Northrop Grumman Delivers World's First Countrywide Internet
Protocol Communication Network for Air Traffic Control in Uruguay
LONDON, Jan. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop
Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced that its Europe-based air traffic management systems
subsidiary, Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems, has delivered the
world's first integrated nationwide Internet Protocol (IP)-based
VHF solution that will provide voice communications to all aircraft
operating in Uruguay.
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Park Air Systems was appointed by the prime contractor INDRA to
deliver the radio solution which will be coupled to INDRA's
IP-based voice switch.
"I am delighted that our air traffic control communications
equipment was chosen for this pioneering project," said
Charles Houseago, managing director
of Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems in the U.K. "We have enjoyed
working with Direccion Nacional de Aviacion Civil e Infraestructura
Aeronautica (DINACIA) and INDRA to deliver this world-class
solution."
Uruguay is the first country to
offer a countrywide IP system based on internationally agreed
standards that address the safety-critical area of air traffic
control communications. In total, 86 radios have been provided
across eight sites including Carrasco, Colonia, Cardona, Salto,
Tacuarembo, Melo, Santa Clara and San
Antonio and all have been operational for several weeks.
DINACIA has interconnected the sites and control centre with an IP
network, allowing them to benefit from improved performance and
savings in telecommunications expenditure.
The global standards for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) for
air traffic management, ED-137, have been developed by the European
Organisation for Civil Aviation Equipment (EUROCAE) Working Group
67, of which Park Air Systems has been an active member since its
establishment.
Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems supplies communication systems
for airspace operations worldwide.
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