Thursday, December 6, 2012

ViaSat finishes installing integrated waveform control station for UK MOD


ViaSat recently announced its completion of the Integrated Waveform Network Control Station (IW NCS) it deployed on behalf of the Ministry of Defense (MOD) of the United Kingdom.

The IW NCS makes the most efficient use of its assets in UHF satellite communications. It delivers voice and data assignments across the 5 and 25 kHz UHF channels, and it will also enhance voice quality interoperability with US military forces in theater.

Viasat included its RT-18xx based terminal hardware in the turnkey Initial Operational Capability (IOC) installation that it built for the UK MOD. Another company, Spirit River, supplied the IW NCS with UHF satcom antennas.

Mext up for ViaSat is to implement Final Operational Capability (FOC) in the UK MOD’s advanced UHF satcom networking. This will allow the UK MOD to simulaneously plan and control two IW master channels. Built-in failover redundancy will be included to ensure the reliability and robustness of the network.

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