According to the company, the new Harris RF-7800B Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) terminals offer advanced satellite solution for voice and data connectivity in beyond line-of-sight, SATCOM-on-the-move and SATCOM-at-the-quick-halt applications. When linked to next-generation Harris Falcon III manpack radios or SecNet 54 encryption modules, the RF-7800B terminals provide end-to-end type one HAIPE-certified security for data transmissions over long-range commercial networks.

The first two products in the Harris Tactical BGAN line are the RF-7800B-DU024, a class two land portable BGAN terminal for dismounted applications, and the RF-7800B-VU104, a class 10 land mobile BGAN terminal for vehicles on the move. The terminals utilize the Inmarsat-4 BGAN satellite constellation and will be available to domestic and international customers in the first quarter of 2009.

Steve Marschilok, vice president and general manager for US Department of Defense business at Harris, said: "The RF-7800B product line will benefit warfighters by allowing them to transmit type-one voice and data and access intelligence networks anywhere in the world, including in the most adverse environmental conditions. This reach back capability further ties commanders to personnel at the edge, allowing for more rapid responses within the enemy's d1ecision cycle."