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22 Jun 16. Vocality updates satellite communications system for Brazilian Air Force. Communications products firm Vocality has supported Brazilian air traffic control communications, under a partnership with RSA Engineering. The company replaced the outdated satellite communications system at the Material Park of Aeronautics of Rio de Janeiro (PAME-RJ) which provides voice and data services to Air Force Command (COMAER) through 111 stations installed throughout the national Brazilian territory. The PAME-RJ is in need of increased capacity for the data load requirements that have grown exponentially since 2000.
“After the selection of Vocality was made, we found that their technology not only met the requirements, but exceeded expectations.”
The new satellite modems using Vocality’s technology reduced the satellite bandwidth used by each station by 90%.
This updated system has the ability to support up to ten times more data, without increasing satellite bandwidth requirements.
RSA Engineering CEO Rivaldo da Silva said: “RSA has supported the needs of PAME-RJ for many years.
“We were very aware of their challenges and pleased to identify Vocality as a possible solution.
“After the selection of Vocality was made, we found that their technology not only met the requirements, but exceeded expectations.”
The smart remote monitoring and control capability reduced the need for on-site technicians for more than 80% of the maintenance procedures.
The overall savings derived from the Vocality-based optimisations such as reduced bandwidth and remote system management will provide PAME-RJ with a two-year full return on investment.
Vocality Americas senior vice-president Paul Moskowitz said: “Vocality is very pleased to have worked with RSA on the design of this cost saving, mission critical system for the Brazilian Air Force.
“It’s wonderful to know that when I fly to Brazil, the aircraft I am on is in touch with ground control through Vocality.” (Source: airforce-technology.com)
23 Jun 16. Crystal Group Inc. announced the introduction of the RE1401 NUC (Next Unit of Computing), an extremely compact, high performance rugged embedded computer appropriate for operational deployment in harsh environments. The RE1401 NUC provides current leading edge computational architecture in a small rugged package,” says Chip Thurston, Crystal Group’s Chief Architect & Technical Director. “The RE1401 NUC platform brings desktop performance to a compact device size with the flexibility to scale up based on productivity needs for a wide range of applications.” Measuring 6.3” x 1.9” x 4.8” and weighing only 2 lbs., the RE1401 NUC is small enough for placement in size-constrained areas and rugged enough for the harshest environments including shock and vibration. It is ideal for military and industrial installations requiring compute processing and data collection. With a rugged all-aluminum compact chassis footprint, the RE1401 NUC is based on Intel’s NUC motherboard form factors 5th or 6th generation i5/i7 workstation. The RE1401 NUC features a single removable SSD and single fixed SSD with a removable SD card slot. The system utilizes standard USB 2.0 and 3.0 ports, a 3.5mm headset jack, one or two mini-Display ports and HDMI 2.0 or mini HDMI. Mounting alternatives include table-top and tray options. The RE1401 NUC is compatible with any of six operating systems – Windows® 7/8.1/10, Server 2012 R2®, Ubuntu®, Fedora®, or Open SUSE®. The RE1401 NUC is optimized for environments where a traditional desktop is not ideal due to SWaP and to allow for maximum integration flexibility. The unit’s low profile design is easy to use for transportation, storage and deployment making it a valuable choice for many harsh environment applications.
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