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Comtech, a global technology company, announced SES Space & Defense recently awarded the Company an initial order for Comtech\u2019s market-leading software-defined SLM-5650B and other next-generation modems. Initial quantities under this new contract are expected to be delivered over the next year.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn today\u2019s threat environment, secure, resilient, and ubiquitous connectivity is critical to maintaining an information advantage across all domains,\u201d said John Ratigan, Interim CEO of Comtech.<\/strong> \u201cThis contract award further demonstrates the trust of SES Space & Defense in Comtech\u2019s ability to deliver next-generation digital solutions. O3b mPOWER is among the world\u2019s most innovative satellite constellations, and we are thrilled to partner with SES Space & Defense as they pave the way for modernized military satellite communications (\u201cSATCOM\u201d) operations.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe choose customer mission success first. Comtech\u2019s SLM modem series includes features that are unique and critical to our customers\u2019 missions,\u201d said David Fields, President and CEO of SES Space & Defense.<\/strong> \u201cIt is important that Comtech is part of the O3b mPOWER service infrastructure. Their experience developing and manufacturing defense-oriented modems that are \u2018allied by design\u2019 with footprints in many domestic and international programs of records make it an easy decision.\u201d<\/p>\n Developed and manufactured at its headquarters in Chandler, AZ, Comtech\u2019s SLM-5650B is the Company\u2019s current Wideband Global SATCOM-certified modem designed to deliver critical communications services for commercial backhaul and government and military applications. The software-defined SLM-5650B currently supports multiple critical DoD and NATO waveforms including DVB-S2X, the preferred waveform for SES\u2019 O3b mPOWER constellation, with the ability to easily add more waveforms and functions to meet emerging mission needs.<\/p>\n Comtech\u2019s portfolio of U.S. sovereign defense technologies and services, including the Company\u2019s SLM-5650B and next-generation modems, align with the Space Force Commercial Space Strategy and deliver capabilities that will enhance Combined Joint All Domain Command and Control operations. Comtech\u2019s expansive portfolio of defense and security technologies is designed to continuously evolve over time to enable digitalized SATCOM infrastructures and integrate services across blended military and commercial networks to significantly enhance mission effectiveness in future all-domain operations.<\/p>\n Click here to learn more about Comtech’s Software-defined Satellite Modems<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Comtech, a global technology company, announced SES Space & Defense recently awarded the Company an initial order for Comtech\u2019s market-leading software-defined SLM-5650B and other next-generation modems. Initial quantities under this new contract are expected to be delivered over the next year. \u201cIn today\u2019s threat environment, secure, resilient, and ubiquitous connectivity is critical to maintaining an […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[26,42,20,92],"class_list":["post-6470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-ground","tag-satcom","tag-satellite","tag-satellite-modems"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6470"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6470"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6470\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}