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GPS independency: a key satcom feature for all critical communications

GPS jamming is becoming a growing concern in many parts of the world. When interferences, both deliberate and undeliberate, cross national borders, the need for unjammable and secure satellite communications equipment, like the Satcube Ku, becomes more evident.

Most satellite terminals depend on GPS signals to function, which fortunately is not an issue in many cases. But in tougher conditions, when every second counts and when lives depend on communication capabilities, having equipment that works regardless of consistent GPS jamming becomes a must.

In today’s world where authoritarian states use persistent jamming over their territories and frontiers, the requirements for emergency communications equipment have never been higher. Deployment time, transportability, usability and internet speed are still key factors. We now must add jamming-proof to the list.

GPS jamming proof & extra security

GPS-independent devices enable users to manually enter geographical coordinates to connect to the satellite. This allows terminals to function the same as in an undisturbed environment, meaning it will continue to provide the best beam and connectivity for your location. An extra security feature is that it is also possible to set a slightly incorrect position while still allowing the device to function, thus increasing the user’s security. This is how leading terminals such as the Satcube Ku and Satcube Secure enable its users to communicate, even in areas under constant jamming, with the same, easy pointing that our users are used to.

Maximum anonymity

In situations where keeping your position anonymous is key, the Satcube terminals let you add one more layer of security. Our devices use an iDirect modem which allows to turn off location sharing from the modem to the satellite network. This is called Discrete mode and prevents the modem from sending its coordinates to the hub side, thus enabling the terminal’s exact location to remain unknown. This lowers the risk of one’s position to be found as the only information that spills over from the modem is on which beam one is transmitting, and not one’s GPS coordinates.

Those two features together ensure maximum anonymity and security for the users.

"At Satcube, we always have our end-users in mind when developing products. This is why our terminals, like the Satcube Ku, contain those key security features and are ultra-portable, battery-driven and enable almost instantaneous connectivity. Because we understand that, in the toughest situations such as conflict-torn areas, one needs to be able to set up a connection as fast as possible to be able to transmit critical information without revealing one’s position, and then move on quickly.” - Jakob Kallmér, Satcube’s founder and CEO.