Harris Corporation Achieves Interoperability Milestone by Unifying Emergency Communications at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
Harris P25 ISSI Gateway Passes Rigorous Testing and Certification Process to Provide Regional Interoperability among Airport, Local, Metro, State and Federal First Responders.
- (1888PressRelease) August 03, 2010 - HOUSTON, TX (APCO International, Booth 231)— Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), in cooperation with multiple federal, state and Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW)-area public safety and public service agencies, as well as DFW International Airport and technology providers, participated earlier this month in the successful testing of the nation's first multi-vendor radio communications network using Project 25 (P25) Inter RF Subsystem Interface (ISSI) gateways. The first-of-its-kind public safety communications network will provide regional first responders in the Dallas/Fort Worth area with additional radio coverage and unprecedented interoperability during emergency response situations.
"Never before have federal, state and city agencies coordinated so closely with transportation and private companies to create a public safety communications network," said Steve Shanck, president, Harris Public Safety and Professional Communications. "P25 ISSI standards have long been hailed as the future of interoperable communications. Today public safety communications took a big leap forward with successful testing of multi-vendor P25 systems."
Multiple federal agencies, the cities of Dallas and Fort Worth, The North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG), Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Harris, AT&T, Motorola Corporation, and a group of additional government and private organizations worked together in the construction, deployment and testing of the P25 ISSI gateway. Two of the systems shown to successfully interoperate were Harris' 700MHz P25IP radio system at DFW International Airport with Motorola's P25 enabled radio system located in Cedar Hill, TX.
Project 25 (P25) is the standard for the design and manufacture of interoperable digital two-way wireless communications products. Developed in North America with state, local and federal representatives and Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) governance, P25 has gained acceptance around the world for public safety, security, public service, and commercial applications. Inter RF Subsystem Interface (ISSI) standard specifies the interface between RF subsystems which will allow them to be connected into wide area networks.
Harris Public Safety and Professional Communications 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. With more than 80 years of experience, Harris Public Safety and Professional Communications 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 $5 billion of annual revenue and more than 15,000 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.
Contact Information:
Steve Frackleton
Public Safety and Professional Communications
stephen.frackleton ( @ ) harris dot com
434-455-9501
Jim Burke
Harris Corporation
jim.burke ( @ ) harris dot com
321-727-9131
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