Enterprise Control Systems launches ECS Connect

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An intelligent data link network manager, ECS Connect automatically switches between multiple communication protocols, including COFDM, SATCOM, LTE, Cellular and MESH, ensuring uninterrupted and reliable transmission of video, audio and data between air, land and sea.

Designed to meet the growing demand for seamless and secure connectivity in complex mission environments, ECS Connect ensures operators always have access to the most reliable and cost-effective communication channel available without the burden of manual management. 

Different communication protocols have their own advantages and limitations. Dedicated COFDM links (ECS Evenlode) offer exceptional robustness and are often the primary transmission bearer but are limited to the coverage available within the ground infrastructure. While alternatives like satellite or cellular can be more cost-effective, they can be less reliable in contested or remote environments. 

ECS Connect solves this by intelligently managing and aggregating multiple networks, automatically switching to the optimal connection based on geography, signal strength and mission demands.

With airborne platforms increasingly required to operate across diverse scenarios from border surveillance to Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), ECS Connect provides the flexibility and assurance needed to maintain a continuous flow of intelligence data. It effectively acts as a managed service in the air, taking over complex link management and reducing pilot burden and the need for additional onboard operators.

“ECS Connect represents a significant step forward in data link technology,” said David Robins, Business Development Director for Data Links at ECS. “We’re enabling customers to move beyond single-solution systems towards a smarter, more adaptive approach to airborne and ground-based communication. ECS Connect is the first step in that journey, delivering the next generation of intelligent, resilient, reliable, any-mission-ready data links.”

“We’re seeing growing demand for secure, real-time data transfer between air and ground, especially as nations seek to strengthen their situational awareness and border security,” commented Ludovic Seixo, Sales Manager at expert radiocommunication distributor SORRAC. “ECS Connect will deliver for customers because it brings reliability, flexibility and automation together to maintain critical communications even in the most demanding operational conditions.”

Guided by extensive customer feedback and building on ECS’s 30-year heritage of delivering reliable RF technology to defence, security and public safety organisations, the announcement also marks a shift in ECS’s evolution from a data link hardware provider to a holistic managed connectivity solutions partner.