New win for Spectrum;
US Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command Selects Spectrum Signal Processing HCDR-1000 for UHF Satellite Communications Platform
COLUMBIA, MARYLAND, Oct 6, 2004 (CCNMatthews via COMTEX) -- Spectrum Signal
Processing (USA) Inc., a subsidiary of Spectrum Signal Processing Inc. (NASDAQ:
SSPI / TSX: SSY), today announced that the US Space and Naval Warfare Systems
Command (SPAWAR) has selected Spectrum's flexComm(TM) HCDR-1000 platform for the
development of an Ultra High Frequency (UHF) Characterization System. The system
will be used to analyze interference patterns thereby enabling the development
of interference mitigation techniques for improved satellite communications.
Satellite voice and data communications are commonly plagued with interference
of indeterminate source and nature. SPAWAR is developing a UHF Characterization
Platform that will be used to analyze the entire band of UHF satellite
communications channels with the objective of creating statistical models of the
interference patterns. These statistical models will then be used to pinpoint
the source and characteristics of the interference such that interference
mitigation techniques can be employed to improve satellite communications.
"Spectrum provided a complete front-end processing platform for our application,
from radio frequency (RF) to base-band processing. This platform employs
innovative technology including FPGA (field programmable gate array) cores
instead of traditional down-converters which results in a significant increase
in channel density per slot," said Gerry Baumgartner, Program Manager at SPAWAR.
"Spectrum was also able to meet an aggressive timeframe which will allow us to
meet our program schedule and cost objectives."
"SPAWAR's selection of Spectrum's HCDR-1000 is a validation of both our
application engineering services capabilities and our flexible product
offering," said James P. Atkins, President of Spectrum Signal Processing (USA)
Inc. "Our applications engineering services team provides signal processing
systems engineering expertise and the ability to rapidly integrate third party
products such as RF front ends."
The HCDR-1000 is a flexible heterogeneous processing platform that incorporates
Xilinx(TM) field programmable gate arrays, IBM and Motorola PowerPC(TM)
processors and Texas Instruments digital signal processors. The HCDR-1000 also
integrates a front-end radio frequency receiver from Eclipse Electronic Systems,
Inc. eclipse.sigint.com.
ABOUT SPAWAR
Headquartered in San Diego, CA, SPAWAR is the US Navy's Chief Engineer for
command, control, communications, computer, intelligence and surveillance (C4IS)
systems. SPAWAR's mission is to provide war fighters with knowledge superiority
by developing, delivering, and maintaining effective, capable and integrated
C4IS systems. More information on SPAWAR is available at
enterprise.spawar.navy.mil.
ABOUT SPECTRUM SIGNAL PROCESSING INC.
Spectrum Signal Processing Inc. (NASDAQ: SSPI / TSX: SSY) is a leading supplier
of software reconfigurable platforms for defense electronics applications.
Spectrum's products and services are optimized for military communications,
signals intelligence, surveillance, electronic warfare and satellite
communications applications. Spectrum's integrated, application-ready products
provide its customers with compelling time-to-market and performance advantages
while mitigating program risk and cost parameters. Spectrum Signal Processing
(USA) Inc., based in Columbia, MD, provides applications engineering services
and modified commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) platforms to the US Government, its
allies and its prime contractors. More information on Spectrum and its flexComm
product line is available at www.spectrumsignal.com.
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