BATS Wireless secures follow-on order from major defence client

Broadband Antenna Tracking Systems (BATS) Wireless has secured a large follow-on order from a major defence customer for 150 BATS intelligent network nodes that provide high-speed wireless connectivity and data in military operations areas.

BATS said that the system’s modular, lightweight, and hardened design will improve mobility and durability in most demanding environments and allows for the faster deployment of self-optimising wireless broadband communications assets while mobile, or at the halt; with minimal set up time and very little configuration.

BATS sales and marketing vice president Phillip Cramer said that the company’s defence and public safety partnerships have afforded several opportunities to provide individuals in those fields with the technology they require to complete tasks efficiently, without the hassle or cost of traditional communications methods.

"With the ability to combine, extend, or even offset a variety of network resources; be it existing fibre, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, LTE, Wi-Max, microwave or satellite; and deliver up to gigabit connectivity, these systems provide the flexibility that is required in the field," Cramer added.

Currently, more than 850 intelligent network nodes are in field in the defence and public safety markets.

BATS has worked in association with the US Army, Air Force, and Navy divisions to offer stabilised microwave systems that are used for mobile data and communication links while in theatre. It developed and installed a self-healing, wireless core network to support 4G LTE technology rollout onboard Navy ships.