Harris Corporation Introduces First Multiband Land Mobile Radio for Federal Agencies
February 13 2008 - 9:09AM
PR Newswire (US)
Company applies leadership in software-defined, multiband tactical
radios to growing market for emergency communications ROCHESTER,
N.Y., Feb. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris Corporation
(NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information
technology company, today introduced the first multiband land
mobile radio that provides real-time interoperable communications
for the growing federal public safety and homeland security market.
Public safety communications interoperability has been identified
by Congress, the National Governor's Association, the U.S.
Conference of Mayors and the 9/11 Commission as an urgent national
priority and is a principal focus of the Department of Homeland
Security. "The Harris Land Mobile Radio allows federal agency
personnel to talk to first responders and homeland security
personnel -- whenever they need to -- without having to carry
multiple radios," said Dana Mehnert, president, Harris RF
Communications. "By enabling communications interoperability, our
customers are much better equipped to effectively coordinate
emergency response and joint operations. "The federal agency market
for land mobile radios is a natural expansion into an adjacent
market, a market we believe is more than $600 million and growing.
Expanding into adjacent markets is one of our core strategies. We
will continue to invest in new product development and apply our
extensive experience with defense and government customers
throughout the world to broaden our opportunities." The new Harris
RF-1033M land mobile radio is the first product to provide homeland
security and other public safety officials with direct, secure
multi- agency communications across multiple frequency bands. The
radio covers VHF and UHF frequency bands, providing true multiband,
multimission capabilities for public safety communications. Land
mobile radios today are limited to single frequency bands, making
it difficult for federal agencies and local public safety officials
to talk to each other -- a problem highlighted during national
emergencies such as the San Diego wildfires and Hurricane Katrina.
Interoperability today is typically obtained only through an
ancillary system of equipment. The new radio is compliant with APCO
Project 25, the technical standard for digital public safety radio
communications developed by the Association of Public Safety
Communications Officials. Because the new Harris Land Mobile Radio
is software-defined, it is adaptable to evolving technical
standards and changing mission requirements. The radio leverages
Harris leadership in software-defined, multiband handheld
communication products, which are used extensively around the
world. Harris RF Communications is the leading supplier of secure
voice and data communications products, systems, and networks to
military, government, and commercial organizations worldwide About
Harris Corporation Harris is an international communications and
information technology company serving government and commercial
markets in more than 150 countries. Headquartered in Melbourne,
Florida, the company has annual revenue of over $4 billion and
16,000 employees -- including nearly 7,000 engineers and
scientists. Harris is dedicated to developing best-in-class assured
communications(TM) products, systems, and services. Additional
information about Harris Corporation is available at
http://www.harris.com/. DATASOURCE: Harris Corporation CONTACT:
Kevin Aman of RF Communications, +1-585-241-8186, , or Jim Burke,
Corporate Headquarters, +1-321-727-9131, , both of Harris
Corporation Web site: http://www.harris.com/
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