By Gemma Simpson, 14 June 2007 16:42
The Falcon military communications network is also taking part in the UK-based trials.
Falcon, the £200m comms network, is designed to complement and work with other military communications systems such as Bcip5 and the Skynet 5 satellite.
This year the network has expanded to provide multiple computers, video cameras and VoIP phones over a LAN connection.
Falcon also provides RF links at up to 34Mbps, protected by encryption devices to protect the radio links.
Pictured are some of the cameras and VoIP phones available over Falcon which is due to be rolled out in 2010.
Photo credit: Gemma Simpson
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1. Richard
Thanks for covering this:
I'm glad that MoD allowed even these few photos.
A couple of quibbles:
Photo 2 looks like a microwave antenna for point-to-point terrestrial communications, rather than a 'satellite dish.'
The Skynet 5 satellite communications system will cost considerably more than 2Bn Pounds (think almost double), over the lifetime of this PFI project.
Most of our armed forces, including those serving in Iraq & Afghanistan are still struggling with obsolete, insecure, unreliable communications equipment which date from the 1960s!