Telecom Lead Asia: Hughes Network Systems in
collaboration with Lemko Corporation successfully demonstrated wireless 4G/Long
Term Evolution (LTE) transmissions over satellite backhaul.
The wireless transmissions were conducted at download
speeds of over 10 Mbps and upload speeds of 786 Kbps, including video phone
calls.
The demonstration was conducted using a combination of a
Hughes satellite modem with JUPITER high-throughput technology and Lemko
Corporation’s Distributed Mobility Wireless Network (DiMoWiNe).
Lemko’s DiMoWiNe solution virtualizes the core, and all
the switching and routing is moved to the network’s edge, which reduces latency
and jitter.
“The growing need for the dissemination of real-time
video to our warfighters requires the combination of wireless 4G/LTE and
high-throughput satellite backhaul. The unique combination of these
technologies eliminates the latency issues that can disrupt LTE traffic
backhauled over conventional satellite links,” said Rick Lober, vice president
and general manager of Hughes Defense and Intelligence Systems Division.
Deploying wireless 4G/LTE systems using a satellite
backbone enables important applications for mobile broadband in tactical
communications for both military and public safety markets.
“DiMoWiNe is a key innovation breakthrough needed to
bring mobile 4G LTE networks to warfighters and public safety officers. LTE
over satellite completes the 4G ecosystem. Because of the need to have
interoperability across networks and devices, remote and rapid deployment
applications can leverage the massive worldwide ecosystem for hardware and
applications,” said Chris White, executive vice president at Lemko.
Operating over ECHOSTAR XVII, Hughes JUPITER
high-throughput technology employs an advanced multi-spot beam and bent-pipe
architecture, and will provide well over 100 Gbps capacity in North
America.
Hughes announces its support for Australian Defense Force
Recently, Hughes Network Systems announced that it has
been supporting the Australian Defense Force (ADF) over the past 18
months.
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