Satellites

Hughes awarded DoD SATCOM contract

By Michael Peck

Jul 28, 2017

A satellite dish of EMC Satcom Technologies stands at the Raisting Earth station facility at night on June 3, 2015, near Weilheim in Oberbayern, Germany. It provides satellite-based communications for aid organizations, the United Nations and emerging markets. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Hughes has been awarded a Department of Defense contract to improve satellite communications.

Under the Wideband Communications Architecture Study contract, for which the value was not specified, Hughes “will investigate a wide-ranging commercial perspective on how different satellite transports can interoperate for wideband government applications,” according to a company news release.

Hughes will conduct a design analysis of wide-beam, spot-beam and on-board processing satellites, including geosynchronous and low-Earth orbit spacecraft as well as airborne platforms.

“Hughes is proposing to leverage a Multi-Modem Adaptor to enable multiple service providers to contribute towards a resilient SATCOM service that will also automate provisioning and improve network operational efficiency,” the company said.

More must be done to safeguard U.S. data and prevent dependence on geopolitical adversaries for a critical, emerging technology.

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