GERMANTOWN, Md., Sept. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network
Systems, LLC (HUGHES), an innovator in satellite and
multi-transport technologies and networks for 50 years, today
announced that Telespazio, a joint venture between Leonardo (67%)
and Thales (33%), has selected the Hughes HeloSat™ solution for
satellite communications (SATCOM) for Leonardo's helicopters. The
solution combines the Hughes HM100 gateway and the HM400 modem for
SATCOM on-the-move with technical support and systems integration.
Once installed on helicopters like the Leonardo SW-4 Solo
optionally piloted / rotorcraft uncrewed system, HeloSat will
enable connectivity through-the-rotor using the Athena-Fidus
Ka-band satellite capacity via the Telespazio ground station in
Fucino, Italy.
HeloSat is the only validated wideband BLoS SATCOM capability for
uninterrupted, full-motion video on/off helicopters.
"Building on a decades-long collaboration with Telespazio,
last year we demonstrated our HeloSat technology with no packet
loss through the blades of a Leonardo AW139 helicopter; now we are
delivering a turnkey solution," said Rick Lober, vice
president and general manager, Hughes Defense. "With low size,
weight and power, HeloSat is the only reliable, validated, wideband
Beyond-Line-of-Sight SATCOM capability for helicopters to transmit
uninterrupted, full-motion video in real time."
"For the fixed-wing and rotary-wing avionics market, Telespazio
has chosen to create a technological team of companies with the
best solutions on the market. The approach is to solve all the
issues related to an avionic satellite solution by providing:
teleport services, on-board technologies, ground technologies and
space capacity on satellites most suited to the proposal. When we
looked for connectivity under the rotor, we turned to our strategic
partner Hughes for the proof of concept, and we found an excellent
solution that we can't wait to bring to market," said Alessandro Caranci, vice president and head of
Satcom Line of Business, Telespazio. "Hughes technology, advanced
waveform and in-flight experience deliver multi-megabit-per-second
speeds through rotary blades without packet loss - a competitive
advantage for military and commercial helicopter applications."
At the core of the HeloSat solution, the Hughes HM System
features an open standards architecture that enables resilient,
cost-effective SATCOM aboard airplanes, UAVs, ships, and
land-mobile platforms in addition to rotary wing aircraft. The
system has been deployed for military operations worldwide,
powering applications including Intelligence, Surveillance and
Reconnaissance (ISR); search and rescue; emergency and disaster
response; firefighting and VIP transport.
For more information about Hughes HeloSat, visit the Hughes
website.
About Telespazio
Telespazio is a joint venture between Leonardo (67%) and Thales
(33%) and one of the main operators in the world in the field of
satellite solutions and services. With the skills acquired in 60
years of activity in the institutional and commercial market,
Telespazio has an international network of space centers and
teleports (that of Fucino, one of the most important in the world
for civil uses) and thanks to the participation in numerous space
programs such as Galileo, EGNOS, Copernicus and COSMO-SkyMed,
Telespazio places itself on the reference markets with the role of
service provider and large mission integrator, offering services
for the upstream, midstream and downstream segments and
guaranteeing so are the objectives of space
missions. www.telespazio.com
About Hughes Network Systems
Hughes Network Systems,
LLC (HUGHES), an innovator in satellite and multi-transport
technologies and networks for 50 years, provides broadband
equipment and services; managed services featuring smart,
software-defined networking; and end-to-end network operation for
millions of consumers, businesses, governments and communities
worldwide. The Hughes flagship Internet service, HughesNet®,
connects more than 1.5 million subscribers across the Americas, and
the Hughes JUPITER™ System powers Internet access for tens of
millions more worldwide. Hughes supplies more than half the global
satellite terminal market to leading satellite operators, in-flight
service providers, mobile network operators and military customers.
A managed network services provider, Hughes supports nearly 500,000
enterprise sites with its HughesON™ portfolio of wired and wireless
solutions. Headquartered in Germantown,
Maryland, USA, Hughes is owned by EchoStar. To learn more,
visit www.hughes.com or follow @HughesConnects on Twitter and
LinkedIn.
About EchoStar
EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS) is
a premier global provider of satellite communication solutions.
Headquartered in Englewood, Colo.,
and conducting business around the globe, EchoStar is a pioneer in
secure communications technologies through its Hughes Network
Systems and EchoStar Satellite Services business segments. For more
information, visit www.echostar.com. Follow @EchoStar on
Twitter.
©2021 Hughes Network Systems, LLC, an EchoStar company. Hughes
and HughesNet are registered trademarks and JUPITER is a trademark
of Hughes Network Systems, LLC.
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