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April 1st, 2010

Harris... Maxing Mobility @ NAB (SatBroadcasting™)


Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) comes to the 2010 NAB Show as a market leader in Mobile TV, with more than 40 sales of ATSC Mobile DTV systems confirmed to date. Harris will showcase its latest technology at the April 12-15 event, which will be held at the Las Vegas Convention Center (Booth N2502).

Harris has been involved in all development phases of the ATSC Mobile DTV standard since day one, including two years of co-development work on the physical layer of the standard with LG Electronics and Zenith Corp. During this period, Harris also developed its MPH™ system for ATSC Mobile DTV, the industry’s most complete solution for fast deployment of mobile DTV services. Featuring Harris networking and exciter technology, the MPH platform is designed for easy integration into virtually any ATSC digital transmission system — with typical installations taking four hours or less.

Harris offers its Maxiva™ UHF and Platinum™ VHF series transmitters, available in high-power, liquid-cooled and low-power, air-cooled models. Both series enable new transmission customers to implement a single system for DTV, HDTV and ATSC Mobile DTV. The MPH platform’s Apex M2X™ exciter is designed to easily drop into existing Harris transmitters, enabling current customers to easily launch an ATSC Mobile DTV service in less than one day’s work.

Harris also collaborates with mobile broadcast software leader Roundbox to integrate signal generation, announcement and future Non-Real Time (NRT) content features into the digital program stream, giving consumers rich detail about the stations and programs they are viewing. Harris and Roundbox will demonstrate these features at NAB. Harris Broadcast Communications offers products, systems and services that provide interoperable workflow solutions for satellite, broadcast, cable, and out-of-home networks. The Harris ONE™ solution brings together highly integrated and cost-effective products that enable advanced media workflows for emerging content delivery business models.