Telecom Lead America: Harris Corporation has won
contracts to upgrade the air traffic control systems in the Dominican Republic
and Uruguay.
For the modernization of air control systems, Harris will
supply its Liberty-STAR Voice Communication and Control System (VCCS) to the
Cibao International Airport in Santiago de los Caballeros and to the Aeropuerto
de Punta del Este in Maldonado.
Both airport systems will be equipped with touch-screen
operator positions, radio and telephone interfaces, and a System Maintenance,
Administration and Reconfiguration Terminal (SMART) POSITION.
The company said that the system also will feature a
digital recorder and a Liberty-MET weather system at the Cibao International
Airport, Harris will install the systems
and provide operation and maintenance training for the air traffic controllers
and technical staff at both locations.
Both of these airports are critical to their respective
economies. The advanced capabilities offered by the Liberty-STAR system will
provide our newest customers with a powerful and cost-effective solution for
maintaining trade relations through their safe and secure airways,” said John
O’Sullivan, vice president of Mission Critical Networks for Harris Corporation.
These are the company’s first ATC communications
contracts in the Dominican Republic and Uruguay.
Harris has also supplied communications systems for a
wide range of countries in the region, including the Bahamas, Aruba, Barbados,
and the Cayman Islands in the Caribbean, and Colombia, Ecuador, Chile,
Argentina and Brazil in South America.
The company said it has experience of developing
mission-critical solutions that support civil and military air traffic control
operations worldwide, including more than 200 customers in 50 countries.
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