ETL Systems to help General Dynamics Mission Systems

ETL Systems to help General Dynamics & Canadian Armed Forces to anchor WGS satellite constellation

Madley, UK. 17 July 2017. ETL Systems, a global designer and manufacturer of RF signal distribution equipment for satellite communications, has announced that its RF equipment is being used in General Dynamics Mission Systems-Canada's Implementation and In-Service Support of the Mercury Global Anchor Segment (MGAS).

The MGAS anchor stations - seven anchor stations at three sites across Canada - will communicate with the Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite constellation and link them to existing Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) communications infrastructure. Mercury Global will provide the CAF with assured access to wideband military satellite communications. The CAF will ultimately have access to bandwidth from the nine WGS satellite constellation and utilize three anchor sites located in Eastern, Central and Western Canada.

A wide range of ETL's RF equipment has been used as part of the WGS project, including its highly linear receive matrix system on down links and combining matrix on the uplink. Additionally, ETL's Alto line amplifiers are being used for both the satellite's transmitter (TX) and receiver (RX) links at the MGAS anchor stations.

Living up to its reputation of providing tailor-made solutions, ETL designed the RF parameters of the matrices and amplifiers in order to adhere to strict government specifications.

We were delighted to be chosen by General Dynamics Mission Systems-Canada for this exciting project, as this demonstrates the flexibility of our RF equipment to meet stringent government demands, said Susan Saadat, VP of ETL's North American Office.

For further information about ETL Systems please see http://www.etlsystems.com/.

About ETL Systems

ETL Systems is privately owned and has been designing and manufacturing RF equipment since 1984. Its growing global presence accounts for 80 per cent of its total exports from the UK, where ETL is based.

ETL designs and manufacture professional RF distribution equipment for satellite ground stations and other microwave users. The product range includes L-Band Routers, Switches, Splitters, Combiners and Amplifiers covering DC-40GHz. Reliability, resilience, and RF performance are the core customer requirements which drive ETL's product innovation and development. Adaptability and scalability combine with these to provide future expansion.

With its dedicated in-house engineers based in Herefordshire, UK, ETL Systems has seen an average growth of 20 per cent in the last five years and has won three Queens Awards for International Trade.

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