TCS & Glowlink Duo Win With WGS
TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS) {NASDAQ: TSYS] and Glowlink Communications Technology, Inc. have won a satellite hardware and services contract valued at approximately $8 million.
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Livewire Adds Broadcast Capabilities To Royal Navy
The Royal Navy has enhanced the fleet with new Livewire Digital broadcast systems. The material will be used for both internal purposes, such as training, and for interaction with the broadcast news channels.
Read MoreSATCOM Ops Turned Over To Boeing & Airmen
Airmen with the 3rd Space Operations Squadron and Boeing Corporation contractors took over early-orbit operations on Wideband Global SATCOM Satellite Vehicle 1 from a Boeing facility in El Segundo, California, on October 10th, approximately 30 minutes after the vehicle was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.
Read MoreRT Logic’s Firm Belief In Hot Swapping
RT Logic, a wholly owned subsidiary of Integral Systems, Inc. [NASDAQ-ISYS], has debuted their Telemetrix® 500RX High-Rate Digital/Analog Recorder System (T500RX). Combining RT Logic high-speed FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array)-based hardware and firmware with affordable COTS (Commercial Off-the-Shelf) PC server technology, the T500RX provides aggregate recording and playback rates in excess of 1 Gbps.
Read MoreLockheed Martin & Northrop Grumman TSAT Triumph
The Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT] / Northrop Grumman [NYSE:NOC] team has successfully completed the last in a series of verification tests of its Next Generation Processor Router (NGPR). These tests were performed during the Risk Reduction and System Definition (RR&SD) phase of the Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT) Space Segment.
Read MoreBoeing’s WGS Effort Signals In Good Health
Boeing [NYSE: BA] has acquired signals from the first Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite. This is a new military spacecraft to help meet the growing demand for military satellite communications by providing a 10x increase in telecommunications capacity over the satellite it will replace.
Read MoreHarmonic Brings More To Pentagon’s Headend
Harmonic Inc. [NASDAQ: HLIT] has announced that General Dynamics [NYSE: GD] is implementing Harmonic’s IP-based digital video and HFC broadband access solutions to upgrade the cable video system operated at the Pentagon. The project included an upgrade of the entire video headend and expansion of the transport infrastructure to support more standard definition (SD) and high definition (HD) video channels, as well as on-demand video applications.
Read MoreNoise Can Be A True Communication Friend, Says NuCrypt
There can be no doubt that ultra-secure data transmission is a critical component in military communications. However, for such to be successfully deployed, the technology must be available at reasonable cost and convenience. That is the core innovation of NuCrypt.
Read MoreLight Noise Can Be A True Communication Friend, Says NuCrypt
There can be no doubt that ultra-secure data transmission is a critical component in military communications. However, for such to be successfully deployed, the technology must be available at reasonable cost and convenience. That is the core innovation of NuCrypt.
Read MoreRepurposing Battlefield Satcoms In DataPath’s Hands
DataPath, Inc. has been awarded $56 million to reset, repair and upgrade DataPath Satellite Transportable Terminals (STTs) and Unit Hub SATCOM Trucks used in the U.S. Army's Joint Network Node (JNN) program. This is also known as Increment One of the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) program. DataPath's contract with the Army includes a base year and three additional years of work that could total up to $270 million in awards for the company.
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