Inmarsat’s L-TAC Being Adopted by the U.S. Government
Requiring Assured Mobile Communications in the Field
Inmarsat Government, the leading provider of secure,
global, mission-critical telecommunications to the U.S.
public sector, announced that its L-Band Tactical
Satellite (L-TAC) solution has been successfully tested
and acquired by the U.S. government, greatly enhancing
its communications capabilities in the field.
Since its launch in July this year, the L-TAC solution has
garnered positive acceptance among government users who have
noted its voice quality, ease of use and speed of setup. The
service complements the scarce UHF satellite capacity with a
single-hop, low-latency voice and data service, providing
tactical L-band service when UHF channels are inaccessible or
unavailable.
“Military users need to exercise reliable and cost-effective
command and control of widely dispersed forces in austere
environments where terrestrial infrastructures are
non-existent,” said Susan Miller, Inmarsat Government’s
president and CEO. “The L-TAC service provides clear
communications at high speeds, crucial for convoys on the move
in hostile environments. Such service is in critical demand on a
global basis, enabling existing in-service tactical radios to
access Beyond Line of Sight communications without the need to
modify existing hardware.”
