MDS Helps Secure Puerto Rico Aqueduct And Sewer Facilities With High-Speed Wireless Network

Rochester, NY — Microwave Data Systems (MDS), a world leader in industrial, wireless, networking solutions with applications in the supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA), automation, telecommunications, public safety, and online transactional markets, together with full-service partner, Intracom Inc, has announced that it will provide a high-speed, wireless infrastructure for the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (PRASA).

PRASA is a government-owned, public corporation in charge of Puerto Rico's water aqueduct and sewer services, both of which are key elements to the island's modern infrastructure.

"The authority will be using MDS Five Series radios to enable enhanced security at various water treatment plant facilities throughout the island," noted Miguel Aponte, president of Intracom Inc. "The radios will transport video and data from water treatment facilities and regional offices, to the agency's network. It will also provide a platform for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), telemetry, as well as other applications."

The MDS FIVE Series radios are spectrum and data rate scalable, enabling utilities to trade-off system gain with spectral efficiency and channel availability for optimal network connectivity. The radios are typically used for backhaul and to extend IP networks. In addition, the MDS Wireless Systems Group is providing system design and equipment integration for the project.

"We had several options available to us in regards to a communications solution. Ultimately, the ability to have our own secure, private network was key," said PRASA Metro Area Regional Engineer Osvaldo Costas. "Using the MDS radios provides us with an infrastructure that will support our security needs, as well as enabling us to take advantage of other applications in the future, such as voice and mobile data."

SOURCE: Microwave Data Systems