Mil-Tech

Jan 16, 2012, post by admin

New Satellite Internet Services in Afghanistan

TS2 Satellite Technologies company is introducing new broadband satellite services to the Afghan market. The broadband service offer two-way high-speed Internet access with no phone lines, no cable, no dial-up modem. It’s always online, available virtually anywhere, and affordable. The offered satellite system is ideally suited for broadband requirements such as Internet and VPN access to enterprise networks, as well as real-time VoIP and video conferencing.

 

The Internet connection can be shared with other users via wireless or wired network. Most soldiers deploy with a laptop in hand and a hookup to the Internet in their barracks. This is especially important for the many who are married, and have young children. The Internet access has resulted in major morale improvements. Troops no longer feel cut off from home.

 

Not all the Internet connectivity is just for staying in touch with the folks back home. The troops in Afghanistan use the Internet a lot for professional tasks, and not all of them are official business. Some troops blog, and many other stay in touch with military friends and associates in other parts of the world. The Internet has made possible many online communities composed of military professionals.

 

Without the new satellite system, large numbers of Soldiers will be without regular communications for much or most of their time in Afghanistan. The infrastructure is Spartan to non-existent.

 

More about the satellite service on http://www.ts2.pl/en/Internet-in-Iraq-and-Afghanistan

 

 

Supported locations in Afghanistan

 

 

 Airfields

 

Bagram Air base 
Chagcharan 
Chapman Airfield 
Bamian / Bamiyan 
Fayzabad / Faizabad 
Herat 
Jalalabad 
Kabul International 
Kandahar / Qandahar 
Khowst 
Mazar-e Sharif, AF 
Meymanah / Maimana 
Pul-i-Kandahar, AF 
Rhino FOB 
Shindand Air base 
Taloqan / Talulqan 

 

COP’s

 

COP Baylough
COP Curry
COP JDCC
COP Jelawur
COP Keating
COP Michigan
COP Rath
COP Sangar
COP Sweeney
COP Terminator
COP Warheit

 

Camps

 

Camp Albert
Camp Bagram
Camp Barber
Camp Black Horse
Camp Blackjack
Camp Bastion
Camp Bulldog
Camp Civilian
Camp Clark
Camp Cunningham
Camp Delaram 
Camp Dogan
Camp Dwyer / Camp Dywer 
Camp Eggers
Camp Gecko
Camp Gibraltar
Camp Hadrian
Camp Holland
Camp Harriman
Kamp Holland
Camp Invicta
Camp Julien
Camp Kabul
Camp Kandahar
Camp Kearney
Camp Lightning
Camp Leatherneck
Camp Marmal
Camp Morehead
Camp Moorhead
Camp Nathan Smith
Camp Phoenix
Camp Rhino
Camp Salerno
Camp Signal Strike
Camp Souter
Camp Spann
Camp Stone
Camp Tombstone
Camp Vianini
Camp Warehouse
Camp Wilson
Camp Wright
Camp Victory

 

FOB’s

 

