Thuraya
Certifies
GRC Arion
Solution to
provide a
commercial
TacSat
solution to
key customer
segments
April 11, 2015
Thuraya Telecommunications Company and Global Radio Data Communications Ltd (GRC) a leader in communication products and solutions, today announced the successful certification of GRC's Arion solution. End-users can now experience limitless Beyond Line of Sight broadcast range for their tactical multi-band, encrypted radios, over Thuraya’s broadband service.
The Arion
solution is
certified
for use on
the Thuraya
network
utilizing
the Thuraya
IP and IP+
broadband
terminals.
It allows
for the
transmission
of real-time
encrypted
communications
directly to
an
operations
room or
another
network
anywhere in
the world,
be it land
or sea,
across
Thuraya’s
coverage
area. The
solution
enables
operators to
remotely
control its
features,
minimizing
the need to
visit
equipment in
hostile
environments
and greatly
increases
end-user
safety. Its
capability
of passing
encrypted
voice and
situational
awareness
data through
unencrypted
radios,
allows it to
be left
unattended
in the most
strategically
advantageous
locations.
“Deployed
teams need
to stay in
touch with
their
operations
room
regardless
of where
they are.
This key
customer
segment now
has access
to encrypted
TacSat
capability
via this
solution
from GRC
which is a
key
strategic
requirement
for them. ”
said Randy
Roberts,
Chief
Innovation
Officer at
Thuraya.
“The Arion
solution is
available
through our
extensive
distribution
network of
service
partners
around the
world.”
Ian Pope,
Managing
Director at
GRC Ltd.
said, “Our
partnership
with Thuraya
allows
us to
provide
users with
the ability
to utilize
encrypted
radio comms
over
Thuraya’s
reliable
satellite
network. Our
solution
provides a
strategic
advantage to
our
customers in
the most
demanding
environments
where line
of sight
comms is
critical but
impossible.
We are glad
to announce
this
partnership
with Thuraya
which allows
us to get
our mission
critical
solution
into our
customers’
hands in
some of the
most remote
but
important
geographies
in the
world.”
