Our successful appointment across all three lots demonstrates our ability to support the full lifecycle of tactical communication capabilities for defence, security and wider public sector organisations.

• Lot 1 – Services: Through-life support, field support, training, system sustainment, architecture design, network and system integration, test and evaluation.
• Lot 2 – Systems: Rapidly deployable, secure Information and Communication Services (ICS), including complete end-to-end system solutions and pre-integrated capability packages such as vehicle-mounted and handheld solutions.
• Lot 3 – Components: Hardware and software components that form complete or composite system solutions, including applications, infrastructure, security and system management capabilities.

Government Commercial Agency (GCA) is the UK’s central commercial and procurement organisation, connecting public and private sectors to achieve the best outcomes for the UK and its citizens. GCA uses its commercial expertise to create a simpler procurement experience that redirects valuable resources into essential public services – creating value for the nation. [this paragraph should be included according to GCA guidelines]

For public sector buyers, RM6393 provides a compliant and efficient route to access specialised military-grade tactical communication and information systems, alongside the services and components required to deploy, sustain and evolve these capabilities. The framework is available to central government, defence organisations, emergency services, local authorities and other eligible public sector bodies.

At Steatite Communications, we combine deep technical expertise with proven delivery experience across resilient communications, networking and deployable technology solutions. Our presence across all three lots enables customers to engage with a single trusted supplier for components, integrated systems and ongoing support.

We look forward to working with organisations to deliver mission-critical communications capabilities while supporting better procurement value across the UK.

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What if your tactical communications network could extend seamlessly to any standard smartphone – without compromising operational effectiveness?

As modern operations become increasingly dynamic, tactical communications teams are under growing pressure to connect a wider range of users across diverse environments. While MANET and Radio over IP technologies have transformed the way teams communicate in the field, one challenge continues to surface: how do you effectively integrate covert operators and personnel who cannot always carry specialist radio equipment?

Interoperability is often discussed, but achieving it in a practical, operationally useful way remains a significant challenge for many organisations.

This is where our partnership with CISTECH Solutions is delivering real value.

Their Oi Ecosystem consists of software and hardware devices designed to provide push-to-talk voice technology in any environment. Whether stationed in an operations centre, deployed on a mobile phone or in the field with a push-to-talk radio, essential and time sensitive information needs to be accessible, leaving users to focus on the mission at hand.

By combining MANET and Radio over IP technologies, Oi helps extend network reach, improve operational flexibility, and simplify communications across mixed user groups.

For organisations designing resilient, adaptable tactical networks, solutions that remove barriers between devices and users can significantly enhance situational awareness and mission effectiveness.

These solutions deliver greater flexibility for planners, improved coordination between dispersed teams, and enhanced situational awareness across the mission space.

Take a closer look at the capabilities of Radio over IP technology.

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We’ve been working closely with CISTECH for a number of years and offer their MACE, GV1 and Oi Ecosystem communication solutions to customers in military, defence, first responder and security sectors, or for any application which requires reliable and scalable networking.

MACE (Mobile Ad-hoc Communications Environment) is the situational awareness software which drives our CRiB and provides a flexible dynamic interface for the visualisation, configuration, and control of operational aspects of a MANET network. MACE’s ability to self-learn the network reduces complexities of adding nodes to the interface and provides a readily accessible overview of your deployed network from the perspective of the operator.

The GV1 suite of products offers radio over IP gateway solutions, allowing users on smartphones to talk to traditional and MANET based radios, laptops, and transmit voice over SATCOM, all without a server. The rugged, compact form factor of the GV1 is ideally suited for mission-critical voice communications over IP networks in fixed and mobile roles.

The Oi Ecosystem consists of software and hardware devices designed to provide push-to-talk voice technology in any environment. These provide end-to-end AES-256 encryption between desktop, mobile and radio gateway devices, for total protection of voice communications across your network.

This partnership further strengthens our portfolio of products enabling a secure voice, video, and high bandwidth data network anywhere, offering unparalleled performance in critical situations and challenging environments.

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Using the best and most suitable technology available for all materials, components and supporting equipment will increase the efficiency and ROI of any vehicle. 

This white paper looks at the most important factors when designing a UAV. It covers the latest developments and what’s available to engineers seeking to optimise surveillance, remote monitoring and even delivery technology.

Download it here.

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