UltiSat Announces New
“GC5” Government Grade SATCOM-as-a-Managed
Service (SaaMS)
March 14, 2023
UltiSat, a global provider
of advanced communications solutions to
government, humanitarian-aid and critical
infrastructure markets, announced the
development of its new GC5 SATCOM Service. The
end-to-end managed service provides a
purpose-built network including satellite and
terrestrial connectivity with unique security
features specifically for government operations.
Provided as an off-the-shelf solution,
the service includes a selection of remote
terminals, bandwidth plans, coverage areas, and
data center interconnection options. UltiSat’s
GC5 moniker refers to critical support elements
of government missions including Command,
Control, Communications, Computing and Cyber.
“GC5 is designed to strike
the perfect balance between the resiliency of a
defense grade satellite communications network
and the simplicity of a commercial off-the-shelf
managed service,” said David Myers president and
CEO of UltiSat. “We combined direct input from
our customers, along with 25 years of field
experience, to develop a unique communications
service designed to improve situational
awareness and effectiveness, all while being
easy to procure and quick to deploy on mission.”
Customers can configure a
GC5 package suited to their particular
operations. A selection of
military specification deployable and mobile
terminals are available with the service, or the
customer can bring their own approved equipment.
Connectivity and bandwidth plans are
available including various upload and download
data rates and priority access options.
The service will be offered with various
coverage regions across the Americas, Europe,
Middle East, and Asia Pacific.
A global roaming option will also be
available. Customers can
choose to connect their remote terminals to a
government operations center or a secure
cloud-based service through a selection of
backhaul options.
GC5 is designed from
inception to meet the adaptability and
resiliency demands of today’s tactical
environment. The network
includes inherent security features to meet or
exceed US Department of Defense standards,
including a TRANSEC compliant architecture and
FIPS 140-2 certified encryption.
Data center connections are provided
through UltiSat’s self-owned and operated Global
Interconnect Network (GIN).
The GIN is a carrier-grade layer 1 fiber optic
infrastructure that includes 12 teleports and
over 80 terrestrial points-of-presence. The GC5
SATCOM Service is backed by a dedicated 24 x 7
customer support center and includes service
level and performance commitments, not available
from most commercially available satellite
services.
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