UK-based Enterprise Control Systems (ECS), part of the SPX Communication Technologies platform, announced an extended partnership with Belgium-based business development company Depicon on 20 February to provide the Benelux region with advanced radio frequency (RF) technology and tactical datalink solutions.
Under the partnership ECS has granted Depicon exclusive rights in the Benelux region to offer its tactical datalink portfolio.
The two companies first began collaborating in 2017 with a representative agreement covering Eastern Europe, Ukraine and Kazakhstan, among other countries.
ECS’ tactical datalink solutions allow aircraft to become network enabled across land, sea and air to facilitate intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions.
Within the ECS portfolio is the recently launched Evenlode video and audio encoder/decoder, which delivers improved low-latency, long-range, high-definition video and audio transfer for faster and more accurate intelligence gathering. Its compressed video and audio data allow for the transfer of up to four videos over a lower bandwidth pipe.
“Fast and accurate capture and delivery of ISR data ensures effective decisions can be made, even on the tactical edge, which also allows users to select the latest mission-critical information required without disrupting the operation and simultaneously process multiple video inputs for improved situational awareness,” the company noted in a press release.
“By combining our operationally proven tactical datalink capabilities with Depicon’s local knowledge and expertise, we’re empowering teams with faster and more accurate ISR data so timely and effective decisions can be made,” Jackson White, business development director for tactical datalinks and VP of marketing at SPX Communication Technologies, was quoted as saying. “At SPX Communication Technologies we’re committed to providing solutions that enable more detailed communication across longer distances as part of our continued strategic development of technologies that ensure a smarter, more secure future for all.”
Hans Deprez, managing director at Depicon, added, “We are excited to expand our collaboration with ECS and represent their high-tech products in our home market of Benelux. Our journey with ECS has been marked by trust, mutual respect, and a shared vision for success. We are ready to embrace this new chapter and look forward to bringing ECS’s cutting-edge technology to the region.”
