News Summary:
On March 19, 2026, Gilat Satellite Networks, through its Gilat Defense unit, Amazon Web Services (AWS), SES Space & Defense, and the WAVE Consortium announced they would jointly demonstrate a virtualized satellite modem operating over cloud infrastructure at Satellite 2026. The demonstration outlined a setup featuring an FPGA-accelerated virtualized modem on AWS cloud infrastructure at one endpoint and a Gilat Aquarius Pro DS modem at the other. SATCOM connectivity for this demonstration utilized a DIFI-compliant interface aligned with the WAVE Consortium's open architecture and leveraged AWS GenAI capabilities. This initiative aims to showcase modem capabilities deployable as software, independent of custom-made hardware, thereby supporting flexibility, scalability, multi-vendor interoperability, and future technology integration for defense SATCOM networks. Earlier, on March 16, 2026, Gilat DataPath secured approximately $6 million in new orders to deliver field and technical services supporting the U.S. Army's command, control, and communications networks. On the same day, Gilat also announced its plans to present a range of satellite communications technologies at Satellite 2026, addressing connectivity across GEO, MEO, and LEO satellite constellations for applications such as mobility, enterprise, aviation, and broadband services.
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