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January 6th, 2020

Get SAT's Dual SAT Terminal Achieves Successful Demo + Deployment via Inmarsat's Global Xpress


Get SAT has completed a successful demonstration and deployment of the firm's Dual SAT terminal solution for U.S. government agencies.

This innovative solution employs Get SAT’s lightweight micronized Milli SAT LM terminals using Inmarsat’s worldwide Global Xpress Ka-band network. The solution significantly reduces installation costs and efficiently manages Communications-On-The-Move (COTM).

Dual SAT provides an antenna diversity solution for mobility platforms where obstructions such as ship’s superstructures would cause blockage for a single antenna system. A fully automated software switching system that requires no external components, Dual SAT’s two terminals operate redundantly as a single system to ensure complete high-speed connectivity.

When the primary antenna is blocked, the alternate antenna is switched seamlessly to provide services. This solution is ideal for the roll on, roll off requirements of Special Operations and Executive Staff onboard Afloat Forward Staging Bases (AFSB). 

The micronized, ruggedized and portable Milli SAT terminal replaces large,  bulky alternatives that consist of multi-modem and control units. This solution leverages Get SAT’s highly efficient flat panel antenna technologies to enable fully autonomous operation for high bandwidth data rates. Following certification, the roll on, roll off solution is truly a one-person operation.

Get SAT's micronized communications terminals are based on the company's patented fully-interlaced InterFLAT panel technology that transmits and receives signals on the same panel. Meeting the demanding requirements of full-time usage in harsh environments, these rugged satellite on the move (SOTM) terminals offer significant savings in size, weight, and power usage.

According to Get SAT CEO Kfir Benjamin, Get SAT’s Dual SAT solution proves that there is no obstacle that can hold back any SATCOM-On-The-Move (SOTM) application. The company's miniaturized package enables true, unblocked, constant, crisp communications. Get SAT's solution drastically reduces installation time and costs while easily integrating with pre-existing on-board systems.” 

Steve Gizinski, Chief Technology Officer, Inmarsat Government, added that Global Xpress has established itself as the de-facto solution for reliable, interoperable high-throughput communications across the government sector for mobile connectivity nearly anywhere. The Get SAT terminals, including the Dual SAT solution, are the lightest and most compact all-in-one ‘on-the-move’ solutions serving the Global Xpress network. The company is proud to be part of a solution that delivers government users access to reliable, redundant, assured wideband capability on terminals that have been proven to operate in the world’s harshest environmental conditions.

In U.S. government operation since July 2014, Global Xpress has established itself as the gold standard for reliable communications across land, air and sea for assured mobile connectivity and interoperability with government satellite systems.