Harris Corporation Completes Public Safety Communication System for Washington County, Wisconsin

BOSTON, Jan. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --

Highlights:

• Washington County system fully operational and benefitting county public safety users and citizens
• Improved radio coverage and systems capacity bring enhanced capability to county's public safety personnel  
• VIDA® Network gives new capabilities and can expand easily for future requirements

Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS), an international communications and information technology company, and Washington County, Wisconsin recently completed the installation and acceptance testing of their $11.5 million P25 public safety communication system.  Harris deployed the eight-site trunked simulcast VHF P25(IP) (Project 25 to the Power of Internet Protocol) digital system to provide improved mission-critical communications for the county's public safety personnel, which serve more than 131,000 residents across the county's 436 square miles.

"Washington County needed a new public safety radio system that could provide improved on-street and in-building coverage," said Dale Schmidt, Sheriff of Washington County, Wisconsin.  "The Harris P25(IP) product provided that coverage and was a cost-effective solution.  The Harris system gives us enhanced capabilities and our users are already experiencing improved communications throughout the county."

The system operates on 10 VHF radio channels with enough capacity to accommodate five additional radio channels.  Harris also implemented a county-wide law enforcement, fire and EMS conventional simulcast alert paging system.  

The Washington County P25(IP) system is based on the Harris IP-based VIDA® (Voice, Interoperable, Data, Access) network platform and includes geographically-split high-availability network switching servers for increased reliability.  The VIDA network is a cost-effective, interoperable radio communications technology that supports P25 and other IP-based systems.  It addresses voice and data communications needs of transportation, utility and public safety radio users around the world.  It provides a full IP management platform, including interoperability without intervention of console operators; IP consoles; networking technology for both the P25 Phase 1 and Phase 2 technology standards; and other benefits inherent in open IP architecture systems.

"With their new Harris system, Washington County has reliable and dependable communication capabilities to support their daily activities, and they are well-equipped to meet any large-scale emergency," said Mike Murray, vice president for Global Programs, Harris Public Safety and Professional Communications.

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 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

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