Harris Corporation Urges Adoption of Multiband Radio Technology to Improve and Enhance First Responder Communications
December 08 2008 - 10:03AM
PR Newswire (US)
Harris Executive Addresses Full-Spectrum Interoperability for
Federal, State and Local Agencies during the Conference on National
Preparedness MELBOURNE, Fla., Dec. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and
information technology company, today called for the adoption of
software-defined, multiband, multimission radios as a principal
solution for interoperable public safety communications among all
first responders. During a presentation titled "Enabling
First-Responder Interoperability through Multiband, Software
Defined Radios," Kevin Kane, director of business development for
Government and Public Safety, Harris RF Communications Division,
said that multiband, multimode radios are a powerful tool that will
enable state, federal, local and tribal agencies to operate more
effectively. Kane made his remarks during the Second Annual
Conference on National Preparedness, which is taking place December
8-9 at the Hilton Melbourne Beach Oceanfront Hotel in Melbourne,
Florida. Hosted by the Florida Institute of Technology, the
conference features more than 25 distinguished speakers who are
leaders in disaster preparedness and response, national and
international security, and humanitarian and disaster relief
logistics. The conference provides an in-depth look at technologies
and integrated strategies on national preparedness. Sessions cover
a wide range of topics, including national and international safety
and security, command and control, global preparedness, and cyber
security. Kane told the conference that multiband radios will help
first responders overcome barriers to more effective and efficient
cooperation. "Overlapping jurisdictions and missions today create
the need for communications that provide direct, full-spectrum
interoperability," said Kane. "Multiband, software-defined radios
have the power and flexibility to support these critical and
fast-changing missions now and into the future. "Multiband
technologies address many communication challenges in homeland
security that are driven by jurisdictional overlap, large areas of
responsibility, joint missions, regional communications systems,
and the unpredictability of the unknown," Kane said. "Multiband is
a superior solution to the current system of single-banded radios.
"Solutions that are capable of providing compatibility among
today's communications systems are costly, provide limited
capability, or are unreliable," Kane said, citing ad-hoc
interoperability tools such as gateways, switches, patches and
swaps as examples. "Multiband radio technology provides reduced
cost of product development and communications upgrades, pathways
to future technologies, and improved battery life." Harris is the
leading provider of software-defined multiband tactical radios to
the U.S. government and the governments of other nations around the
world. The company recently announced that it will be applying its
expertise in multiband radios to bring state-of-the-art
interoperability solutions to the public safety market. Earlier
this year, Harris introduced Unity(TM), a family of multiband
software-defined radios that will allow federal, state, and local
public safety agencies to communicate more effectively by
delivering direct, full-spectrum interoperability to radio users.
The Unity XG-100 covers all portable land mobile radio frequency
bands in a single radio and is compliant with the APCO Project 25,
a suite of standards for digital radio communications for use by
federal, state, and local public safety agencies. For more
information on Unity and Harris capabilities in public safety, go
to http://www.talkasone.com/. Harris, a conference major sponsor,
is displaying other communications equipment at the show such as
its Highband Networking Radio(TM), which provides secure
high-bandwidth connectivity among users of widely dispersed local
area networks, allowing seamless communication of voice, video and
data to all levels of command for greater situational awareness.
The Highband Networking Radio was recently deployed to Baghdad by
the U.S. Department of Defense. 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 $5.4 billion and 16,000 employees -- including
nearly 7,000 engineers and scientists. Harris is dedicated to
developing best-in-class assured communications(R) 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/ http://www.talkasone.com/
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