SPECTRUM MONITORING

CRFS’ spectrum monitoring solutions allow users to see who is using the spectrum, where & when they are using it, & what they are using it for 

Overview

In an era driven by constant wireless connectivity, spectrum management is imperative for uninhibited communication, threat detection, situational awareness, and interference hunting. The key to successful spectrum management is effective spectrum monitoring: monitoring who is using the spectrum, where and when they are using it, and what they are using it for. Proactive, automated monitoring means any jamming, interference, or breach of conditions can be quickly identified and corrective actions taken.

Whether safeguarding military operations, enforcing regulations, optimizing communication networks, or ensuring law enforcement integrity, CRFS’ spectrum monitoring hardware and software solutions will give you gain the upper hand in monitoring invisible threats and ensuring optimal spectrum use.

  • Highly sensitive RF receivers

  • Wide dynamic range

  • Identify signals of interest

  • Real-time analysis

  • Automated software

  • Remote monitoring

  • VITA-49 streaming

Spectrum monitoring applications

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Military spectrum monitoring & EMSO

CRFS technology helps military operators dominate the spectrum by identifying and locating threats and turning real-time signal capture and emitter data into actionable intelligence. 

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Systems integrators

By designing systems with passive RF capability, system integrators can provide military end users with a tactical advantage in a highly contested environment.  

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Regulators

Spectrum monitoring solutions can help monitor, manage, and monetize the spectrum while complying with ITU guidelines—as well as addressing OPEX and CAPEX spectrum challenges. 

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Critical infrastructure

CRFS technology gives agencies the ability to detect, monitor, analyze, and act upon a vast range of wireless signals—providing enhanced situational awareness and investigative capabilities. 

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Technical surveillance counter measures

CRFS automated technology continuously monitors the spectrum, detecting low-power and advanced signals that would be missed by many handheld sweepers.  

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Major events

Remotely monitoring the spectrum in real-time allows teams to locate interference quickly and resolve any issues rapidly and efficiently, ensuring the safety and integrity of the event. 

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Spaceports

For safe spaceport operations, careful management and monitoring of the radio frequency environment is essential. 

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Civil aviation

Ensuring the integrity of the spectrum at airports is essential for aircraft safety, and preventing interference ensures communication and navigation systems can function unimpeded.  

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Interference hunting

Proactively monitoring the spectrum to detect RF interference helps to improve safety, prevent financial losses, and avoid operational inefficiencies. 

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Spectrum monitoring expertise

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Key radio parameters for spectrum monitoring receivers

Why key radio parameters and minimum recommended values of the receiver are so important and need to be clearly understood.

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Machine learning & RF spectrum intelligence gathering
How CRFS are solving customer problems more effectively, by using ML to automate pattern recognition processes as part of a suite of EW tools.
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Spectrum monitoring & geolocation systems

An overview of contemporary radio spectrum monitoring practice and the sensor and geolocation technologies required to meet the emerging challenges.

MoD BORDER SURVEILLANCE IN THE MIDDLE EAST
ISR MISSIONS AT SEA & ACROSS HOSTILE BORDERS
DETECTION & 3D GEOLOCATION OF AERIAL TARGETS OVER WIDE AREAS
REAL-TIME DIRECTION FINDING  & FULL SPECTRUM AWARENESS
DEPLOYMENT STORIES
MoD BORDER SURVEILLANCE IN THE MIDDLE EAST

How a government agency secured its borders in a volatile region.

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DEPLOYMENT STORIES
ISR MISSIONS AT SEA & ACROSS HOSTILE BORDERS

How combining ground & air-based RF sensors improved ISR and target acquisition.

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DEPLOYMENT STORIES
DETECTION & 3D GEOLOCATION OF AERIAL TARGETS OVER WIDE AREAS

How a NATO partner built an air defense platform to increase national security 

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DEPLOYMENT STORIES
REAL-TIME DIRECTION FINDING & FULL SPECTRUM AWARENESS

How a Southeast Asian government intelligence service secured multiple borders.

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