First broadband IP on-the-move Satcom System to receive certification for air, land, and sea mobile SIPRNet and NIPRNet GIG access using a Ku-band FCC-licensed, commercial network

Carlsbad, CA – ViaSat Inc. satellite networking and information assurance products are at the heart of a Command and Control On-the-Move (C2OTM) satellite communication system that has been granted interoperability certification by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC). The certified system uses ViaSat ArcLight® satellite communication networking and AltaSec® KG-250 information assurance. The JITC certification recognizes the system as a “Net-Centric Operation and Warfare (NCOW) enabler that extends Defense Information System Network services to the Warfighter” when stationary or traveling at high speeds. The system is the first broadband satellite-based C2OTM system to receive this certification, and is the only system of its kind that is deployed, licensed for operation, and in use by U.S. military and commercial organizations.

Achieving JITC certification is a key milestone that further validates ViaSat’s leadership in providing the U.S. military and other government agencies with Department of Defense Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNet) and Unclassified but Sensitive Internet Protocol Router Network (NIPRNet) access to the Global Information Grid (GIG) while on the move. The commercial, off-the-shelf Ku-band satcom system enables operations with small, low-cost antennas that can be easily installed on ground vehicles, fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft, small-surface ships, and any mobile platform requiring broadband IP access on the move.

The ViaSat C2OTM technology delivers secure, cost-saving Internet Protocol (IP) communications to DoD, Homeland Defense, and Coalition forces at broadband access speeds equivalent to what consumers and enterprise customers expect in their homes and offices. The system overcomes the challenges of co-existing with other services using the same licensed Ku frequency band, sufficient capacity for large numbers of network members, and blocked signals caused by line-of-sight obstructions, through a combination of a mid-profile antenna and the intelligent, spread spectrum ArcLight modem technology.

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