L-3 TRL Technology and
Avanti Communications to
Provide Secure
High-Speed Ka-Band
Satellite Services
L-3 TRL
Technology (L-3 TRL)
announced today that it
is working with Avanti
Communications to
provide secure Ka-Band
satellite services to
government and military
agencies that use L-3
TRL’s CATAPAN®
encryption devices for
direct high-speed
connectivity. Coverage
includes parts of
Europe, the Middle East,
the Caucasus region and
Africa
Ideal for high-demand
government and military
operations that require
unlimited data transfer at
superfast speeds (up to 10
Mbps), the new Ka-Band
offering provides secure,
cost-effective network
options for users with
multiple transportable
and/or fixed nodes.
Numerous encrypted secure
voice and data scenarios
have been tested over the
capability, under differing
weather conditions, without
any degradation in service.
Options include
transportable variants
utilising highly portable
antennas for rapid
deployment and a fixed-site
variant providing a
cost-effective connection.
Tailored uncontended
packages are available,
including dedicated
bandwidth and occasional use
packages. Shared contended
bandwidth packages are also
available. This allows the
services to be configured to
meet a user’s specific
operational requirements.
“We are pleased to be
working with Avanti in
bringing secure satellite
communications to numerous
international defence and
government agencies,” said
Adrian Cunningham, L-3 TRL
vice president and head of
its National Security
division. “The Ka-Band
airtime services offer
extremely cost- effective
network options with the
added benefit of uncontended
or contended communications,
allowing users to stay
connected during all types
of weather.”
Ka-Band is part of L-3
TRL’s CATAPAN Bundled
Airtime Service packages,
which are designed to work
in conjunction with its
CATAPAN government grade
network encryption devices
and COTS modem hardware to
provide secure mobile
communications. A number of
“out-of-the-box” dedicated
service packages are
available to ensure the
highest levels of security
for individual operational
requirements.
L-3 TRL Technology (L-3
TRL) protects people
worldwide from current and
ever-evolving threats
through market-leading
defence solutions. Operating
from a number of secure
sites near Tewkesbury in the
UK, L-3 TRL delivers
innovative, proven
technology in Electronic
Counter Measures (ECM),
Network Security and
Spectrum Surveillance to
government and defence
agencies worldwide. Its
comprehensive facilities
include in-house design,
development and
manufacturing complemented
by a dedicated customer
support and training
capability. L-3 TRL is a
wholly owned UK subsidiary
of L-3 Communications
Corporation, a US company.
Headquartered in New York
City, L-3 employs
approximately 51,000 people
worldwide and is a prime
contractor in C3ISR
(Command, Control,
Communications,
Intelligence, Surveillance
and Reconnaissance) systems,
platform and logistics
solutions, and national
security solutions. L-3 is
also a leading provider of a
broad range of electronic
systems used on military and
commercial platforms. The
company reported 2012 sales
of $13.1 billion.
