Advanced Communications Solutions
 

Satellite Communications and Wireless Infrastructure

Shorten the time to ROI and maximize the life cycle of your system with a solution that is cost-effective, scalable and upgradeable.

Your wireless infrastructure relies on high-performance, scalable signal processing systems to process over-the-air traffic. Spectrum's flexComm line of COTS software reconfigurable signal processing platforms is designed specifically for the following types of applications:

  • First Responder for Interoperable Homeland Security Operations
  • Civil and Commercial Satellite Communications (SATCOM)
  • Broadband Satellite Hubs
  • Mobile Satellite Earth Stations
  • Cellular Base Station Prototyping
  • Other Wireless Infrastructure (e.g., Trunked Radio and Wireless Local Loop)

Spectrum's solutions in action

The Spectrum Advantage for Satellite Communications and Wireless Infrastructure

  • Common hardware platform with support for multiple protocols, including Inmarsat BGAN
  • Software reconfigurable architecture enables software updates for air interface protocols
  • Supports high data rate communications with low down time

Application Notes and White Papers

Simplex Remote Telemetry Gateway Receiver for Asset Tracking and Remote Monitoring Networks: Application Note
A network operator has an Enterprise data network that provides global coverage through the use of a constellation of satellites and corresponding gateway Earth stations. The customer offered simplex data services focused on asset tracking and remote sensor monitoring applications that consist of low bandwidth, infrequent transmissions that are very low power. The customer acquired Spectrum’s flexComm Simplex Remote Telemetry Gateway Receiver with the Back Office Server Software Package that provided their earth stations with significantly increased capacity as well as increased sensitivity.

Finding MIMO: A Proposed Model for Incorporating Multiple Input, Multiple Output Technology into Software Defined Radios (pdf)
This paper explores how Multiple Input, Multiple Output (MIMO) capabilities can be inserted into radio systems in a cost affective manner after those radios are already in service. This paper also proposes a model using software defined radio technology as a key enabler in allowing today's emerging wireless systems to support the future insertion of MIMO technology while minimizing overall capital investment.

Catching the Waveform: New NASA Satellite-to-Satellite Communications Take Shape (pdf)
Summary of the evolution of today's Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS) and describes how a software reconfigurable platform with heterogeneous transceiver architecture addresses the need to simulate satellite-to-satellite links.

Leading-Edge Satellite Services (pdf)
Describes Spectrum's high availability, high channel density solution for a world-leading satellite network provider.

Fixed Broadband Wireless Access Networks (pdf)
Describes how Spectrum's flexComm platform addresses the challenges of next generation F-BWA networks.

An SDR Platform for Satellite Earth Stations (pdf)
Discusses the elements of modern satellite earth stations and describes how a combination of DSPs, FPGAs and ASICs can be implemented to build an SDR platform for these elements.





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Products & Services

Waveform Implementations
» MIL-STD-188-181B compliant UHF SATCOM
» Inmarsat BGAN

DVB-S2/RCS Modem Product Concept

Embedded Radio Modules
» SDR-4803 SATCOM Demonstrator
» SATCOM Backhaul Product Concept

Press Releases

Spectrum's SDR-4000 to Support the Inmarsat BGAN Waveform from GateHouse

Spectrum Expands Software Radio Offering with MILCOM and SATCOM Waveform PHY Software

Spectrum Announces Support for the JTRS MHAL Application Programming Interfaces

NASA Selects SDR-4000 for Reconfigurable Transceiver Development and Demonstration of future Space-based Communications

Spectrum Signs Agreement for Cognitive Radio R&D

Spectrum Teams with MDA For Advanced Satcom Terminal Demonstration : view info sheet (pdf)

Spectrum Awarded Contract From Techno-Sciences for NASA-Sponsored Satellite Search and Rescue System

US SPAWAR Selects Spectrum HCDR-1000 for UHF Satellite Communications Platform

 

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