Wave through better urban comms

14th December 2016 - 12:00 GMT | by Andrew White in London

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Long-term communication solutions for the Iraqi Special Operations Forces (ISOF) could be met through specialist waveform technology.

For ISOF and coalition security forces in the city of Mosul, one of the major issues they face in tackling Daesh is the conducting of complex counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency operations in urban environments, Shephard has understood.

According to a company spokesperson, the TerraComm handheld system is capable of achieving seamless communications throughout the subterranean environment including tunnels, caves, culverts and municipal infrastructure.

The market is now witnessing the emergence of specialist standalone technology as well as the development of tailored waveforms capable of

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