Kratos and Radisys Partner on Cloud Native 5G-NTN OpenSpace® Solutions to Enable Seamless Satellite Access for Terrestrial Networks
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS) has announced a partnership with Radisys® to develop cloud native 5G-NTN (non-terrestrial network) solutions for satellite connectivity. These solutions will be available through Kratos' OpenSpace® Platform, the only commercially available, fully software-defined satellite ground system.
The collaboration aims to create a 5G-NTN satellite base station equivalent to a cellular base station, delivered as cloud native software. This development is expected to enable open, highly scalable high-performance 5G service delivery through any 5G core network worldwide. The partnership is positioned to capture a share of the $35 billion revenue opportunity in satellite connectivity over the next decade, as identified by GSMA Intelligence.
Intelsat, one of the world's largest global satellite operators, expressed confidence in the partnership, stating that it will enable them to offer best-in-class 5G services to their consumer, business, and government customers.
La Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS) ha annunciato una partnership con Radisys® per sviluppare soluzioni 5G-NTN (network non terrestre) native al cloud per la connettività satellitare. Queste soluzioni saranno disponibili attraverso la piattaforma OpenSpace® di Kratos, l'unico sistema di terra satellitare completamente definito da software disponibile commercialmente.
La collaborazione mira a creare una stazione base satellitare 5G-NTN equivalente a una stazione base cellulare, fornita come software nativo al cloud. Si prevede che questo sviluppo abiliti la consegna di servizi 5G aperti, altamente scalabili e ad alte prestazioni attraverso qualsiasi rete centrale 5G in tutto il mondo. La partnership è posizionata per catturare una parte dell'opportunità di entrate di 35 miliardi di dollari nella connettività satellitare nei prossimi dieci anni, come identificato da GSMA Intelligence.
Intelsat, uno dei più grandi operatori satellitari al mondo, ha espresso fiducia nella partnership, dichiarando che consentirà loro di offrire servizi 5G di altissima qualità ai propri clienti, sia consumer sia business e governativi.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS) ha anunciado una asociación con Radisys® para desarrollar soluciones nativas de la nube 5G-NTN (red no terrestre) para conectividad satelital. Estas soluciones estarán disponibles a través de la plataforma OpenSpace® de Kratos, el único sistema de tierra satelital completamente definido por software disponible comercialmente.
La colaboración tiene como objetivo crear una estación base satelital 5G-NTN equivalente a una estación base celular, entregada como software nativo de la nube. Se espera que este desarrollo permita la entrega de servicios 5G abiertos, altamente escalables y de alto rendimiento a través de cualquier red central 5G en todo el mundo. La asociación está posicionada para captar una parte de la oportunidad de ingresos de 35 mil millones de dólares en conectividad satelital durante la próxima década, según GSMA Intelligence.
Intelsat, uno de los operadores de satélites más grandes del mundo, expresó confianza en la asociación, afirmando que les permitirá ofrecer servicios 5G de primera clase a sus clientes consumidores, empresariales y gubernamentales.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS)는 Radisys®와 협력하여 위성 연결을 위한 클라우드 네이티브 5G-NTN(비지상 네트워크) 솔루션을 개발하기로 발표했습니다. 이러한 솔루션은 Kratos의 OpenSpace® 플랫폼을 통해 제공되며, 상업적으로 이용 가능한 유일한 완전 소프트웨어 정의 위성 지상 시스템입니다.
이번 협력의 목표는 셀룰러 기지국에 상응하는 5G-NTN 위성 기지국을 클라우드 네이티브 소프트웨어로 제공하는 것입니다. 이 개발은 전 세계의 모든 5G 코어 네트워크를 통해 개방적이고 고도로 확장 가능하며 고성능의 5G 서비스 제공을 가능하게 할 것으로 기대됩니다. 이 파트너십은 GSMA Intelligence에 의해 확인된 향후 10년간 위성 연결에서의 350억 달러의 수익 기회를 확보하기 위해 정립되었습니다.
