The Digital IF Interoperability Consortium Welcomes Six New Members Including the United States Space Force
07 October 2021 - 10:00PM
The Digital IF Interoperability Consortium (DIFI), the independent
space industry group formed to advance interoperability in
satellite and ground system networks, today announced six new
members led by its newest government member, the United States
Space Force, Space Systems Command, as well as commercial members
Bascom Hunter Technologies, Inc.; ETL Systems LTD; Envistacom;
L3Harris Technologies, Inc. Communication Systems Operating
Division; and Systems Technologies, Inc. (Systek).
These organizations join the growing roster of industry leaders
coming together to support innovation and the digital
transformation of space, satellite and related space technologies
through the development of industry interoperability standards.
“We are extremely pleased to welcome our newest members,”
commented Stuart Daughtridge, Chairman of DIFI and SVP for Advanced
Technologies at Kratos. “We look forward to their contributions to
advancing the cause of interoperability in space systems, as well
as the interoperability of space systems with other global
communications networks.”
According to Lieutenant Colonel Gary Thompson, Chief of SATCOM
Capability Area Integration for the U.S. Space Force Space Systems
Command, “The interoperability of equipment and network components
is an area of extreme importance for us if we are to realize our
goals of space network architectures that are resilient, adaptive
and scalable. We look forward to participating actively in DIFI
with our colleagues in industry, government and education.”DIFI has
introduced version 1.0 of an interoperability standard based upon
VITA 49, entitled IEEE-ISTO Std 4900-2021: Digital IF
Interoperability Standard which can be downloaded at the
Consortium’s website https://dificonsortium.org.
About The Digital IF Interoperability
Consortium
The Digital IF Interoperability Consortium (DIFI) is an
independent, international group of companies, organizations and
government agencies that have an interest in the interoperability
of networks and ground systems supporting space-based operations.
Launched in coordination with the IEEE-ISTO, DIFI’s mission is to
enable the digital transformation of space, satellite and related
industries through a simple, interoperable Digital IF/RF standard
that accelerates industry transformation from L-Band IF to Digital
IF, while discouraging vendor lock-in. The founding members of DIFI
include Hawkeye 360, Intelsat Corp. (OTCMKTS: INTEQ), Kongsberg
Satellite Services AS (KSAT), Kratos Defense & Security
Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: KTOS), Microsoft, and the U.S. Navy. To
learn more about DIFI Consortium and to view the complete list of
current members, visit www.dificonsortium.org.
Contact:Joni Sterlaccij.sterlacci@ieee.org732-562-5464
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