MELBOURNE, Fla. and
PHILADELPHIA, August 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --
Highlights:
- Industry's first software application to enable broadband LTE
networks to support Push-To-Talk (PTT) communications
- Extends critical PTT voice communications to public safety
users over commercial 3G cellular and LTE networks
- Includes the integrated P25 (Project 25) feature set, ideal for
those users who need to communicate over commercial carrier
networks.
Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS), an international communications
and information technology company, today announced today that its
BeOn® has become the industry's first solution to enable
public safety subscribers on a cellular or public safety LTE
network to talk to each other, exchange text messages and pass
real-time location information to connected team members and the
dispatcher's computer-assisted dispatch (CAD) system. The
BeOn software application delivers Push-To-Talk (PTT) voice over 3G
cellular and commercial and public safety LTE networks – providing
users with the integrated P25 (Project 25) feature set,
including voice, text messaging and location services, making it
the ideal solution for a variety of public safety communication
users.
"Since we first introduced BeOn, we recognized that public
safety users could greatly benefit from the types of capabilities
it offered," said Steve Marschilok,
president, Harris Public Safety and Professional Communications.
"We extended the solution's capabilities to deliver P25
features and functionality to public safety users. Whether on
3G commercial cellular or public safety LMR networks, first
responders now have the interoperable voice solution they need to
reliably communicate."
With BeOn, voice communication services are delivered to first
responders as voice-over-IP (Internet Protocol) data packets using
wireless broadband IP data services. Because BeOn brings a
traditional LMR functionality to a software-based network data
service, BeOn can run across a variety of IP-based broadband
networks, including commercial and public safety LTE networks.
Harris, a proven leader in assured communications for defense
and public safety, combined its experience in LMR with the
interoperability of its VIDA™ IP-based network to develop the BeOn
solution for public safety. The innovative PTT solution
designed to provide interoperable, P25 communications to first
responder agencies. The Harris VIDA network platform is a
unified IP-based voice and data communication system based on APCO
P25 industry standards. VIDA delivers full IP management features,
including interoperability without intervention of console
operators, IP consoles and other benefits inherent in open IP
architecture systems.
Harris' BeOn solution is built on the Harris VIDA network,
currently deployed by public safety, public services and large
private sector entities. VIDA enables high-performance PTT
over commercial wireless networks, as well as seamless
interoperability with legacy and future LMR systems.
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 voice, 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 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
approximately $6 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.
SOURCE Harris Corporation