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Harris Inks Licensing Deal with VT Miltope for Aviation Wireless Technologies
 TMCnet Contributing Editor
Harris Corporation has entered into a patent licensing agreement with VT Miltope, covering several Harris U.S. and international patents for aviation applications.
Bob Henry, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Harris said in a statement that this agreement represents yet another step in the development and deployment of their wireless technologies for aviation and expands Harris Corporation’s role of providing the aviation industry with new capabilities.
Henry indicated that VT Miltope is an acknowledged industry leader in the design, development, and manufacture of innovative computers, computer peripherals and networking products for the global aviation industry.
“We are very pleased to have them as a licensee,” he commented.
Thomas Dickinson, VT Miltope’s chief executive officer expressed his company’s delight at signing a license agreement with Harris Corporation that facilitates their ability to offer commercial airline, business jet, and military aircraft customers a VT Miltope Terminal Wireless LAN  Unit (TWLU).
He explained that the TWLU enables wireless data communications to and from the aircraft without human intervention, thereby achieving reductions in aircraft operating costs.
According to Harris, the Harris Ground Data Link patents cover core inventions in wireless communications that support flight operations, maintenance operations, quality assurance, electronic flight bags and in-flight entertainment data that is exchanged between an aircraft and ground-based systems.
The company’s Wireless Engine Monitoring Systems patents reportedly cover core inventions in the wireless communication of engine performance and engine monitoring data between aircraft engines and ground-based systems.
VT Miltope, a company of VT Systems, with ISO 9001:2000 certified facilities designs, develops, manufactures and tests rugged computers and computer peripheral equipment for military, industry and commercial applications where reliable operation of the equipment under demanding environmental conditions is of paramount importance.
Harris, an international communications and information technology company serves government, and commercial markets in more than 150 countries.
Anuradha Shukla is a contributing editor for TMCnet, covering call centers, CRM and information technology. To see more of her articles, please visit her columnist page.
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