Rick Freeman, president of KGS, with with Iain Pope, chairman of GRC. Photo: GRC

Global RadioData Communications (GRC) signed an agreement with Amazon’s Kuiper Government Solutions (KGS) to become an authorized reseller of Kuiper communications, GRC announced on Feb. 18. 

GRC, headquartered in Hereford, U.K., designs and develops mission-critical communication and situational awareness systems for government and defense agencies, emergency responders and industries such as oil, gas and mineral exploration worldwide.

KGS is the government-focused division of Project Kuiper, Amazon’s initiative to establish a  constellation of satellites in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO). 

The partnership will allow GRC and KGS to deliver secure LEO satellite communication solutions tailored for U.K defense and other approved government customers.

Rick Freeman, president of KGS, expressed confidence that the partnership would simplify government users’ adoption of advanced satellite capabilities.

“Some of the smallest, fastest terminals we’ve ever seen, operating on a network with security, encryption, and custom routing options tailored for government and defense users — we couldn’t be more excited to bring KGS to our customers,” Iain Pope, chairman of GRC, said. “Combined with GRC’s extensive range of managed services, training, and 24/7 support it offers users the kind of assurances a nationally owned satellite provides, with the innovation, agility, and value of a commercial network.”