[Satellite TODAY 02-06-12] Embedded wireless infrastructure solutions provider Radisys has partnered with ViaSat to develop an ATCA-based Satellite Modem Termination System (SMTS), the companies announced Feb. 2.

   ViaSat said it selected Radisys’ integrated ATCA platform solution and leveraged its engineering services to develop the SMTS in less than two years from concept to deployment.

   “To keep up with advancements in satellite technology and support its new high-capacity Ka-band satellite, now in service over Europe and North America, ViaSat needed to design an entirely new SMTS — a system that aggregates uplink and downlink traffic traveling between satellites and end-users. In order to meet this aggressive timeline, ViaSat chose Radisys’ ATCA platform with pre-integrated middleware and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) blades,” ViaSat said in a company statement.

   ViaSat Vice President of Commercial Broadband Jeff Crosby added that Radisys had the ability to accelerate custom board design and address middleware concerns. “We embarked on this development with an aggressive schedule tied to a satellite launch and we are glad to report that the SMTS is now deployed and successfully carrying traffic to our customers.”