Inmarsat is exhibiting at the Special Operations Forces Innovation Network (SOFINS) event near Bordeaux, France, which takes place on 29 June - 1 July 2021.
Over the course of the three days, the biannual event will bring together leading, innovative technology organisations from the defence industry with SOF units Special Operations Forces for meetings and demonstrations to showcase unique solutions adapted to the needs of special operations.
Inmarsat’s Global Government team will be running a series of demos of our leading global, mobile satellite communication services in realistic operational scenarios at the Camp de Souge in Gironde. Services on show at our outdoor stand EX5 include:
- L-band Tactical Satellite (L-TAC), which enables existing UHF/VHF Military and Commercial in-service tactical radios to transparently access Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS) communications on the move (COTM) without the need to modify existing radio hardware, while maintaining the use of sovereign encryption.
- Push-to-Talk (PTT) BGAN BLOS capabilities for 99.9% reliable secure COTM
- Global Xpress, our global Ka-band network delivering secure, end to end wideband connectivity for mobile operations. Three land terminals will be live, including the L3-Harris Darkwing low-profile terminal, our latest small form factor flyaway terminal suited to SOF operations.
- L-MAX lease service, enabling uncontended high throughput communications on the move from a small L-band terminal. Land and aero solutions will be on display.
- A setup will also emulate an ISR mission with the demonstration of the transfer of imagery and video from a tactical drone over vehicular BGAN, using a software suite (UAV-ASIGN) integrated with the drone control station and optimised for low bandwidth networks. A remote user at a Forward Operating Base with a Global Xpress terminal will select and fetch high resolution imagery and video captured from the drone for fast post analysis.
Attendees can also head over to stand 41 inside the venue to find out more about our portfolio of solutions for government and our work with partners and customers around the world.
