Communication System
Components:
- 1 Qualcomm deployable base station cellular switch
- Supports 20 separate circuits with reach out to 30 miles from 3K ft AGL
- Radio node has been modified for elevating on Aerostat
- IP control node remains below Aerostat and ties into internet and commercial cell phone networks
- Peripheral equipment on hand
- 5 PC card cell modems for laptops
- 2 ruggedized ComCases for deployment on HMMWVs to support up to 60 wireless connections
- 1 laptop with internal cellular modem
Benefits over current radios:
- Private cellular data network and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) over a wide area
- Low probability of intercept communications with cell phones
- Proven communication through buildings and foliage
HALE Objectives:
- Miniaturize Qualcomm switch to fly radio node on a HALE vehicle
- Design and build antennas capable of large data rate from HALE to ground and satellite
- Design and build antennas to tie into internet from battlefield
FY09 equipment will provide improved communications to ground crews:
- Roam list editor software with PC
- Qualcomm EV-DO Rev. A network diagnostic tool
- 5 Handheld PC’s
- 5 SIP VoIP phones
- 5 Cell PC modems
- 5 SIP VIDEO VoIP
- Supplementary antennas and amplifying power
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