Harris Corporation's Air Traffic Control Communication System in Bali, Indonesia Goes Live

Harris supplied its Liberty-STAR Voice Communication and Control System (VCCS) to the Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali. Liberty-STAR VCCS features a modular architecture, open-platform software and commercial-off-the-shelf hardware that delivers a reliable, scalable communications solution for ATC towers, airline and area control dispatch, flight service stations, and mobile shelters.

Harris installed the system at Ngurah Rai International Airport and provided operation and maintenance training for Indonesian air traffic controllers and technical staff. The Ngurah Rai International Airport is equipped with touch-screen operator positions, radio interfaces, telephone interfaces, and a System Maintenance, Administration and Reconfiguration Terminal (SMART) POSITION.

"With the successful completion of installation and testing of this ATC system, Harris has established a very good working relationship with Angkasa Pura," said John O'Sullivan, vice president, Mission Critical Networks, Harris Corporation. "The system is now ready for Angkasa Pura to go operational and begin providing the region's controllers and other operators with much needed improvements in ATC communications capabilities."

Harris has extensive experience developing mission-critical solutions that support civil and military air traffic control operations worldwide, including more than 200 customers in 50 countries. While these were the company's first ATC communications contracts in Indonesia, Harris has supplied communications systems for a wide range of countries in the region, including the Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, and Taiwan.