What Makes ELEVATE 2.0 a Game Changer?
Mar 17, 2025
In February, Comtech Telecommunications announced the launch of its groundbreaking ELEVATE 2.0 multi-orbit satellite communications platform, designed to connect people everywhere by optimizing satellite networks across various orbits for seamless information sharing and communication. This is an unprecedented leap in the global connectivity quest, a major step in the direction of making it possible for people and businesses to connect across the globe. It is this platform that testifies to Comtech’s deep roots, spanning nearly sixty years of satellite ground system innovation and the company’s depth of experience in multi-orbit Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) technologies.
Elevate 2.0 Promo. Credit: Comtech
The software-defined network architecture of the ELEVATE 2.0 allows users to effortlessly roam between different satellite networks. Among the various options, there is a wide range of Very High Throughput Satellites (VHTS), Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellations, and Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) networks. This is not a technical improvement, but an important advance towards reliable, high-quality communications in a spectrum of operational settings. It enables governments, businesses, and communities to continue to communicate seamlessly across any of the most challenging environments, so it’s valuable to have the ability to switch between networks according to user needs and location. With this versatile platform, users can get a hold of a robust communication infrastructure that is tailored to their needs and thus can survive in a world that is more and more interconnected.
The ELEVATE 2.0 platform features a disaggregated architecture that combines low-cost hardware processing at teleports with centralized software packet processing in data centers. The synergy of this architecture not only improves operational efficiency, but also enables scalability of a great extent, so that users can expand their capabilities as their communication needs increase. This flexibility also paves the way for integrating new and existing satellite communication constellations in all orbital regimes, allowing users to adjust to the rapidly evolving satellite communications landscape. This is a huge leap in capability, which means a huge improvement in the way users can interact with satellite communications, reducing data transfer times and improving efficiency.
In addition, the ELEVATE 2.0 platform has been made more secure by adopting a strong zero-trust architecture alongside the most advanced authentication and encryption protocols. In today’s digital world, where confidential information is essential, security is critical, and this commitment to security is paramount. In addition, the introduction of ultra-compact terminals and portable gateways drastically reduces existing VSAT platforms’ Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP) requirements by factors of 2 to 8 based on the configuration chosen by the customer. It not only improves portability, but also makes the technology more accessible and versatile for a variety of uses. The strong interest from customers, along with a significant contract secured from a commercial client in the Asia Pacific region, underscores the market’s confidence in the platform’s capabilities. The ELEVATE 2.0 architecture is a software-defined network (SDN) and is designed from the ground up as a new generation of VSAT technology, leveraging the best of Comtech’s existing VSAT technology and new features specifically designed to address the changing requirements of its users.
