice president for the Harris Government Communications Systems
Division. "These services provide communications diversity at
remote sites supporting critical air traffic control functions and
are vital to the FAA's mission. In addition, FTI-SAT provides
transportable units that can be rapidly deployed in the event of
natural disasters or other emergency situations." During the
15-year FTI program, Harris is upgrading and improving
telecommunications and operations functions at more than 4,000 FAA
facilities nationwide, providing the FAA with a secure, more
efficient network that is expected to save hundreds of millions of
dollars over the life of the program. The projected $30 million in
cost savings for FTI-SAT is in addition to the hundreds of millions
of dollars in savings expected to be realized by the base FTI
program. Harris is leading a team of top telecommunications
companies consisting of AT&T, BellSouth Corporation, Qwest
Communications International, Sprint, Verizon Communications, and
Raytheon Technical Services. The team is supporting the FAA in
replacing the Leased Interfacility NAS Communications System
(LINCS), the Data Multiplexing Network, the Bandwidth Manager, and
the National Aviation Data Interchange Network with an integrated
telecommunications infrastructure. Requirements include replacing
more than 20,000 circuits, upgrading switching and routing
services, improving network monitoring and control, implementing a
state-of-the-art security system, and providing network engineering
services. Harris Government Communications Systems Division
conducts advanced research studies, develops prototypes, and
produces and supports state-of-the- art, assured communications(TM)
solutions and information systems that solve the mission-critical
challenges of its military and government customers, while serving
as the technology base for the company's diverse commercial
businesses. Harris Corporation 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 $3.5 billion
and nearly 14,000 employees, including more than 6,000 engineers
and scientists. The company's four operating divisions serve
markets for government communications, RF communications, broadcast
communications, and microwave communications. For more information,
visit http://www.harris.com/. Sound interesting? Find great jobs at
Harris: http://www.careers.harris.com/ DATASOURCE: Harris
Corporation CONTACT: Sleighton Meyer, Government Communications
Systems Division, +1-321-727-6514, or , or Brent Dietz, Corporate
Headquarters, +1-321-724-3554, or , both of Harris Corporation Web
site: http://www.harris.com/
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