The U.S. Army is deploying a transportable satellite broadcast management and uplink system that features greater bandwidth than traditional satellite systems, reduces transmission time and frees space on other tactical communications equipment. Disseminating large quantities of data to the warfighter at high speed has long been a priority of the services. The theater injection point system (TIPS) was designed to alleviate traffic on standard communications equipment such as microwave. The system allows commanders to trans- mit large files to their troops at a rate of 23.5 megabits per second on Ku-band frequencies and 12.5 megabits per second on Ka-band frequencies. TIPS operates with the U.S. Defense Department's Global Broadcast Service and complements the Army's other satellite tools.
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