Well, at least some of them apparently are… National Defense Magazine’s blog featured a recent post contrasting the network bandwidth and device capabilities provided to soldiers by JTRS with what’s commonly available in the commercial market. It’s not a happy story.
Humping more than 70 pounds of gear around isn’t exactly the most effective way to fight in the mountains. Fortunately, the U.S. military is trying to lighten the burden, and SDR has a role to play.
The Department of Defense’s vision of a theater wide fully integrated voice and data network is getting closer every day. Now the Army is giving itself kudos for their “agile” approach. However they choose to describe it, it seems to be working.
Registration is now open for the Wireless Innovation Forum’s SDR’11 – WInnComm event. If you’re interested in SDR, this is the place to be.
Lockheed’s contributions to AMF JTRS continue to roll in. This system will allow vastly superior situational awareness, speed of command, intelligence gathering and directing ordnance for maximum effect.
The White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico provides a challenging backdrop for determining whether the JTRS can live up to its promise.
Bad news for the JTRS GMR program, but it could have been avoided by applying Performance Engineering right from the start.
I’m on the hunt for good SDR books. Reviews, recommendations and advice will be much appreciated.
In another big win for its SDR radio technology, Harris is selling $4.7M worth of JTRS capable AN/PRC-117G and RF-7800B satellite terminals to Canada.
Software Defined Radio has a key role in next generation communications for first responders, as the Thales Liberty LMR clearly demonstrates.
