Aerospace communications
Airborne Telemetry, Video & Satellite Communications
Connect airborne sensors and mission systems using Ethernet, Wi-Fi, or serial interfaces, with telemetry transport over Viasat BGAN and Iridium networks.
Avionics Networks provides embedded telemetry and communications solutions for aircraft, UAVs, and aerospace research platforms. Our platform supports sensor connectivity, onboard data handling, telemetry transport, storage, and adaptive video streaming over constrained satellite links.
Satellite communications
Key capabilities
What makes our approach different
Unlike conventional telemetry-only systems, Avionics Networks combines sensor connectivity, onboard networking, local data storage, and satellite communications into one embedded platform. The system can collect telemetry from airborne sensors, store mission data locally, and transmit telemetry and video over satellite links when available.
- Sensor and payload connectivity via Ethernet, Wi-Fi, and serial interfaces
- Satellite telemetry backhaul through Viasat BGAN and Iridium 9704 / Iridium services through Ground Control
- Onboard data storage for telemetry, logs, and mission data
- Video telemetry support including adaptive satellite video streaming
- Embedded networking and routing for airborne mission systems
- Environmental test heritage based on the existing SkyFi6 platform
Satellite networks
Supported communications paths
The platform is designed to interface with airborne sensors and mission equipment through Ethernet, Wi-Fi, and serial links, then route telemetry through available communications channels including Viasat BGAN and Iridium.
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Video Espresso
Telemetry and video
Avionics Networks supports both telemetry and video workflows. In addition to telemetry transport and storage, the platform can support adaptive video delivery over satellite using our Video Espresso technology, developed to improve video streaming performance over constrained communication links.
SkyFi6 · Proven technology foundation
Not starting from zero.
Built on an existing, environmentally tested hardware platform, SkyFi6 is a foundation for mission-specific solutions without starting the engineering process from zero.
- Embedded computingARM-based embedded Linux platform with onboard data handling and storage.
- NetworkingEthernet, Wi-Fi, and serial-based sensor and mission-system integration.
- CommunicationsSatellite telemetry through Viasat BGAN and Iridium connectivity.
- Aircraft interfacesARINC-429, CAN and other aircraft interfaces.
- Network controlRouting, prioritization, and mission data transport management.
- MIL-STD-810Environmental testing successfully completed under specified test conditions.
- RTCA DO-160G Section 21EMI testing successfully completed under specified test conditions.
How it works
One embedded telemetry gateway
An environmentally tested, configurable computing and networking platform that connects airborne sensors and mission systems with onboard storage, satellite links and ground-based analysis.
Sensors to satellite: telemetry, storage and video
Applications
Collect, preserve, prioritize, analyze.
Helping engineers and operators collect, store and move telemetry and mission data from aircraft, UAVs and aerospace research platforms. SkyFi6 handles data and communications; it is not a flight computer.
U.S. Air Force photoFlight telemetry and debrief
In service on KAI T-50 trainers, where the military SkyFi6 collects flight telemetry for post-flight debrief.
Aircraft and UAV mission systems
Sensor and payload connectivity over Ethernet, Wi-Fi and serial links, with telemetry routed to the best available satellite or terrestrial path.
NASA photoResilient telemetry data management
Investigation of telemetry recording, data integrity, network monitoring and post-flight reconstruction when live communications are degraded or unavailable.
Defense aerospace prototyping
Adaptation of existing embedded systems for ground testing, hardware-in-the-loop integration, technology demonstrations and mission-specific engineering evaluations.
Engineering capabilities
Modular, testable, measurable.
Our engineering approach emphasizes modular architectures, testability, measurable performance and practical technology transition.
- Embedded C/C++
- Linux
- Real-time interfaces
- RF communications
- Satellite networking
- Hardware integration
- Environmental testing
- Custom aerospace electronics
Research partnerships
Let's build the next test campaign together.
We welcome discussions with U.S. government research organizations, aerospace manufacturers, prime contractors and flight test programs seeking innovative instrumentation and communications technologies.
Contact Avionics Networks to discuss a research collaboration, prototype development or technology demonstration.
Aerospace research applications described on this page are research and development areas. SkyFi6 is a non-safety-critical data and communications system; it is not represented as a flight-control system or as qualified for a specific vehicle or environment without program-specific testing.