Enhanced scalability and on-demand service will offer global mobile users rapid service activation for tactical beyond line-of-sight communications
CARLSBAD, Calif., Aug. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, today announced the next evolution of its award-winning L-band tactical satellite service, L-TAC, delivering new features that allow service on-demand – when and where users need it. The L-TAC service is delivered through Viasat's worldwide L-band network, connecting radio users and command centers worldwide using the tactical radios' native waveforms, encryption and a secure terrestrial network.
The newly evolved L-TAC solution will automate the service's ordering and provisioning system and deliver an automated L-TAC channel assignment capability for more effective resource allocation. This solution features a web portal that will allow end users or Viasat partners to order or schedule L-TAC service. This enhanced capability will enable users to request and receive service on-demand in specific beams and over geographic regions when and where they need to operate. As a result, global government customers can order immediate service to areas of operation and can schedule their resources more efficiently.
Furthermore, U.S. government customers now also have access to a radio frequency over Internet protocol (RFoIP) solution that supports remote monitoring of L-TAC channels. This enables L-TAC user nets, or radio nets, to be remotely accessed worldwide over IP, connecting users back to their headquarters, forward operating bases or other remote sites.
Government and military users have traditionally relied on line-of-sight Ultra High Frequency (UHF), Very High Frequency (VHF) and UHF SATCOM systems for tactical communications without practical alternatives when those services are unavailable. The Viasat L-TAC service provides this alternative and is complementary to existing UHF, VHF and UHF TACSAT radios, allowing users to leverage the same security-accredited equipment with advanced encryption over L-band satellite connections via interoperable waveforms.
"Our award-winning L-TAC solution is a trusted option for tactical, beyond line-of-sight communications with thousands of units deployed. We recognize that our government customers' missions and requirements are always evolving so it is our responsibility to never stop innovating to meet those needs," said Susan Miller, President, Viasat Government. "This latest evolution of L-TAC is in direct response to users' feedback. It further enhances the capabilities available to our customers, while also delivering the flexibility, ease-of-use and implementation that today's warfighters expect."
For years, users around the world have trusted the L-TAC solution to deliver a combination of reliable voice and data connectivity, providing a robust and flexible beyond line-of-sight (BLOS) capability to support missions in the air, at sea and on land. The L-TAC service is actively supporting global operations for several nations' armed forces around the world and a civilian alternative is available for police, fire and medical support services, emergency services, aid agencies, embassy communications and other civilian agency use.
For more information on Viasat's L-TAC service offering, please visit our website.
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Viasat is a global communications company that believes everyone and everything in the world can be connected. With offices in 24 countries around the world, our mission shapes how consumers, businesses, governments and militaries around the world communicate and connect. Viasat is developing the ultimate global communications network to power high-quality, reliable, secure, affordable, fast connections to positively impact people's lives anywhere they are—on the ground, in the air or at sea, while building a sustainable future in space. In May 2023, Viasat completed its acquisition of Inmarsat, combining the teams, technologies and resources of the two companies to create a new global communications partner. Learn more at , the Viasat News Room or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X or YouTube.
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This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to the safe harbors created under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements include, among others, statements that refer to the features, benefits and performance of the L-band tactical satellite service (L-TAC) solution. Readers are cautioned that actual results could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ include: our ability to realize the anticipated benefits of the Viasat global L-band GEO satellites and any future satellite we may construct or acquire; risks associated with the construction, launch and operation of satellites, including the effect of any anomaly, operational failure or degradation in satellite performance; our ability to successfully develop, introduce and sell new technologies, products and services; changes in the global business environment and economic conditions; changes in relationships with, or the financial condition of, key customers or suppliers; our reliance on a limited number of third parties to manufacture and supply our products; the effect of adverse regulatory changes (including changes affecting spectrum availability or permitted uses) on our ability to sell or deploy our products and services; changes in the way others use spectrum; our inability to access additional spectrum, use spectrum for additional purposes, and/or operate satellites at additional orbital locations; competing uses of the same spectrum or orbital locations that we utilize or seek to utilize; introduction of new technologies and other factors affecting the communications and defense industries generally. In addition, please refer to the risk factors contained in our SEC filings available at www.sec.gov, including our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements for any reason.
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增强的可扩展性和按需服务将为全球移动用户提供快速的服务激活,以实现超视距的战术通信
加利福尼亚州卡尔斯巴德,2024年8月14日 /PRNewswire/ — 卫星通信领域的全球领导者维亚萨特公司(纳斯达克股票代码:VSAT)今天宣布了其屡获殊荣的L波段战术卫星服务L-TAC的下一个演变,该服务提供新功能,允许用户在需要的时间和地点按需提供服务。L-TAC 服务通过 Viasat 的全球 L 波段网络提供,使用战术无线电的原生波形、加密和安全的地面网络连接全球无线电用户和指挥中心。
新开发的L-TAC解决方案将实现服务的订购和供应系统的自动化,并提供自动化的L-TAC渠道分配功能,以实现更有效的资源分配。该解决方案以门户网站为特色,允许最终用户或 Viasat 合作伙伴订购或安排 L-TAC 服务。这种增强的能力将使用户能够在需要操作的时间和地点在特定波束和地理区域内按需请求和接收服务。因此,全球政府客户可以订购前往运营区域的即时服务,并可以更有效地安排资源。
此外,美国政府客户现在还可以访问支持远程监视L-TAC频道的互联网协议无线电频率(RFoIP)解决方案。这使得能够通过 IP 在全球范围内远程访问 L-TAC 用户网络或无线电网络,将用户连接到总部、前方行动基地或其他远程站点。
政府和军事用户传统上依赖视距超高频(UHF)、甚高频(VHF)和超高频卫星通信系统进行战术通信,当这些服务不可用时,没有实际的替代方案。Viasat L-TAC服务提供了这种替代方案,是对现有超高频、甚高频和超高频TacSat无线电的补充,允许用户通过可互操作的波形在L波段卫星连接上使用经过安全认证的具有高级加密功能的相同设备。
“我们屡获殊荣的L-TAC解决方案是部署了数千台设备的视距之外的战术通信的可信选择。我们认识到,政府客户的使命和要求一直在变化,因此我们有责任永不停止创新以满足这些需求。” Viasat政府总裁苏珊·米勒说。“L-TAC的最新发展是对用户反馈的直接回应。它进一步增强了客户可用的能力,同时还提供了当今战士所期望的灵活性、易用性和实施性。”
多年来,世界各地的用户都信任 L-TAC 解决方案能够提供可靠的语音和数据连接组合,为空中、海上和陆地任务提供强大而灵活的超视距 (BLOS) 功能。L-TAC服务积极支持全球多个国家武装部队的全球行动,民用替代方案可供警察、消防和医疗支持服务、紧急服务、援助机构、大使馆通信和其他民用机构使用。
有关Viasat提供的L-TAC服务的更多信息,请访问我们的网站。
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