New Covert Spectrum Monitoring System
New Covert Spectrum Monitoring System
25th February, 2009
Europe UK : CRFS, a developer and manufacturer of innovative real-time spectral monitoring and management tools, has released a new self- contained version of its RFeye ( inset ) product housed in a compact backpack complete with antennas, power supply, communications, and local storage.
The product will allow for simple and discreet sweeps of an area by a single person on foot, allowing spectrum users, regulators, law enforcement and intelligence agencies to verify real-time spectrum use and check for anomalous emissions in frequency bands up to 6 GHz.
The RFeye backpack system can store results locally for later analysis, or communicate its findings in real time to a control centre anywhere in the world. It can also be remotely controlled and configured if desired.
Dr. Alistair Massarella, CEO of CRFS commented:
"RFeye units are already making a vital contribution in policing spectrum usage, border monitoring, perimeter protection and counter-terrorism, and the RFeye Backpack will add a key extra capability for our users. The system can be used covertly: there is nothing in the appearance of the backpack that gives any hint as to its purpose. No user intervention is required during the walk around, allowing an area to be surveyed and monitored in an entirely discreet manner."
According to Homeland Security Research Corporation, the homeland security market is growing at an average of 34.3% and is estimated to be worth more than $75 billion annually.
Sample RFeye backpack systems will ship shortly. Please contact CRFS for pricing and availability.
About RFeye
The RFeye system is based on one or more distributed, autonomous nodes - fixed or mobile - which can survey the radio spectrum between 10 MHz and 6 GHz.
Each RFeye node is a low-cost, robust, GPS-equipped real-time spectrum analyser, which can be linked via a backhaul network such as Wi-Fi, UMTS or GPRS to provide rich and complete contextual information that amounts to a revolution in spectrum monitoring.
The RFeye system includes a range of sophisticated and powerful data management and visualisation tools. Applications for the RFeye system include interference detection, spectrum license enforcement, military and intelligence uses, cell planning, RF environment checks and remote site monitoring.