How it works

A signal hits an antenna, is digitised and then routed from the ground station site to a nearby compute centre or to the other side of the globe, allowing users to choose where to process it when useful for their particular mission. The signal is processed in real time, with output sent downstream over the network, to storage or both.

Benefits

Servers are active only during a satellite pass, minimising operational costs, and maximising security. In the cloud, users benefit from an unprecedented level of scalability, switching from initial test use on a single ground station to intense use over multiple ground stations at the drop of a hat.

Cloud automation, notifications, resource management, declarative and versioned infrastructure all make for a highly automated, reliable ground segment.

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How it works

Blink replaces conventional hardware modems. A server equipped with a digitiser and Blink software is deployed to the ground station, effectively providing the same kind of interfaces as a traditional hardware modem, which is convenient to users used to that kind of equipment that still want features unique to a high-performance software modem.

Benefits

Users get the benefit of an extremely flexible solution:

• varying number of channels
• short lead times
• quick and easy hardware and software updates
• rapid evolution of capabilities
• competitive costs
• flexible licensing models