The Ovzon new T7 terminal. Photo: Ovzon

Ovzon announced the Ovzon T7, a new mobile satellite terminal designed for military, civil defense, police, and emergency services. It is a rugged terminal that weighs only 2.8 kg and is 17 cm square. The company said the T7 has demonstrated that it can transmit 10 Mbps and receive 60 Mbps on current Ovzon networks. It said this will increase “dramatically” when the Ovzon 3 satellite is available. 

The company recently shared that final assembly and testing of the satellite is taking longer than expected and Ovzon now expects the satellite to launch no earlier than late 2023 or early 2024. Ovzon previously swapped launch providers from Arianespace to SpaceX due to delays from manufacturer Maxar Technologies. 

The Ovzon T7 terminal will work with the Ovzon 3 satellites’ on board processor with features including direct communication between Ovzon T7 terminals when gateways are unavailable, communication below the noise floor, obfuscation of traffic patterns, frequency hopping, and enhanced communications in complex environments, including through the rotors of rotary-wing, aircraft and unmanned vehicles in the air, on the ground and on water.

“We are excited to further enhance our customers’ ability to carry out critical missions in the most challenging environments. In an age of increasing geopolitical unrest and environmental crisis, the innovation, delivery, and integration of the Ovzon T7 terminal and the Ovzon 3 class of satellites into our satcom-as-a-service solution will provide unprecedented levels of performance, mobility, and resiliency,” said Per Norén, CEO of Ovzon.