BridgeComm Optical Ground Terminal / Optical Ground Station (OGT/OGS)
BridgeComm, Inc.
BridgeComm's fixed and mobile Optical Ground Terminals (OGT) and Optical Ground Stations (OGS) provide free-space laser communications links to space and airborne lasercom terminals, supporting government, space, and telecommunications customers.
Technical specifications
- Communications speed
- 2.5 Gbps to 1 Tbps
- Modem compatibility
- Modem Agnostic Systems
- Ssa bench design
- Hot-Swappable SSA Benches
- Bandwidth advantage
- More than 10-100X greater bandwidth with less interference
- Probability of detection/interception
- Lower probability of detection or interception
- Security
- Meets stringent requirements of government and space
- Flight heritage
- Initial Spacecraft DTE terminal launched in 2017 to ISS
- Flight heritage (min)
- Additional Terminals and Modems awarded by AFRL in 2019
- Flight heritage (min) (min)
- IC program space DTE terminal delivered in 2021
- Program milestone
- SDA Phase 2 contract awarded in 2021
- Program milestone (2)
- U.S. government program of record for multiple optical ground stations
- Program milestone (3)
- Field demonstrated Navy in 2021
- Program milestone (4)
- Demonstrated first 100 Gbps point to point solution for telecom in 2020
About
BridgeComm designs and builds fixed and mobile Optical Ground Terminals (OGT) and Optical Ground Stations (OGS) that provide free-space laser (lasercom) communications links connecting seamlessly to space-based and airborne lasercom terminals. The company is integrating LaserComm capability with Space Situational Awareness / Space Domain Awareness (SSA/SDA) functions to enable fully integrated, remote-operated 24/7/365 real-time operations centers. Systems are built with US vendors and teammates to achieve communications speeds between 2.5 Gbps and 1 Tbps, are modem-agnostic, feature hot-swappable SSA benches, and use highly interoperable software. The technology supports Ground-to-Space and Air-to-Ground communications for government, space, and telecommunications applications. For government customers it offers unparalleled bandwidth and security for mission-critical operations, including an SDA Phase 2 contract and a US government program of record for multiple optical ground stations, with a Navy field demonstration. For space applications it supports space-based connectivity, including a spacecraft direct-to-earth (DTE) terminal launched to the ISS, additional terminals and modems for AFRL, and a DTE terminal delivered for an IC program. For telecommunications, BridgeComm demonstrated a first-of-its-kind 100 Gbps point-to-point laser link solution. The systems are positioned to deliver greater resilience (lower probability of detection/interception, high security meeting government and space requirements) and increased bandwidth (more than 10-100X greater bandwidth with less interference than conventional RF links), without the constraints of spectrum, speed, cost, or fiber deployment.
Documentation
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