세계 최대의 글로벌 위성 운영업체 중 하나인 Intelsat는 이번 파트너십에 대한 신뢰를表名하며, 이를 통해 소비자, 기업 및 정부 고객에게 최고의 5G 서비스를 제공할 수 있을 것이라고 밝혔습니다.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS) a annoncé un partenariat avec Radisys® pour développer des solutions 5G-NTN (réseau non-terrestre) natives du cloud pour la connectivité par satellite. Ces solutions seront disponibles via la plateforme OpenSpace® de Kratos, le seul système de sol satellite entièrement défini par logiciel disponible commercialement.
La collaboration vise à créer une station de base satellite 5G-NTN équivalente à une station de base cellulaire, livrée sous forme de logiciel natif du cloud. Ce développement devrait permettre une fourniture de services 5G ouverts, hautement évolutifs et haute performance via n'importe quel réseau central 5G dans le monde entier. Le partenariat est positionné pour saisir une part de l'opportunité de revenus de 35 milliards de dollars dans la connectivité par satellite au cours de la prochaine décennie, selon GSMA Intelligence.
Intelsat, l'un des plus grands opérateurs de satellites au monde, a exprimé sa confiance dans ce partenariat, affirmant qu'il leur permettra d'offrir des services 5G de premier ordre à leurs clients consommateurs, entreprises et gouvernementaux.
Die Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS) hat eine Partnerschaft mit Radisys® angekündigt, um cloud-native 5G-NTN (nicht-terrestrische Netzwerk) Lösungen für Satellitenkonnektivität zu entwickeln. Diese Lösungen werden über die OpenSpace® Plattform von Kratos verfügbar sein, dem einzigen kommerziell verfügbaren, vollständig softwaredefinierten Satellitenboden-System.
Die Zusammenarbeit zielt darauf ab, eine 5G-NTN Satelliten-Basisstation vergleichbar mit einer Mobilfunk-Basisstation zu entwickeln, die als cloud-natives Softwareprodukt bereitgestellt wird. Diese Entwicklung wird voraussichtlich die Bereitstellung von offenen, hoch skalierbaren und leistungsstarken 5G-Diensten über jedes 5G-Kernnetz weltweit ermöglichen. Die Partnerschaft ist darauf ausgelegt, einen Teil der 35 Milliarden US-Dollar Umsatzchance im Bereich Satellitenkonnektivität im nächsten Jahrzehnt zu erfassen, wie von GSMA Intelligence identifiziert.
Intelsat, einer der größten globalen Satellitenbetreiber, äußerte sich optimistisch über die Partnerschaft und teilte mit, dass diese es ihnen ermöglichen wird, ihren Kunden im Verbraucher-, Geschäft- und Regierungsbereich erstklassige 5G-Dienste anzubieten.
- Partnership with Radisys to develop cloud native 5G-NTN solutions for satellite connectivity
- Potential to capture a share of the $35 billion revenue opportunity in satellite connectivity
- Endorsement from Intelsat, a major global satellite operator
- Development of a software-defined 5G-NTN satellite base station
- Enabling open, scalable 5G service delivery through any 5G core network worldwide
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SAN DIEGO, Oct. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS), a technology company in the defense, national security and global markets, announced today that it is partnering with Radisys® Corporation, a global leader in open telecom solutions, to develop cloud native 5G-NTN (non-terrestrial network) solutions for satellite connectivity. These solutions will be available through Kratos OpenSpace® Platform, the only commercially available, fully software-defined satellite ground system.
Radisys is a leading Radio Access Network (RAN) partner for telecom and mobile network operators around the world. Radisys and Kratos share a common vision for the future of connectivity to provide open standards-based solutions that interoperate seamlessly across terrestrial and space networks.
