Harris Corporation's NetXpress(TM) Enables Bangor, Maine, to Use IP Backbone for New Public Safety Mobile Data System
February 27 2008 - 10:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
LAS VEGAS, Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- (IWCE, Booth #208) --
The city of Bangor, Maine, has installed advanced communications
technology from Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international
communications and information technology company, to significantly
enhance its emergency response communications system. Bangor is
using Harris(R) NetXpress(TM) IP multiplexers, which enables its
legacy radio systems to interoperate with high-speed Ethernet
systems, allowing Bangor to operate its two-way radio system over
fiber -- significantly improving the ability of the city's police,
fire and ambulance systems to communicate. "Fiber is easier to
maintain and faster than copper telephone lines, which makes moving
to fiber extremely important to public safety organizations who
cannot afford to have any downtime when they are running a
community's 911 response system," said Tom Higgins, Fire Captain
for the City of Bangor. "One of the most interesting parts of this
project is that for the first time, we are able to flawlessly
operate land mobile radio repeaters and auxiliary receivers with a
voting system connected over an IP network. We are very pleased
that Bangor's systems-type approach for improved communications has
resulted in a reliable system that provides real-time voice and
data, as well as increased safety for our first responders." Harris
was awarded the contract for the NetXpress(TM) system from RITEC
Wireless Inc., which was selected by the City of Bangor as the
systems integrator for the mobile data project. "This project would
have been impossible without the NetXpress(TM) technology, which
solved the latency issues between the legacy system and the new
fiber system," said Norm Poisson, president of RITEC Wireless Inc.
The overall project includes a fiber interface for voter receivers
and connectivity for mobile data access points, SCADA, telemetry,
video security and future expansion at all city-owned facilities,
on one private infrastructure. On a single network, the city of
Bangor will have total interoperability for Public Safety,
including police, fire and EMS. The system will provide for future
expansion of the system for Water and Wastewater Districts, City
Public Works Department, the county of Penobscot and Bangor Hydro
Electric Utility. "Harris(R) Intraplex(R) multiplexers have been
serving the T1/E1 media transport needs of commercial radio and
public safety operations for decades," said Tim Thorsteinson,
president of Harris Broadcast Communications. "With the
availability of the NetXpress(TM) IP multiplexer, operators are
well equipped for the transition to IP." Harris Broadcast
Communications offers products, systems and services that provide
interoperable workflow solutions that span the entire broadcast
delivery chain. The Harris ONE approach brings together highly
integrated and cost-effective products that are ideal for emerging
media business models and for customers upgrading media operations
to digital and high-definition services. 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 almost $5 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:
Susan Sheppard, Government Solutions Unit, +1-585-624-7969, , or
David Glidden, Vice President, Marketing Operations,
+1-513-459-3639, , both of Harris Broadcast Communications Web
site: http://www.harris.com/
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