Our hope is to have high speed fiber connections and then new technology in these towers and tracons and centers so we can maximize the use of American airspace. Number five. The FAA is deploying a temporary backup system to the Philadelphia TRACON. that will provide redundancy during the switch to a more reliable fiber optic network. This system will ensure that if both fiber connections fail at the same time, air traffic controllers will still be able to communicate with aircraft and with other controllers. (08:25–08:30)
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Asserts that the FAA is deploying a temporary backup system to the Philadelphia TRACON.
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