COMINT/EW

TCI’S New COMINT Platform Coming in 2021

“TCI International, Inc. plans to expand its product line in mid-2021 with a new modular and scalable communications intelligence (COMINT) hardware platform. TCI leverages its 50+ years of RF spectrum expertise to provide the new COMINT platform with higher performance in multiple embodiments to maximize CONOPS flexibility for tactical electronic warfare operations. Performance enhancements include broader instantaneous bandwidths (IBWs); scalable and higher bandwidth digital downconverters (DDCs); faster scan rates; and expanded networking capabilities…”

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About TCI
TCI International, Inc., is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SPX Corporation. TCI provides turn-key solutions for spectrum management and monitoring, direction finding, geolocation and communications intelligence to civilian, government, military and intelligence agencies as well as antennas for communications and high-power radio broadcasting. TCI is headquartered in Fremont, California, USA. For more information, visit www.tcibr.com.

TCI Announces Plans for Radio Frequency Machine Learning (RFML) in 2021

TCI announces plans to implement radio frequency machine learning (RFML) into their communications intelligence (COMINT) and signals intelligence (SIGINT) offerings. The new software, Blackbird EDGE^TM, offers the strategical and tactical benefits of both COMINT and SIGINT applications in one solution.

Read the announcement on Battlespace News, or via the image below.

5G Adoption: A Complex Journey, Not Just a Destination

Complications for military use of the electromagnetic spectrum will arise as more countries adopt and implement 5G technology. In this article by Dr. Thomas Withington for Jane’s International Defense Review, TCI’s Kevin Davis and Misho Tkalcevic argue that the diversity of frequency allocations will pose a challenge for military planners worldwide. The key with 5G, according to TCI, is to understand who is doing what, when and how, as well as recognizing the potential for mesh networks and other technologies to be part of the solution.

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TCI COVID-19 Update #1 / USTTI Course 20-113 Postponement

To TCI’s Customers, Students, Partners and Suppliers:

TCI has been determined as an “essential business” as a supplier of critical equipment for global telecom and government infrastructure applications. Therefore, TCI has reopened its manufacturing and customer support facility effective Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Many staff will continue to work from remote sites in support of the ongoing precautionary measures being taken by local and state governments to ensure the safety of our employees and the citizens of California in the face of the evolving threat from the COVID-19 virus.

In support of protecting the health of our USTTI students, USTTI Course 20-113 scheduled for May 11 – May 15, 2020, in Fremont, California will be rescheduled to a later date. TCI and USTTI will provide new dates once the timeline for resolution of the COVID-19 pandemic is clearer.

Please be assured that our team will remain fully engaged to ensure continuous program execution, customer support, accounting, and marketing activities. During this period, you should continue to engage with our team directly and via the customer web portal as you normally do. TCI’s Customer Support phone lines (+1.510.687.6123 or +1.510.687.6218) and E-Mail (tcisupport@spx.com) accounts remain operational.

JB Ballard,

President

About TCI
TCI International, Inc., is a wholly owned subsidiary of SPX Corporation. TCI provides turn-key solutions for spectrum management and monitoring, direction finding, geolocation and communications intelligence to civilian, government, military and intelligence agencies as well as antennas for communications and high-power radio broadcasting. TCI is headquartered in Fremont, California, USA. For more information, visit www.tcibr.com.

TCI Takes Precautionary Measures for COVID-19

To TCI’s Customers, Students, Partners and Suppliers:

TCI will be closing, temporarily, its main facility in Fremont, California on March 16, 2020 at midnight. This temporary closure is in support of the precautionary measures being taken by local and state governments to ensure the safety of our employees and the citizens of California in the face of the evolving threat from the COVID-19 virus.

Please be assured that our team will remain engaged from remote locations to ensure continuous program execution, customer support, accounting and marketing activities during this period – you should engage with our team directly and via the web portal as you normally do. TCI’s Customer Support phone line and E-Mail accounts remain operational: +1.510.687.6218 (Brian Beck) tcisupport@spx.com

Preliminary indications are these precautionary efforts will remain in effect through April 7, 2020, and TCI will keep you updated via this web site and E-Mail as new information is available.

TCI looks forward to reopening our Fremont facility as soon as possible and serving you through the temporary closing.

JB Ballard,

President

TCI Talks Blackbird Updates and Drone Detection at AOC Show

TCI used the occasion of the 56th Annual AOC International Symposium and Convention in Washington, D.C. last fall to discuss two of the company’s most important offerings. The Blackbird COMINT system now features faster scanning, plus lower size, weight and power to make the system more capable. TCI is also promoting is counter-UAS detection and classification system for military and commercial applications. Richard Thomas of Shephard Media has the story here .