Phoenix E rises in the 44th Expeditionary Signal Battalion-Enhanced
The Phoenix E will connect in ways its predecessor system could never do. (Photo: US Army)
The improved SATCOM system can interface internet protocol baseband equipment, which its predecessor could not do.
The US Army has deployed the Phoenix E communications system in a fully automated way.
The 44th Expeditionary Signal Battalion-Enhanced (ESB-E), 2d Theater Signal Brigade is the second brigade to use the relatively new Phoenix E system and the first to use it overseas in its automated configuration.
The deployment with the 44th is a big step in moving beyond the previous Phoenix D system and will allow the brigade to do a lot more with its communications technology than Phoenix D ever allowed.
The Phoenix E system is a flexible, diverse multi-band satellite communications (SATCOM) system that can
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