Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced that its Tempe, Arizona-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., received a $2.0 million equipment order for a Vipersat-powered network from a managed network solutions provider. The equipment will support the network upgrade of a global maritime fleet.
The order included the supply of a Vipersat-powered network, specifically the CDM-570L Satellite Modems, the CDD-564L IP Demodulators, the Vipersat Management System and the Roaming Oceanic Satellite Server (ROSS). With its innovative architecture and support for advanced capabilities, the IP Module-equipped CDM-570L will allow for efficient networking and transport over satellite. The header and payload compression capabilities significantly reduce bandwidth requirements and the multi-level Quality of Service functionality enables priority treatment of mission-critical applications and the reduction of jitter and latency for real-time applications, such as ship monitoring systems.
The Vipersat-powered network will integrate the CDM-570L and the CDD-564L with the feature-rich, automated bandwidth and capacity management tool, the Vipersat Management System. The combination provides dynamic Single Carrier per Channel (dSCPC) bandwidth management of the space segment. When integrated with the CDM-570L Satellite Modems and the CDD-564L IP Demodulators, the dSCPC technology automatically establishes the high-speed IP SCPC carrier when a remote has an application to transport over the satellite link. ROSS is an integrated location server that works with VMS to facilitate on-the-move satcom for oceanic vessels. It enables remote modems to interface with stabilized, auto-tracking antennae, maintaining connectivity as vessels move through footprints of different satellites.
Fred Kornberg, President and Chief Executive Officer of Comtech Telecommunications Corp. , commented on the order, “We are honored to have been selected as a key contributor to this maritime fleet upgrade project. Our technologies will facilitate satellite bandwidth savings while providing quality of service for the transmission of monitoring/tracking systems and crew welfare communications.”
Comtech EF Data Corp. manufactures a broad spectrum of satellite earth station communications products, including Satellite Modems, Bandwidth & Capacity Management, TCP/IP Performance Enhancement Proxies, Encapsulators, Receivers, Frequency Converters, Amplifiers, Transceivers and Terminals. All products meet or exceed the standards published by worldwide and regional satellite networks.
[mappress] World Maritime News Staff, February 28, 2012; Image: Comtech