ETL Systems, a global designer and manufacturer of radio frequency (RF) signal distribution equipment for satellite communications, has completed a project in partnership with Speedcast.
ETL Systems works with maritime organisations to both fit newbuild ships and retrofit existing fleets that use multi-band antennas with state-of-the-art RF equipment.
With the majority of vessels operating between 2 and 4 C-band and Ku-band antennas, with a small handful also equipped for Ka-band, ETL’s Victor RF switch matrix is a good fit for ships fitted with multi-band antennas.
“We are really pleased to have been working with Speedcast. As more ships’ operations transition from dual data centres to a more contemporary set-up with both antenna and frequency band diversity, it’s important to scale-up RF handling beyond the antenna manufacturers’ provided solutions,” saidSusan Saadat, Sr. VP Americas at ETL Systems.
“ETL’s technology enables you to avoid on-board reconfiguration to switch between frequencies, which is ideal for maritime customers because they can reconfigure the system remotely – even when the configuration requirements are complex.
“Onboard equipment failures are also mitigated, with every Victor RF matrix having integral fault resilience as part of standard specifications. Not only will this reduce operational cost, it also minimises the manpower strain and maximises both the customer and end-user capacity.”
