EDMONTON, Alberta, March 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --
Highlights:
- One of North America's largest
P25 trunked systems will improve the reliability and reach of
Province-wide first responder communications over a single, unified
network.
- Harris solution will link 400 radio repeater and network sites
within a geographic area of 256,000 square miles (661,190 square
kilometers).
- Company will team with local subcontractors to build and deploy
the system, and will add personnel to its Edmonton and Calgary offices.
Harris Canada Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Harris
Corporation (NYSE: HRS), has been awarded a $289 million (CAD) contract by the Government of
Alberta, Canada to design and
build the Alberta First Responders Radio Communications System
(AFRRCS), which will provide public safety communications within
the Province's 256,000 square-mile area (661,190 square-kilometer
area). The overall project is expected to cost $370 million (CAD).
Harris will create a province-wide P25 (Project 25) 700 MHz
trunked network that replaces two aging legacy radio networks.
The system will enable interoperability and serve as a
critical communications link among Alberta's first responders, including the
Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Government of Alberta (GoA)
Ministries.
The contract includes both standards-based network
infrastructure and radio terminals, including Harris P7300 portable
and M7300 mobile radios, which would be acquired by agencies as
their needs and preferences determine. The Harris 700 MHz P25
system will extend across more than 400 available radio repeater
and network sites, and will include redundant Network Switching
Centers and a high-availability backhaul network that will leverage
Alberta's SuperNet as the core
network. In addition, the system will include a VHF P25
overlay with sites located in certain mountainous and rural areas
to provide expanded coverage reliability in these remote
locations.
"The Harris P25 solution and the continued support from the
stakeholder community will improve the safety and security of
Alberta's first responders, and
the safety of all Albertans," said Frank
Oberle, Solicitor General and Minister of Public Security,
Province of Alberta. "This
is a significant milestone for everyone involved."
"Harris designed the AFRRCS system to meet the distinct
requirements of Alberta's first
responders who operate across the Province's vast and varied
terrain," said Steve Marschilok,
president, Harris Public Safety and Professional Communications.
"Our Harris P25 700 MHz trunked solution and radios will
bring public safety-grade radio coverage plus the interoperability
needed for rural, urban and neighboring agencies to connect.
We are looking forward to working closely with Alberta as we build and support the AFRRCS
system."
The Harris team for the AFRRCS project includes local
Alberta experts and Canadian
providers such as Ledcor (LTS), Modus, Axia, and other local
companies. Harris also will add to its own presence in
Alberta at both its Calgary and Edmonton offices.
Harris has had a presence in Canada since 1964 with twelve
locations in four provinces – Alberta, British
Columbia, Ontario, and
Quebec – and more than 600
employees. The company's operations serve customers spanning
the Defense, Law Enforcement, Municipal, Energy, Broadcast, Sports,
Specialty Media, Satellite, Cable and Telco markets.
In public safety and professional communications, Harris is a
leading supplier of assured communications® systems and
equipment for public safety, federal, utility, commercial and
transportation markets — with products ranging from the most
advanced IP voice and data networks, to industry leading multiband,
multimode radios, to public safety-grade broadband video and data
solutions. Harris has more than 80 years of experience in
public safety and professional communications and supports over 500
systems around the world.
About Harris Corporation
Harris Canada is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Harris Corporation, an international communications
and information technology company serving government and
commercial markets in more than 150 countries. Headquartered
in Melbourne, Florida, the company
has approximately $5 billion of
annual revenue and more than 16,000 employees — including nearly
7,000 engineers and scientists. Harris is dedicated to
developing best-in-class assured communications® products,
systems, and services. Additional information about Harris
Corporation is available at www.harris.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that
reflect management's current expectations, assumptions and
estimates of future performance and economic conditions. Such
statements are made in reliance upon the safe harbor provisions of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The company cautions
investors that any forward-looking statements are subject to risks
and uncertainties that may cause actual results and future trends
to differ materially from those matters expressed in or implied by
such forward-looking statements. Statements about the
expected value of the program to Harris are forward-looking and
involve risks and uncertainties. Other factors that may
impact the company's results and forward-looking statement may be
disclosed in the company's filings with the SEC. Harris
disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events, or otherwise.
SOURCE Harris Corporation