Rivada Space Networks, despite not yet having its satellite fleet in orbit, has secured another useful contract. It comes from Tekniam, a US based company providing emergency connectivity for disaster response and recovery.

Rivada is planning a 600-craft fleet of laser-linked low Earth orbiting satellites.

Tekniam CEO, Andrew Heaton, commented: “Tekniam’s RUCS is a cutting-edge last mile solution for emergency disaster response, military and disaster recovery, and we are very excited to leverage Rivada’s next-generation satellite connectivity to take our service to a whole new level. The OuterNET is a fully interconnected orbital network wihich effectively serves as our own private network in space, capable of routing traffic at gigabit speeds from one satellite to another with no need for a gateway on earth. For our solutions, that really matters not just for speed and security but for coverage too”.

Declan Ganley, Rivada Space Networks CEO, added: “We are delighted to be supporting Tekniam’s new remote universal communication system (RUCS). Rivada Networks has previously provided award-winning emergency communication services in the US to customers including the National Guard and leading police forces”. Ganley added: “Now with a completely new type of LEO constellation, the The OuterNET allows satellites to go beyond their traditional role of ‘gap-filler’ and our fully inter-connected space network, independent of terrestrial infrastructure, is rapidly becoming the network of choice for resilient and secure communications”.

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