Kratos’ OpenSpace® Satellite Ground Platform Achieves MEF 3.0 Carrier Ethernet Certification
10 Outubro 2023 - 9:00AM
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS), a
technology company in Defense, National Security and Global
Markets, announced today that its OpenSpace® Platform is the first
commercially available, fully virtualized satellite ground system
to achieve MEF 3.0 Carrier Ethernet certification. The OpenSpace
Platform enables satellite operators to deliver and manage their
services for applications including communications, MilSatcom,
earth observation, remote sensing and more. Entirely
software-defined and using the same industry standards adopted by
global terrestrial and mobile network carriers, such as MEF’s
Carrier Ethernet (CE) standard, OpenSpace makes satellite service
networks interoperate seamlessly with terrestrial and cellular
transport networks.
The convergence of satellite and telecom
networks is predicted to lead to revenue gains of $35 billion by
2035 according to the GSMA, a global organization unifying the
mobile ecosystem. Standards such as Carrier Ethernet play a
critical role in this convergence by enabling satellite and
telecommunications to integrate more easily. This convergence will
benefit both industries: enabling terrestrial network providers to
reach remote users who are inaccessible through fiber or cellular
technologies while expanding the addressable market for satellite
communications.
“Global communications carriers have
traditionally viewed satellite as the ‘transport of last resort,’”
according to Greg Quiggle, Senior Vice President of Product
Management at Kratos. “The MEF 3.0 Carrier Ethernet certification
validates that the OpenSpace Platform meets the highest telecom and
cloud industry interconnectivity standards. With OpenSpace,
satellite operators can mainstream their services for dynamic,
performance-enhanced, orchestrated delivery through global telecom
networks.”
MEF is a global industry association of network,
cloud, security, and technology providers accelerating enterprise
digital transformation. MEF 3.0 certifications offer a method for
industry organizations to confirm compliance with industry-led MEF
3.0 standards for services, and the technology used to enable those
services. OpenSpace is the first commercially available satellite
communications ground system to be certified MEF 3.0 CE
compliant.
Intelsat, one of the world’s largest commercial
satellite operators, will employ the OpenSpace Platform as part of
the advanced network being built to deliver services over their new
family of software-defined satellites. According to Carmel Ortiz,
Senior Vice President of Technology and Innovation at Intelsat,
“Intelsat was the first GEO satellite operator to achieve MEF 3.0
Carrier Ethernet certification for our services, so we are very
pleased to see OpenSpace meet the same standard, supporting our
efforts toward end-to-end network interoperability. It also
represents an important milestone for OpenSpace, demonstrating the
ability to support interoperable service offerings in mobility and
the eventual migration to 5G services.”
To receive MEF’s CE 3.0 certification for the
OpenSpace Platform, Kratos passed a comprehensive set of test cases
that ensure interoperability in a multi-vendor global network
environment. The certification validates that the Platform supports
the delivery of a broad range of MEF 3.0 portfolio of services
including E-Line (point-to-point) and E-Tree (multipoint service)
and operator services including Access E-Line (point-to-point).
According to Kevin Vachon, Chief Operating
Officer, MEF, “Companies like Kratos understand the value that
certification provides—simplified, pre-validated functionality for
buyers and simplified, frictionless implementation and
partnering. Achieving MEF 3.0 Carrier Ethernet certification
is a step towards enabling the more seamless delivery of satellite
services across global provider networks. Telecommunications
operations require the service automation, scalability and
end-to-end QoS and SLA visibility that Carrier Ethernet brings to
network operations. We are delighted to see Kratos achieve MEF 3.0
certification.”
For more about OpenSpace dynamic ground visit:
https://www.kratosdefense.com/Satcom.For more information about
telecom and satellite network integration, read NSR’s (an Analysys
Mason company) white paper:
https://www.kratosdefense.com/carrier-ethernet.
About Kratos OpenSpaceKratos’
OpenSpace family of solutions enables the digital transformation of
satellite ground systems to become a more dynamic and powerful part
of the space network. The family consists of three product lines:
OpenSpace SpectralNet for converting satellite RF signals to be
used in digital environments; OpenSpace quantum products, which are
virtual versions of traditional hardware components; and the
OpenSpace Platform, the first commercially available, fully
orchestrated, software-defined ground system. These three OpenSpace
lines enable satellite operators and other service providers to
implement digital operations at their own pace and in ways that
meet their unique mission goals and business models. For more
information about the OpenSpace family visit
http://KratosDefense.com/OpenSpace.
About Kratos Defense & Security
SolutionsKratos Defense & Security Solutions,
Inc. (NASDAQ: KTOS) is a technology company that
develops and fields transformative, affordable systems, products
and solutions for United States National Security, allies and
global commercial enterprises. At Kratos, affordability is a
technology, and Kratos is changing the way breakthrough technology
is rapidly brought to market – at a low cost – with products,
systems and technologies rather than slide decks or renderings.
Through proven commercial and venture capital backed approaches,
including proactive, internally funded research and streamlined
development processes, Kratos is focused on being first to market
with our solutions, well in advance of competition. Kratos is the
recognized technology disruptor in our core market areas,
including Space and Satellite Communications, Cyber Security
and Warfare, Unmanned Systems, Rocket and Hypersonic Systems,
Next-Generation Jet Engines and Propulsion Systems, Microwave
Electronics, C5ISR and Virtual and Augmented Reality Training
Systems. For more information,
visit www.KratosDefense.com.
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