Ground forces operate in an increasingly sophisticated, unpredictable environment,
and the ability to instantaneously access high-data rate communications from
even the most austere environments is critical to mission success. Many
communications methods currently available have a cumbersome form factor, are
expensive and do not satisfy the need for secure, high data rate bandwidth
communications to the tactical edge.
Intelsat General Communications, a wholly owned subsidiary of Luxembourg-based Intelsat S.A. is changing this with today’s announcement of FlexGround, a new service that provides military troops around the world with fast, resilient and secure communications for mobility applications requiring compact terminals.
“Our new FlexGround service ensures that tactical users in remote environments around the world can stay connected,” said Skot Butler, president, Intelsat General. “The service’s high data rates and open architecture enable ground forces to use a wide array of ultra-portable antennas, providing them with the mission agility they need. The flexible service plans, pay-as-you-go option, and global availability enable troops to quickly access the connectivity they need whenever and wherever necessary.”
FlexGround supports a range of lightweight tactical and early entry user terminals, including Communications-On-The-Pause (COTP), Manpack and Emergency Responder communications. It enables data, voice and video communications including the ability to meet the High Definition Full-Motion Video (HD FMV) needs of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) applications.
Source: Intelsat
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