FOB ABAD
FOB Almasak
FOB Andar
FOB Airborne
FOB Altimur
FOB Anaconda
FOB Apache
FOB Armadillo
FOB Asadabad
FOB Azizullah
FOB Bakwa
FOB Bakwah
FOB Bala Murgha
FOB Bala Murghab
FOB Bermel
FOB Blackhawk
FOB Blackhorse
FOB Blessing
FOB Bostick
FOB Boris
FOB Bullard
FOB Clark
FOB Cobra
FOB Connolly
FOB Chapman
FOB Davis
FOB Delaram
FOB Delhi
FOB Dehli
FOB Dwyer
FOB Edinburgh
FOB Farah
FOB Fenty
FOB Finley-Shields
FOB Freia
FOB Frontenac
FOB Gamberi
FOB Gardez
FOB Gereshk
FOB Geronimo
FOB Ghazni
FOB Ghowrmach
FOB Gibraltar
FOB Howz-e Madad
FOB Hunter
FOB Hutal
FOB Indianhead
FOB Inkerman
FOB Jackson
FOB Jaker
FOB Joyce
FOB Keating
FOB Kalagush
FOB Keenan
FOB Kunduz
FOB Kushamond
FOB Lane
FOB Leatherneck
FOB Lightning
FOB Lindsey
FOB Logar
FOB Lagman
FOB Lion
FOB Lonestar
FOB Lwara
FOB Masum
FOB Ma’sum Ghar
FOB Martello
FOB Maimaneh
FOB Ma’sum Ghar
FOB Mehtar Lam
FOB Mizan
FOB Nathan Smith
FOB Naray
FOB Nolay
FOB Orgun-e
FOB Pasab
FOB Payne
FOB Price
FOB Puza-i-Eshan
FOB Qalat
FOB Ramrod
FOB Rhino
FOB Ripley
FOB Robinson
FOB Rushmore
FOB Salerno
FOB Sandford
FOB Scorpion
FOB Shank
FOB Sharana
FOB Shindand
FOB Stone
FOB Sperwan Ghar
FOB Smart
FOB Spin Boldak
FOB Sweeney
FOB Tillman
FOB Terrett
FOB Thunder
FOB Tiger
FOB Todd
FOB Tombstone
FOB Tora
FOB Tycz
FOB Walton
FOB Warrior
FOB Waza Khwa
FOB Wilson
FOB Wishtan
FOB Wolf
FOB Wolverine
FOB Wright
FOB Vulcan
FOB Zeebrugge
FOB Zormot
FOB Zormat

 

Fire Bases

 

Fire Base Anaconda
Fire Base Asadabad
Fire Base California
Fire Base Cobra Strike
Fire Base Cobra
Fire Base Gardez
Fire Base Lagman
Fire Base Maholic
Fire Base Nixon
Fire Base Orgun-E
Fire Base Oulet
Fire Base Phoenix
Fire Base Shkin
Fire Base Waza Khwa
Fire Base Wilderness

 

Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT)

 

PRT Asadabad – ISAF US 
PRT Baglan – ISAF 
PRT Bagram – ISAF US 
PRT Bamian (Bamyan) ISAF NZ 
PRT Chaghcharan – ISAF Lithuania 
PRT Farah – ISAF US 
PRT Feyzabad – ISAF Germany 
PRT Gardez – ISAF US 
PRT Ghazni – ISAFUS 
PRT Herat – ISAF Italy 
PRT Jalalabad – ISAF US 
PRT Kabul
PRT Khandahar – ISAF Canada 
PRT Khowst / Khost – ISAF US 
PRT Konduz – ISAF Germany 
PRT Lashkar-Gah – ISAF UK 
PRT Mazar-E-Sharif – ISAF Sweden 
PRT Mehtar Lam – ISAF US 
PRT Meymaneh – ISAF Norway 
PRT Nurestan – ISAF US 
PRT Parwan – ROK/US 
PRT Panjshir – ISAF US 
PRT Pol-E-Khomri – ISAF Netherlands 
PRT Qalat – ISAF US 
PRT Qala-e-Naw – ISAF Spain 
PRT Sharana – ISAF US 
PRT Tarin Kowt – ISAF Netherlands/Australia 
PRT Wardak – ISAF Turkey 

 

Other

 

Combat Outpost Herrera 
Combat Outpost Keating 
Combat Outpost Margah 
PB Jaker 
PB Rahim 

Dec 01, 2011, post by Artur Nowak

Milsatcom Middle East 2012 Strategic Satellite Communications for National Defence & Security

Milsatcom Middle East is a two day conference developed specifically to meet the satellite communications needs of Middle East military, government and security agencies.

 

 

It will be an important event for military satellite professionals in the gulf and greater middle east region in the year 2012. A major opportunity for regional governments and defense forces are looking forward to commercial satellite services for their milsatcom needs. This is the only platform for learning more about latest milsatcom trends and meeting with regional defense and government leaders. Hence, it is a absolute must attend for you.

 

Milsatcom Middle East discusses both technologies and relevant developments in commercial markets which are very critical for Military and Security agencies relying on satellite communications.