“Radisys is the ideal partner for Kratos in leading the satellite industry forward with 5G-NTN solutions,” said Greg Quiggle, SVP Product Management at Kratos. “Together, we are building a cloud native end-to-end 5G solution for non-terrestrial networks in the OpenSpace Platform. This new solution will enable open, highly scalable high-performance 5G service delivery through any 5G core network worldwide.”
Together, Kratos and Radisys are developing a 5G-NTN satellite base station equivalent to a cellular base station but delivered completely as cloud native software. The ability to do satellite signal processing in software brings standards-based interoperability for quick orchestration of networks within a variety of elastic environments. Doing so better positions satellite operators and service providers to capture the
“Our collaboration with Kratos on 5G-NTN solutions marks a significant milestone in the advancement of 5G non-terrestrial network technologies,” said Munish Chhabra, Head of Mobility Software and Services Business, Radisys. “This partnership will drive innovative applications, improve high-speed and ubiquitous global connectivity with seamless TN-NTN integration. Radisys’ unique value proposition of creating 5G-NTN RAN with ORAN disaggregated containerized architecture will help reduce the costs associated with non-terrestrial network communications and facilitate new NTN deployments and use cases.”
5G NTN technology allows satellites to provide internet access to almost anywhere on Earth in much the same way 5G works across cellular towers today. Kratos’ and Radisys’ 5G-NTN solutions will enable tighter integration with terrestrial networks to deliver true 5G mobile broadband over satellites.
According to Carmel Ortiz, SVP of Technology and Innovation at Intelsat, one of the world’s largest global satellite operators, “We are implementing Kratos’ OpenSpace Platform to support our next generation, multi-orbit network. This partnership between Kratos and Radisys gives us confidence that we will be able to offer our consumer, business and government customers best in class 5G services.”
About Kratos OpenSpace
Kratos’ 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 www.KratosDefense.com/OpenSpace.
About Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: KTOS) is a technology, products, system and software company addressing the defense, national security, and commercial markets. Kratos makes true internally funded research, development, capital and other investments, to rapidly develop, produce and field solutions that address our customers’ mission critical needs and requirements. At Kratos, affordability is a technology, and we seek to utilize proven, leading edge approaches and technology, not unproven bleeding edge approaches or technology, with Kratos’ approach designed to reduce cost, schedule and risk, enabling us to be first to market with cost effective solutions. We believe that Kratos is known as an innovative disruptive change agent in the industry, a company that is an expert in designing products and systems up front for successful rapid, large quantity, low cost future manufacturing which is a value add competitive differentiator for our large traditional prime system integrator partners and also to our government and commercial customers. Kratos intends to pursue program and contract opportunities as the prime or lead contractor when we believe that our probability of win (PWin) is high and any investment required by Kratos is within our capital resource comfort level. We intend to partner and team with a large, traditional system integrator when our assessment of PWin is greater or required investment is beyond Kratos’ comfort level. Kratos’ primary business areas include virtualized ground systems for satellites and space vehicles including software for command & control (C2) and telemetry, tracking and control (TT&C), jet powered unmanned aerial drone systems, hypersonic vehicles and rocket systems, propulsion systems for drones, missiles, loitering munitions, supersonic systems, space craft and launch systems, C5ISR and microwave electronic products for missile, radar, missile defense, space, satellite, counter UAS, directed energy, communication and other systems, and virtual & augmented reality training systems for the warfighter. For more information, visit www.KratosDefense.com.
About Radisys
Radisys is a global leader in open telecom solutions and services. Its disaggregated platforms and integration services leverage open reference architectures and standards combined with open software and hardware, enabling service providers to drive open digital transformation. Radisys offers an end-to-end solutions portfolio from digital endpoints to disaggregated and open access and core solutions, to immersive digital applications and engagement platforms. Its world-class and experienced network services organization delivers full lifecycle services to help service providers build and operate highly scalable and high-performance networks at optimum total cost of ownership. For more information, visit www.Radisys.com.
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