Motorola, Inc.'s MOTOwi4â„¢ fixed solutions are being used by the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) to provide vital links for communications systems that help protect the U.S. border. The USCG now uses the Motorola PTP 400 Series to provide secure, reliable connections for Project Hawkeye in the Port of Miami, one of the country's busiest seaports.

The USCG's Project Hawkeye sensors and long-range cameras with infrared capabilities act as eyes on the coast to prevent threats by sea in support of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The USCG deployed the Motorola Point-to-Point Wireless Ethernet 400 Series Bridges over 23 miles of the south Florida coastline to interconnect Hawkeye's entire network of sensors, cameras, RADAR and vessel identification equipment to the USCG central command center as well as to other ancillary port watch locations. General Dynamics is the Motorola Point-to-Point reseller responsible for the installation and maintenance of the USCG Project Hawkeye deployment at the Port of Miami.

The Motorola-enabled wireless network provides dependable real-time data access for the USCG, including links over water, helping to maintain security for the Port of Miami. Due to the success in Miami, the USCG will standardize on Motorola MOTOwi4 solutions. There are now plans to implement wireless networks at five other Project Hawkeye locations throughout the U.S.

"We needed a solution that could provide us with high bandwidth without compromising reliability," said Lt. Rhett Rothberg of the USCG. "For Hawkeye to be successful, our system must maintain Maritime Domain Awareness at all times using real-time data. Because of the performance and security that Motorola's PTP 400 gives us, we can keep a sharper, more watchful eye over the Port of Miami, even in highly congested paths," added Lt. Rothberg.

"The Port of Miami has unusually high levels of interference," said Phil Bolt, general manager of Motorola's Point-to-Point Wireless Solutions Group at Motorola's Networks & Enterprise. "The inherent spatial diversity, ability to manage in high interference environments and overall spectrum management of the Motorola PTP 400 Series sets us apart. Motorola is committed to helping maintain homeland security by offering the high-performance, fixed wireless solutions required to solve these complex issues."

Motorola's Point-to-Point wireless group delivers secure, reliable connections in some of the nation's most challenging environments and helps to build enhanced wireless broadband networks that are both cost-effective and scalable. Motorola PTP Ethernet bridges are part of Motorola's MOTOwi4 portfolio of innovative wireless broadband solutions and services that create, complement and complete IP networks. Delivering IP coverage to virtually all spaces, the MOTOwi4 portfolio includes Fixed, Mesh, Broadband over Powerline, and WiMAX solutions for private and public networks.

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