Melbourne, Florida-based Harris Corp has been hired as the prime contractor and systems integrator by the Airports Authority of India’s Futuristic Telecommunications Infrastructure initiative. Airports Authority of India owns and maintains 129 airports in one of the world’s fastest growing aviation markets, which is expected to double in size over the next 10 years.
The Futuristic Telecommunication Infrastructure initiative in India will serve as the network backbone for the country’s airspace, allowing more scalable technologies to be built on top of the infrastructure such as System Wide Information Management and other air traffic optimization solutions. This will enable India’s Airport Authority to meet the growing demands of air traffic within India, as well as the Asia-Pacific region.
Harris won a 15-year, $141 million contract to upgrade network operations, enhance security, and improve the performance, reliability, and quality of India’s air traffic management network, while reducing telecommunications costs.
