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Kratos Unveils New Platform that Turns Satellites, Antennas into Software-Defined Systems

By Rachel Jewett

Thursday, October 22nd, 2020

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Kratos Unveils New Platform that Turns Satellites, Antennas into Software-Defined Systems

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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions [KTOS] has rolled out a new software platform, “OpenSpace,” composed of virtual products that enable satellite operators and Ground-as-a-Service (GSaaS) providers to design their own fully software-defined, dynamic ground systems, the company said Oct. 20. In order to include Software-Defined Networking (SDN) capabilities in its OpenSpace offering, Kratos said it virtualized specific hardware components in its Quantum product line and successfully digitized Radio Frequency (RF) signals for processing in digital environments. OpenSpace also includes orchestration,…

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