Wed, Apr 22, 2009
New Offering Delivers Reliable Voice And Data Communications
Over Iridium Network
ICG has concluded an agreement to
provide Rockwell Collins a version of the ICG NxtLink Iridium
communications systems for Air Transport customers. Rockwell
Collins is marketing the devices as the IRT 2110 (Dual Channel) and
IRT 2120 (Tri Channel) Iridium systems. The units are currently
available for delivery.
"We are extremely pleased to have entered into this agreement
with Rockwell Collins," noted Armin Jabs, ICG's President and Chief
Operating Officer (COO), who also oversees the company's Private
Label and New Market Development business activities. "This
arrangement allows Rockwell Collins to provide a comprehensive
Iridium based flight deck communications solution, with features
tailored to their specific customer needs," he added.
"We've worked closely with ICG to
develop the specifications, requirements and configuration of these
units," said Steve Timm, Vice President and General Manager of
Information Management at Rockwell Collins. "The IRT 2110 and IRT
2120 are designed to meet our air transport customers'
requirements, and manufactured to Rockwell Collin's uncompromising
standards. Adding an Iridium communications solution to our
products portfolio further enhances our ability to offer airlines a
comprehensive communications suite."
The Iridium system presents an immediate and cost-effective near
term solution to provide seamless voice and Datalink flight deck
communications for virtually any size airframe including regional
jets. Industry analysis has shown that the equipage costs can be
recovered quickly through fuel savings as a result of increased
efficiencies, and in some recent cases, the ability to communicate
with Flight Ops has eliminated the need for expensive turn-backs or
diversions.
"In addition to the Rockwell Collins HF radio, HF Datalink and
Inmarsat Sat-coms, the IRT devices help us to round out the
communications portfolio that Rockwell Collins can provide to a
customer, depending on their operational requirements," Timm
pointed out.
The IRT-2110 device incorporates a
single Iridium transceiver (LBT) and a Short Burst Data (SBD) modem
and provides connections to customary and standard flight deck
voice and data systems. The IRT 2120 is a three-transceiver device,
which combines dual LBTs providing two channels of global voice
with an SBD modem dedicated to DataLink services. Both systems
support Future Air Navigation System (FANS) and Controller Pilot
Data Link Communications (CPDLC) as well as Aircraft Communications
Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS) requirements.
Both devices also operate with the external CIM (Configuration
Identification Module) which contains the Iridium SIM cards as well
as the system configuration information. Keeping the SIMS and
configuration storage with the aircraft at all times, make the IRT
2110 and IRT 2120 devices true line replaceable units (LRUs) and
removes the requirement to update various databases and number of
reassignments in the event of an LRU change-out.
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