Deployable Ku Band Earth Terminals (DKETs) Deliver High-Bandwidth Communications Capabilities and Offer Option for WGS System Capability
Duluth, Ga. – Dec. 15, 2008 – DataPath, Inc., a leading provider of satellite and wireless communications networks around the world, has been awarded $3.3 million in two delivery orders to manufacture and install dual-antenna DataPath® DKET satellite communications (SATCOM) hubs in support of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) and the U.S. Marine Corps in Southwest Asia. The U.S. military uses an extensive network of DataPath DKETs as communications hubs that deliver high-bandwidth voice, video and data connectivity on the battlefield. Under the delivery orders, DataPath will provide two dual-antenna DKETs, one of which will be configured for operation in Ka band to utilize the Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) system when operational needs require it.
“DataPath DKETs are a critical element of the Department of Defense’s SATCOM backbone in Southwest Asia,” said Steve Lindeman, vice president of Business Operations at DataPath. “We are working closely with the military to ensure that the next generation of earth terminals is configured for use with the WGS constellation, which provides critical space segment availability and increased bandwidth throughput in support of operational requirements.”
DataPath has worked with the U.S. military since 1998 to build the DKET network, which features more than 75 terminals. The DataPath DKET is a highly transportable, self-contained earth terminal that establishes headquarters-level network connectivity anywhere the mission demands. DKET systems feature MaxView® network management software and are supported by DataPath’s experienced field services personnel that work side by side with deployed warfighters.
Program Manager WIN-T's Commercial SATCOM Terminal Program (CSTP) at the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command in Fort Monmouth, N.J., made the awards through the CSTP Blanket Purchase Agreement contract.
About DataPath, Inc.
DataPath® is a global leader in creating satellite-based network solutions that solve customers’ toughest communications challenges. We specialize in enabling highly complex, video-intensive communications networks that are critical to the operations of military, civilian government and commercial organizations. Even in the most urgent time frames and extreme conditions, we establish and maintain communications anywhere and deliver total network control through our communications solutions, MaxView® network control software and comprehensive services. SWE DISH Satellite Systems AB, a Stockholm-based, global leader in the design and manufacture of mobile satellite communications systems, is a wholly owned subsidiary. DataPath is headquartered in Duluth, Ga., U.S.A. and operates via more than two dozen offices and distributor locations around the world. For more information, visit www.datapath.com.
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