To facilitate the development of end-to-end airborne COTM solutions for military and government markets, Tachyon Networks is collaborating with Hughes Network Systems to focus on manned and unmanned aircraft solutions.

As a leading developer of aXiom end-to-end satellite solutions for fixed, portable and comms-on-the-move (COTM) applications, Tachyon has deployed innovative solutions for air, land and sea and with Hughes (News - Alert) cooperation, will look forward to the integration of the Linux-based aXiom Services Platform (ASP). The joint collaboration will initially work on fixed wing aircraft solution followed by the rotary wing aircraft that require full-motion HD video transmission capabilities.

In a release, Rick Lober, vice president and general manager of the Defense & Intelligence Systems Division (DISD) at Hughes, said, “We are pleased to be working with Tachyon on the development of airborne COTM solutions. Both Hughes and Tachyon have developed advanced technologies for airborne networking, which together offer an excellent opportunity to address the challenges associated with high-speed video transmission from various types of aircraft while in flight.” By leveraging the ASP solution, all communication equipment onboard aircraft are integrated seamlessly and is highly interoperable with the end-to-end satellite network. The unique ASP system makes use of easy-to-use GUI to display operational data by enabling onboard display all network monitoring applications.

Hughes' Airborne Video Solution with an integrated high-performance Hughes HX router was demonstrated for fixed wind aircraft to showcase its advanced features. By facilitating adoption of a COTS-based solution by Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) community, Hughes is working with Tachyon to deploy its commercial aviation broadband offering across new military and government programs.

In a release, Dan Negroni, vice president of Sales and Marketing for Tachyon Networks, said, “Hughes has successfully demonstrated its advanced modem solution for fixed wing aircraft. Tachyon is excited to have an opportunity to jointly develop a solution that brings full-motion video capability to additional aircraft platforms, including a future focus on rotary wing aircraft, in support of the ISR community.”

Serving government agencies and enterprises that require secure, mission-critical communications, Tachyon Networks delivers the highest quality managed network services for data, voice and video. As a provider of satellite broadband for home and office, Hughes Network Systems (News - Alert) also caters to enterprises and governments by delivering innovative network technologies, managed services and solutions.

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