FTI Network is Now Online, Delivering Vital Voice and Data Communications Services to the FAA at Significant Cost Savings
October 30 2006 - 12:15PM
PR Newswire (US)
50,000 Users, 20,000 circuits, 4,000 facilities, 1 nationwide
network WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris
Corporation (NYSE:HRS) today announced that the FAA
Telecommunications Infrastructure (FTI) network is now online
enabling the secure and efficient transmission of voice, data,
radar, weather and other information critical to the operations of
the FAA at significant cost savings. Harris is the prime contractor
and system architect for the FTI network, which will save the FAA
hundreds of millions of dollars during the 15-year program. The
announcement was made during a press briefing hosted by Harris at
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 FTI architecture assures efficiency, security,
scalability, and reliability in the modern aviation environment,
and provides much-needed upgrades to a decade-old
telecommunications network," said Jeremy Wensinger, group president
of Integrated Systems and Services for Harris Government
Communications Systems Division. "FTI is not simply a replacement
initiative -- approximately 20 percent of the current program
includes additional requirements such as new control towers and
communications services." During the press briefing, Mr. Wensinger
outlined the status of key components of the FTI network, the
largest non-military network in the U.S. government: - 85 percent
of the FAA's 400 major control sites have been completed and are
now online, providing the critical communications services required
for weather information and flight services throughout the NAS -
The FTI satellite network (FTI-SAT) was competed on schedule and is
now online, providing the FAA with a "best value" solution as part
of an initiative to reduce more costly earth/satellite stations and
deploy a more cost-effective mix of satellite, microwave and
landline services - The FTI Mission Support network was completed
ahead of schedule in June 2006 and is now online, transporting
administrative functions such as payroll and e-mail to most of the
FAA's 50,000 employees at more than 800 sites across the U.S. - The
Harris Network Operations Control Center is now online, monitoring
75,000 pieces of communications and managing a field maintenance
workforce of 500-plus people nationwide, 24/7 - The FAA Bulk
Weather Telecommunications Gateway is now online and providing FAA
Air Traffic Control centers nationwide with a continuously updated,
common picture of weather throughout the NAS - More than 90 percent
of the FAA's IP traffic is now online and running on the FTI
operational IP backbone. This supports the agency's future
requirements for IP connectivity necessary for the establishment of
the Next Generation Air Traffic System (NGATS) "FTI is now online
and operational, bringing a modern, more affordable communications
network to the FAA," added Wensinger. "Each additional step we take
toward transitioning the legacy networks to the FTI network
increases the savings and efficiency of this vital component of the
National Airspace System (NAS)." 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 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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