Wideband Global SATCOM

Luxembourg DoD Partners with SES and HITEC to Augment SATCOM Ground Infrastructure

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Thursday, February 22, 2024
Telecommunications, Satellite, Defense, Military, Contracts, Technology, Government Technology, Mobile, Wireless, HITEC, WGS, Luxembourg Armed Forces, Wideband Global SATCOM, Communications satellite

The Luxembourg Directorate of Defence (DoD) procured two ground stations following a competitive call for tender to enable the Luxembourg Army to improve its resilience by accessing secure satellite communications services, the DoD, SES and HITEC Luxembourg said today.

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  • The Luxembourg Directorate of Defence (DoD) procured two ground stations following a competitive call for tender to enable the Luxembourg Army to improve its resilience by accessing secure satellite communications services, the DoD, SES and HITEC Luxembourg said today.
  • The ground stations, which will be installed at the Luxembourg Army’s Military Centre in Diekirch, will be used for Luxembourg’s GovSat-1 satellite services in X- and Military Ka-band frequencies, as well as for the Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) system, the backbone of the satellite communications capability of the U.S. DoD.
  • The addition of the two new ground stations reinforce resiliency and augment the existing Luxembourg Army satcom infrastructure already built by SES and HITEC Luxembourg 10 years ago, bringing the total number of dedicated antennas to four.
  • “The ground terminals to be supplied for the Luxembourg Army’s satcom infrastructure are a source of particular pride for us as they combine the latest technological innovations and a track-record of superior “Made in Luxembourg” quality.”

U.S. Army Tests Multi-Orbit Solutions Leveraging MEO Capabilities Amid SES’s Upcoming O3b mPOWER Launch

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Tuesday, December 7, 2021
Telecommunications, Satellite, Networks, Defense, Other Defense, Data Management, Technology, Security, SES, Army Service Component Command, ESB, Army of the United States, Wideband Global SATCOM, USAF, O3b, CEO, Army, GEO, SATCOM, MDO, Data-rate units, WGS, MPower, Lite, COP, MEO, Solution, Communications satellite, SES Government Solutions, SES, SES GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS, SES

In this framework, SES GS, in close cooperation with Lite Coms, carried out extensive work to update the legacy US Army Phoenix Terminal to be MEO capable (AN/TSC-156(E) for the U.S. Army.

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  • In this framework, SES GS, in close cooperation with Lite Coms, carried out extensive work to update the legacy US Army Phoenix Terminal to be MEO capable (AN/TSC-156(E) for the U.S. Army.
  • The resultant Lite Sat 2.2A terminal delivers 50Mbs on a Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) GEO network and up to 600x600 Mbps on SESs O3b MEO system.
  • Leveraging MEO satellite technologies provides the modern warfighter the resiliency, high- bandwidth, and low-latency required for mission assurance in contested environments against advanced adversaries.
  • MEO satellites are unique in their capabilities and SES operates the worlds only commercial MEO satellite constellation, said President and CEO of SES Government Solutions, Brigadier General Pete Hoene, USAF (retired).

U.S. Army Specifies DIFI Consortium Standard for EDIM Modem Interoperability

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Thursday, October 21, 2021
Digital, Advanced technology, SVP, Microsoft, Industry, Multiplexing, WGS, Organization, HawkEye 360, NASDAQ, Â, Modem, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Technology, Kongsberg Satellite Services, IEEE, Army of the United States, PDM, Compliance, Defense Information Systems Agency, Government, Army, GLOBE, Kratos, KSAT, RFI, U.S. Navy Cyber Forces, Wideband Global SATCOM, Asset management

Compliance with the DIFI standard is intended to ensure interoperability with an existing base of commercial equipment and with subsequent emerging SATCOM Digital IF infrastructure equipment.

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  • Compliance with the DIFI standard is intended to ensure interoperability with an existing base of commercial equipment and with subsequent emerging SATCOM Digital IF infrastructure equipment.
  • The Army plans to install the EDIM Modem in DOD Joint SATCOM Gateways that access Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS).
  • The IEEE-ISTO Std 4900-2021: Digital IF Interoperability Standard is an industry effort to advance the digital transformation of space systems by encouraging interoperability and vendor neutrality.
  • The Digital IF Interoperability Consortium (DIFI) is an independent, international group of companies, organizations and government agencies that have an interest in the interoperability of networks and ground systems supporting space-based operations.

Orbit Delivers Its First GX30 Multi-purpose 30 Cm Satcom Terminal For Demonstration And Test On The Inmarsat Global Xpress And Mil-Ka Networks

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Thursday, September 9, 2021

This follows the delivery of the Orbit GX46 MPT 46 cm antenna systems that have been in production since 2020.

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  • This follows the delivery of the Orbit GX46 MPT 46 cm antenna systems that have been in production since 2020.
  • Boeing's managed network service and secure commanding of the Inmarsat high-capacity, global military Ka-band (HCX) system provides U.S. government users with global "center of the beam" connectivity.
  • Using hosted payloads on the Inmarsat 5 satellites, Boeing provides users 100-740 MHz of steerable, bi-directional spot beam capacity.
  • GX30 is a modular, multi-role terminal that operates in both the GX commercial and military Ka-band utilizing a 30 cm antenna.