Colt Technology Services Partners with Rivada
Plan Next-Generation Business Connectivity in LEO
A partnership has been formed between Colt Technology Services and Rivada Space Networks for a unique global data constellation using satellite-to-satellite laser links. The first satellite launch is planned for 2025, with services targeted to start in 2026.
"The opportunities for leveraging this global B2B access solution are vast, and we’re incredibly excited about the partnership.”
Buddy Bayer, Colt Technology Services
Colt Technology Services will harness Rivada’s Outernet to provide resiliency for high quality voice, video and data solutions and a new level of cybersecurity to enterprises that require secure infrastructure, such as banking and financial services. The Outernet’s connectivity will ramp up network performance and enable true digital transformation and new business opportunities through multi-gigabit bi-directional performance, combined with worldwide reach.
Rivada’s global low-latency point-to-point connectivity network of 600 low earth orbit (LEO) satellites, the “Outernet,” is a unique next-generation architecture combing inter-satellite laser links with advanced onboard processing that provide unique routing and switching capabilities to create an optical mesh network in space.
This approach to “orbital networking,” in which data stays in space from origin to destination, creates an ultra-secure satellite network with pole-to-pole coverage, offering end-to-end latencies much lower than terrestrial fiber over similar long distances. And by routing traffic on a physically separated network, it provides a layer of defense for any organization that needs to securely share data between widely distributed sites. Established in 1992, Colt is a global business spanning 40+ countries, with over 6,000 employees and more than 80 offices around the world.
“Our goal is to provide agile, secure, high-performance solutions powered by our resilient, sustainable digital infrastructure with Colt’s industry-leading customer experience. Rivada’s Outernet will offer a new alternative access option for us to deliver the robust, secure, and scalable solutions that our customers expect from us," said Buddy Bayer, Chief Operating Officer of Colt Technology Services. "The opportunities for leveraging this global B2B access solution are vast, and we’re incredibly excited about the partnership. By partnering with Rivada, Colt’s powerful global digital infrastructure expands across the terrestrial, subsea, and now low earth orbit domains. We can truly provide our valued customers with extraordinary connections.”
“In the digital economy, the security and resilience of communications is becoming increasingly important," said Declan Ganley, CEO of Rivada Space Networks. "The Outernet allows satellites to go beyond their traditional role of ‘gap-filler.’ and as a fully interconnected orbital network which delivers highly secure connectivity anywhere on the planet, it is rapidly becoming the infrastructure of choice for secure data communications.”
Colt Technology Services will join Rivada’s Customer Advisory Board and conduct a series of technical workshops to structure the collaboration and exchange information on the Outernet’s capabilities.