SBIR/STTR Research Award
Innovative Towed Array Cable Modem (INTERCOM)
Award amount
$124,999Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2018Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- Nu Waves Ltd.
- Proposal award date
- 2018-06-13
- Contract end date
- 2018-12-10
- UEI
- DJWFDMLXMNB3
- Solicitation number
- 2018.1
- Topic code
- N181-045
Research abstract
Advances in sensor technology and new capabilities within towed arrays are demanding high bandwidth communications links between the towed array and the host vessel. While fiber optic tow cables exist, retrofitting the fleet of submarines to accommodate the new cables is cost prohibitive. To address this issue, NuWaves Engineering proposes the Innovative Towed Array Cable Modem (INTERCOM). INTERCOM leverages advanced 5G enabling technology and adapts it to the special requirements for operating deep under water and within the limitations posed by the coaxial tow cable. Due to highly integrated components, INTERCOM will be able to meet the Navys requirement of 225 Mbps throughput within the 0.75 diameter by 5.25 cylinder.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- Coupled Resonator Power Combiner (COREPOWER)
- Coupled Resonator Power Combiner (COREPOWER)
- 337-7001-9301 RF Filter Reverse Engineering
- Variable Interface Coupling Exegete
- Rapid Automated Analysis System for Electromagnetic Measurements (RAASEM)
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
Research funding history
25 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2008–2023). Reported award amounts total $6,868,903. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration