In the Asia-Pacific region, the demand for airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) is growing, and military operators in the region are now purchasing platforms ranging from manned to unmanned. Increasingly, ISR data needs to be disseminated in real time among many potential groups within the defense structure of each sovereign nation so that the correct strategic or tactical response can be initiated.
Similarly, naval ships are also collecting data from their on-board systems and increasing the use of unmanned systems—in the air, on the surface, and under water. Naval ISR information needs to be shared not only among the ships in the fleet, but also among all other assets supporting each mission and the command position on the mainland.
Remote locations on land, whether static or mobile, such as special forces, also require continuous real-time connections, especially during covert operations. Humanitarian missions and disaster recovery may also trigger an understanding of large-scale regional emergencies so that the authorities can develop strategies for recovery efforts.
A key modernization ongoing by many governments and military users is the replacement of equipment and systems from analog to digital, which has led to a significant increase in throughput requirements between sensors and the networks they serve. But the increase in data, especially ISR, has triggered the need to share data with minimal delay between large military user networks.
For example, the high resolution of modern sensors makes it difficult for current network infrastructure to keep up with the amount of data that needs to be shared. Many operators resort to restricting their applications to adapt to the throughput capacity in order to successfully transmit data.
Handling the ever-increasing capacity is critical to SES’s next-generation Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellite communications system, called O3b mPOWERThe 11 MEO satellites as the backbone of the system cover more than 96% of the world’s population, from 50°N to 50°S. Its performance, coverage, and security will enable government customers to modernize their networks and accelerate the adoption of cloud-based workloads and applications.
Based on the proven commercial success of the first generation O3b MEO constellation, O3b mPOWER Each satellite provides an unprecedented number of beams and provides uncompetitive multi-gigabit network services through flexible bandwidth allocation. “O3b mPOWER Valvanera Moreno, senior manager of SES project integration director, said that it has very high throughput rates, from very low rates to several gigabits per second (if needed). Patrick Carroll, Global Government Sales Director of SES Networks Asia Pacific, added: “This means that the system can support multiple small tactical units with relatively low data rates, as well as data-intensive advanced defense systems connected to naval warships. For example, return to Cloud processing solutions for optimized sensor analysis and near real-time decision-making.” The latter can only be achieved due to the low latency and simple solution that only the MEO constellation can provide.
For military customers, the key part O3b mPOWERThe value lies in the realization of sovereign control over satellite resources. This means providing the advantages of a dedicated satellite constellation (sovereign gateway, preferred waveforms and hardware, control of the supply chain, and secure beam mobility) on a regional or global scale without the need to establish a dedicated national satellite system.
This O3b mPOWER The system also increases the flexibility of the government network. The interference and interference from the MEO constellation and the rapid movement of its satellites increase the complexity of the opponent and the flexibility of the end user, which is inherently more complicated than that from the wide-beam GEO satellite.
Another key innovation O3b mPOWER The system is its adaptive resource control (ARC) software, which acts as the “brain” of the system, digitally controlling functions such as routing, power levels, throughput, and frequency allocation. This means, for example, when a manned or unmanned aircraft needs to unload data, O3b mPOWER The uplink bandwidth can be prioritized to allow high-performance transmission of sensor data.
Carroll said, “This very advanced technology allows end users to benefit from optimized data throughput similar to fiber quality, and when complemented with sovereign options, it can provide the security services required to meet the requirements of all military users.”
deliver O3b mPOWER, SES has cooperated with major industry players to develop a strong first-class technology ecosystem: Boeing is building satellites; SpaceX is providing launch vehicles; Get SAT, ViaSat and other major partners are studying compact and high-throughput terminals and other ground Technology.
“O3b mPOWER With its digital processing capabilities, it provides unparalleled flexibility and large-scale scalability, enabling customers to adapt to changing needs in real time. “Moreno said. In order to provide flexible and secure communications, O3b mPOWER Realize the sovereign control of network resources, support the encryption function specific to each customer, and be able to provide services through the customer’s own government gateway facilities. Commitment from SES O3b mPOWER The 2017 project will be put into operation in 2022 as planned.
