Harris VU104 BGAN Terminal

The Harris RF-7800B-VU104 Land Mobile Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) SATCOM Terminal provides a tactical radio network capability that enhances the FALCON III® multiband radio family. The RF-7800B-VU104 is a Class 10 BGAN SATCOM-on-the-Move (SOTM) Terminal that provides data rates of up to 492 Kbps while on the move. The RF-7800B-VU104 BGAN terminal is designed for operation in harsh environmental conditions.

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The RF-7800B-VU104 antenna may be permanently mounted on a vehicle and is capable of traveling at speeds of up to 70 MPH. Continuous tracking with the INMARSAT satellite is provided to achieve successful communications. Full network connectivity is uninterrupted when vehicular velocity of motion is up to 100 degrees per second, and vehicular acceleration is up to 100 degrees per second squared in both azimuth and elevation, with simultaneous random pitch and roll.

The RF-7800B-VU104 can be considered for global network connectivity solutions when used with a computer for standalone terminal applications such as law enforcement, homeland security, or first responders.

When used with the AN/PRC-117G(V)1(C) or the RF-7800M manpack radio, the terminal provides a multi-mode system utilizing ad-hoc networking to automatically route between mobile wideband networked line-of-sight (LOS) nodes, adding global beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS) satellite connectivity. The system is designed to ensure a seamless tactical network-centric BLOS connectivity to the existing FALCON III tactical networks, providing secure IP data transfer capability and increased communications reliability. The Harris BGAN Terminal IP data is encrypted by the Sierra® II Type-1 algorithms in the AN/PRC-117G or the Acropolis® II AES Encryption algorithms in the RF-7800M. The embedded software of the manpack radio provides the ability to fully configure, remotely control and provide status and fault monitoring of the RF-7800B-VU104 BGAN Terminal using the radio's front panel.