ADEX 2013: Samsung Thales shows off tactical comms suite

Samsung Thales unveiled an integrated communications system called the Tactical Integrated Communication Network (TICN) at the Seoul International Aerospace and Defence Exhibition (ADEX 2013).
Two systems were displayed: the line-of-sight-based Multiple Link Radio (MLR) system and the mobile telephone-based communication system. The two systems aim at providing seamless voice and data services between frontline units and the command centre in a tactical scenario.
Both systems are being trialled by the Republic of Korea Army (RoKA). IHS Jane's reported in 2008 that the then unnamed system would enter service in 2022; Samsung Thales officials at ADEX could not confirm this timeline.

The MLR system at the command centre consists of a four-sector antenna unit mounted on top of an antenna mast, a modem, and a base band radio unit. At the forward post/tactical area, the system has a modem and a hyperbolic wire mesh antenna unit with the baseband unit mounted on the antenna mast itself.

A single command centre can support up to eight different communication links in different directions. A Samsung Thales spokesperson claimed that it had been tested for a range of about 30 km (with repeater configuration) at a data speed of about 2 Mbps. The system is compatible with an in-house analogue interface, digital switch interface, and VOIP telephones.

The mobile telephone-based system is truck mounted and capable of extending mobile telephone coverage to around 2.5 km in radius around the antenna. The vehicle houses two control and interface units and a maintenance and configuration terminal. It also uses a three-sectored antenna that looks similar to the MLR system.

The handset displayed at ADEX 2013 is a Samsung Galaxy telephone, upgraded to military specifications with inbuilt encryption units and ruggedised. The mobile telephones do not use SIM cards, and internet connectivity can also be added if the interface and switching unit inside the vehicle is connected to an external network. With a booster added, Samsung Thales claims the communication range

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