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Next Generation Software Comms Architecture Approved

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, March 13th, 2012

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The Joint Program Executive Office Joint Tactical Radio System (JPEO JTRS), with participation from the Wireless Innovation Forum (WInnF), yesterday said it has approved the next generation Software Communications Architecture as SCA 4.0. The first SCA release was in 1999 and since that time several generations of software defined radios have been powered and enabled by this 'operating system for radios.' SCA 4.0 is a bold update, introducing new technology that tailors the operating system size specifically for the radio…

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