Thales announced it is strengthening its leadership in new-generation communications systems by participating in the ESSOR European project aimed at establishing European standards for secure software-defined radios. Thales also provides a range of software-defined radios called FlexNet, the first field tests of which have been successful. As a decision-making tool in fields of operation, software-defined radios are key components in battlefield digitization.
Thales is a key player in the ESSOR project, a joint initiative of 6 European countries to cooperate in the software-defined radio field. ESSOR represents an investment of more than €100 million. It aims to improve interworking between European forces through the definition of a European standardizing reference base for software-defined radio. Thales thus strengthens its position as leader in the software-defined radio field in Europe and becomes a major player in the standardization of software-defined radio.
To do this, the ESSOR program must first of all define and have certified a new software architecture standard called ESSOR SCA, developed on the basis of the SCA (Software Communication Architecture) standard created by the United States as part of the JTRS program.
ESSOR also aims to define a new secure high data rate waveform called ESSOR HDR developed on the basis of the new ESSOR SCA architecture and dedicated to coalition operations.
