Harris Corporation Awarded $23.6 Million Contract to Deploy Public Safety Communications System in Floyd County, Georgia

MELBOURNE, Fla. and BOSTON, June 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --

Highlights:

• Harris P25IP technology will provide secure, mission-critical communications for public safety users throughout 518 square miles
• The 800 MHz digital trunking system will enable interoperability among the area's first responders using VHF, UHF and 700/800 MHz P25 systems
• Unity^® XG-100, P7300 and P5400 portable and mobile radios will support the county's public safety users

Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS), an international communications and information technology company, has received a $23.6 million contract from Floyd County, Georgia, to deploy a Harris P25IP (Project 25 to the power of Internet Protocol) digital radio system to support public safety first responders across the county's 518 square miles.  The ten-site, 800 MHz, P25IP trunked system will provide reliable, mission-critical communications, enabling interoperable communication with local, state and federal agencies in the area.

"After an extensive and transparent requisition process, the results of this effort clearly demonstrated that Harris Corporation's solution will allow the County to meet the communications needs of our public safety officers and support personnel," said Eddie Lumsden, chairman, Floyd County Commissioners, Floyd County, Georgia.  "The P25IP system complies with federal narrowband requirements, supports our emergency response capabilities and meets the immediate and future communications needs of our community."

For enhanced interoperable communication, the Harris solution for Floyd County features the full suite of Harris radio terminals, including the award-winning Unity^® XG-100 portable and mobile full-spectrum multiband radios, along with the Harris P7300 and P5400 portable and M7300 and M5300 mobile radios operating on the VHF, UHF, and 700/800 MHz frequency bands.  

The Floyd County system will be P25 Phase 2-ready and can serve as the network core of the Northwest Georgia Interoperability Network (NGIN) in the near-term, reducing the County's total ownership costs.  The County's system will also be supported by the establishment of a local service center operated by Williams Communications, a long time Harris partner and local technical services organization with more than 50 years of Land Mobile Radio (LMR) experience.  The system also meets the Federal Communication Commission's narrowband mandate to eliminate the County's current wideband transmissions by January 1, 2013.  

"Harris' solution for Floyd County clearly demonstrates our understanding of their critical applications and the ability of our robust network to support them," said Steve Marschilok, president, Harris Public Safety and Professional Communications.  "We worked closely with county officials to design a 10-site system that not only exceeds county requirements, but will also serve as a model of advanced voice and data communications for the surrounding area."

The Harris P25IP system includes a VIDA® network.  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.  

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.

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SOURCE Harris Corporation