COMMUNICATIONS
L3Harris Technologies’ Police Radios Update
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES’ POLICE RADIOS UPDATE BY POLICE FLEET MANAGER STAFF
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ituational awareness is crucial for first responders to be able to perform their jobs safely and effectively. L3Harris Technologies’ Public Safety and Professional Communications business is a leading supplier of communications systems and equipment for public safety, federal, utility, commercial, and transportation markets. The business has more than 80 years of experience in public safety and professional communications and supports more than 500 systems around the world.
XL Family of LTE Radios
L3Harris has introduced the next generation of the converged XL family of LTE Land Mobile Radios (LMRs) that can access powerful FirstNet® capabilities. FirstNet® is the nationwide public safety broadband network dedicated to first responders and those who support them. Officers rely on their ability to communicate, and crystal-clear audio over the P25 radio system with data sharing provides agencies with more ways to connect in extreme environments. In emergencies, immediate action and modern technology are vital to successfully respond to crisis situations. Officers on the front line require communication systems that do not fail, enable broad coordination, and are interoperable. L3Harris Technologies is meeting these higher standards by delivering solutions to meet often unforeseen needs of law enforcement agencies. In the last two decades, a slow and steady communications revolution has occurred. As a result, military personnel and first responders are able to communicate faster, more precisely, and with more unity than ever before in response to internal and external threats. This allows them to better anticipate, more accurately predict, and respond to the evolving threats posed by foreign adversaries, cyber terrorists, as well as Mother Nature. With every threat or crisis, the industry reacts with solutions that meet the latest challenge.
Reactionary Solutions in Action
When P25 was developed in 1989, it took the events of 9/11 and the subsequent analysis of the 9/11 Commission to advocate for open standards and the elimination of proprietary solutions. The Commission acknowledged the problem that our local and national public safety agencies were closed off from each other, which means they often could not communicate when necessary. Many agencies used antiquated, analog systems that were not connected due to a reliance on proprietary technology that lacked interoperability and sufficient range. This meant the first responders were often at a disadvantage when responding to an incident or a natural disaster, placing themselves and citizens at risk.
22 Police Fleet Manager Spring 2021
