Alcatel receives $5 million FAA order to replace hurricane-damaged facilities in the Caribbean and others in the Northeast U.S.RICHARDSON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 12, 1995--Alcatel will deliver microwave communications systems to the Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), component of the U.S. Department of Transportation that sets standards for the air-worthiness of all civilian aircraft, inspects and licenses them, and regulates civilian and military air traffic through its air traffic control (FAA) to replace damaged facilities in Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (pwār`tō rē`kō), island (2005 est. pop. 3,917,000), 3,508 sq mi (9,086 sq km), West Indies, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) SE of Miami, Fla. and the U.S. Virgin Islands and to digitize To convert an image or signal into digital code by scanning, tracing on a graphics tablet or using an analog to digital conversion device. 3D objects can be digitized by a device with a mechanical arm that is moved onto all the corners. older systems in the northeast United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . The FAA placed three orders, totaling over $5 million, during September under the terms of a ten-year contract that expires in April 2002. Alcatel's contract with the FAA provides microwave communications equipment for upgrading existing older systems or for new connections between FAA facilities. Alcatel now has received over $40 million in orders on this program. "Alcatel has been our microwave radio supplier since 1992 and has always provided high-quality equipment," said Jim Leard, FAA Project Manager. "Alcatel assisted with the repair and replacement of critical communications subsystems in and around Miami after Hurricane Andrew This article is about the 1992 hurricane; there was also a Tropical Storm Andrew during the 1986 Atlantic hurricane season. Hurricane Andrew is the second-most-destructive hurricane in U.S. history, and the last of three Category 5 hurricanes that made U.S. and fully met FAA requirements. We look forward to restoring and expanding operations in the Caribbean and upgrading some of our facilities in the Northeast." For the most recent order, Alcatel will deliver Alcatel MDR-5000 series radio, with a capacity of 192 voice channels, and provide outside purchase and construction assistance. Installation is scheduled to begin this fall. The radios and related equipment are manufactured at Alcatel's Texas Quality Award-winning plants in Longview and Richardson, Texas Richardson is a suburb in Dallas County and Collin County, Texas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 91,803, while according to a 2006 estimate, the population had grown to 99,200. . "The incorporation of the latest technology and product features has enabled us to secure a strong relationship with the FAA," said Richard Carlson, Alcatel Assistant Vice President of Government Sales. "But the most-advanced air traffic control system in the world is not just looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. the latest gadgets. I feel the quality and durability of our products gives us the advantage." Alcatel Network Systems designs, manufactures and services a full line of voice, data, video and multimedia transmission products -- such as ATM switching systems Switching systems (communications) The assemblies of switching and control devices provided so that any station in a communications system may be connected as desired with any other station. , digital cross connects, fiber optic transmission systems, optical amplifiers, microwave radios, video codecs, and network management systems. These products are used in high performance networks throughout the telecommunications, broadcast and utility industries. The parent company, Alcatel, is one of the world's leading communications equipment manufacturers, with plants in 32 countries and markets in over 125 countries. CONTACT: Alcatel Network Systems, Richardson Michael Newsom, 214/996-7896 or Internet: michael_newsom@aud.alcatel.com |
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