Kymeta won further U.S. government business in the form of a development contract. The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has tapped Kymeta to develop an enhanced cartridge that integrates compute, software-defined radio (SDR), and networking capabilities into Kymeta’s Osprey u8 terminal. The new technologies will be embedded within the terminal’s modular architecture, adding critical mission functionality without affecting multi-orbit satellite communications performance. Kymeta announced the contract award, Oct. 6.
By adding edge computing and software-defined functionality to Kymeta’s mobile connectivity technology, the enhanced cartridge aims to transform the terminal into a multi-mission platform. This allows the terminal to support additional mission applications without requiring extra hardware to be installed on the mission platform.
“The upgraded cartridge takes Kymeta beyond connectivity, allowing customers to process huge volumes of RF data quickly enough to identify signals, interference, patterns or potentially suspicious activity. Alongside additional radio capability, users will be able to act on this mission critical data where they operate,” Manny Mora, CEO of Kymeta, said in a statement.
