DTECH wins order for M3-SE equipment
DTECH Labs, a Cubic Global Defense subsidiary, has been awarded a $2.7 million initial order to provide Mobile, Modular, Micro-Single Enclave (M3-SE) baseband equipment to GATR Technologies, it announced on 6 October.
The baseband equipment will be paired to the 2.4m portable Inflatable Satellite Antenna (ISA) from GATR Technologies for the US Marine Corps (USMC) High Bandwidth Signals Intelligence Palletised Terminal (HBSI-PT) programme.
The M3-SE baseband equipment has three network enclaves and a black core transport system for high-capacity data, video and voice transmission. It can support 10-36 users in a signals intelligence environment through a wired or wireless IP-based transmission system. The whole system can be packed into five cases and weighs less than 375lbs.
Michael Barthlow, vice president of secure networking, Cubic Global Defense, said: 'We strive to provide the most efficient and effective communication solutions to our customers and we are extremely proud to be a part of the USMC programme supporting our customer GATR Technologies.
'With our innovative offerings, we will continue partnering with our customers to provide the best solutions for military forces worldwide.'
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