 

Topics of interest:

 

Examining the evolution of military satellite communications
Understanding the role of commercial satellite industry in future milsatcom operations
Challenges while planning for a joint milsatcom approach for all three services
Meeting the challenges posed by Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Keeping secrets: Network continuity + Transmission Security

 

World-class speaker line up:

 

• Dr. Mohammed Al Ahbabi, Center of Excellence, UAE Armed Forces
• Tim Shroyer, Chief Technology Officer, GD Satcom Technologies
• Gerard Donelan, Head of Public Sector Projects, SES
• Christopher Baugh, President, Northern Sky Research
• Hugues LANCRENON, Thales – Defense and Security C4I System Division
• David Moss, Director Government Services, Thuraya
• Dr Leslie Klein, President & CEO, C-COM Satellite Systems
• Martin Jarrold, Director, Global VSAT Forum

 

Who is supporting the event:

 

Gold Sponsor: Yahsat
Silver Sponsor: Thales
Session Sponsors: SES, Newtec
Official Supporters: NSR, GVF

 

At Milsatcom Middle East, you will find answers to the following questions amongst others:

• Where is Mlisatcom currently – both technologically and commercially – and how it is likely to develop over coming years?
• What are the leading trends and technologies ?
• Which are the main companies involved in the development and application of Milsatcom, and what are their activities there?
• What are the main challenges, and how are military professionals planning to overcome them?
• How will defence agencies meet never ending demand for bandwidth, speed and applications?
• How are governments planning to get involved?
• What are the main drivers and restraints for milsatcom development?

 

Oct 24, 2011, post by admin

Horizon Globex unveils smartphone app for the mobile VoIP, not only for Military Personnel

One Horizon Group, announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary Horizon Globex is unveiling Horizon Call, a smartphone app for the most bandwidth-efficient mobile VoIP at ITU Telecom World.

 

The rise in mobile data traffic resulting from the rapid adoption of smartphones, mobile and video apps has placed tremendous pressure on operators’ networks, causing a noticeable increase in dropped calls.

 

Based on the company’s SmartPacket™ technology, Horizon enables mobile VoIP from only 2kbps compared to around 8kbps from other services.  It is fully compatible with digital telecommunications standards and is capable of interconnecting any phone system over IP – over mobile, fixed and satellite networks.

 

The Horizon Call app operates over EDGE, 3G, 4G/LTE, WiFi and WiMax networks and is initially available for the iPhone.  Horizon uses wireless bandwidth much more efficiently than other mobile VoIP apps, particularly in the way it handles silence.  Other VoIP services send the same amount of data in both directions regardless of whether someone is speaking or not.  Horizon detects silence and uses significantly less data.  In addition, the app offers the unique feature of allowing users to select from three different levels of call quality for optimal balance between quality and consumed bandwidth.

 

Other VoIP apps are also a potential threat to mobile operators’ call revenues.  The Horizon model is to partner with mobile operators to allow them to take the Horizon Call app to market, decide strategically how to position it within their portfolio, how to commercialise it, to customise it with their own branding and to control call routing to retain PSTN revenues.

 

“Our Horizon Call app couldn’t come at a better time to help mobile operators address the explosive growth in mobile data traffic,” said Mark White, CEO, One Horizon Group.  “And our model presents them with an option to compete against other mobile VoIP apps, while also helping to reduce call dropping and ultimately churn.”

 

Horizon Globex will be unveiling the Horizon Call app at ITU Telecom World in Geneva, from 24-27 October, in the Smart Work Pavilion, stand 4270.03.

 

About One Horizon Group Plc

 

One Horizon Group’s business is to optimise communications over the internet.  It is the parent company of Horizon Globex and SatCom Global.  Horizon Globex develops the Group’s Horizon solution which is the world’s most bandwidth-efficient VoIP platform and also offers a range of optimised data applications.  SatCom Global is one of world’s leading mobile satellite communications providers.  It provides services from Inmarsat, Iridium, Thuraya and VSAT operators.  The Group has operations in the UK, USA, Switzerland, UAE, Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan and Australia.  For more information on the company, its products and services, please visit www.onehorizongroup.com