Maritime communication networks operate in highly complex environments, demanding precise frequency coordination, particularly among multi-national task forces and in coastal areas, while ensuring reliable connectivity over long distances. This complexity is further heightened by the dynamic nature of maritime conditions, with variables such as changing weather, sea states, and vessel movements significantly impacting signal reliability.
These networks must maintain exceptional reliability to support critical functions, including navigation, vessel-to-shore communications, and safety operations. HTZ enables the modelling of multiple technologies within a single project, facilitating seamless integration across diverse communication networks, promoting interoperability, and ensuring coordination among varied systems.
Given these operational demands, a precision simulation tool like HTZ is indispensable for conducting thorough threat analyses and supporting effective decision-making.
Covering all aspects of the radio network planning lifecycle, this technology-agnostic tool provides comprehensive support for antennas, frequency allocation, and propagation modelling. It accommodates a wide range of technologies, including Broadcast (VHF/UHF, HF), LDT (LINK11, LINK16), radio navigation systems (Radar, ILS, VOR, aircraft, and drones), Microwave, Mobile (2G, 3G, 4G, 5G, TETRA, PPDR links), and Satellites.
Supporting national and international coordination, interference and EMC analysis, system coexistence, and dynamic frequency assignment.
Enabling the creation of military countermeasure plans, including jamming, COMINT, ELINT, and radar mitigation. Satellites play a critical role in defence communications by providing secure, reliable, and wide-reaching connectivity. They enable real-time data transmission, support operations in remote or contested environments, and enhance the effectiveness of strategic and tactical communication systems, ensuring robust coordination and intelligence gathering across vast areas.
Supporting sensor network planning, goniometry facilitates precise geo-location and signal interception. It enables the detection and triangulation of signal sources, even in complex environments, by leveraging advanced algorithms and high-resolution data. This capability is crucial for applications such as electronic warfare, spectrum surveillance, and emergency response. By integrating seamlessly with other sensor systems, goniometry ensures accurate threat analysis and supports effective decision-making in mission-critical scenarios.
HTZ supports the comprehensive management of HF communications critical to maritime operations. It enables the calculation of detailed communication statistics, allowing users to set the Maximum Usable Frequency (MUF) and Optimal Transmission Frequency (FOT) to maintain reliable connections over long distances. The platform supports the configuration and optimisation of HF antennas used aboard ships or at coastal stations, ensuring precise alignment for effective communication across maritime environments. HTZ also provides the ability to generate and view S/N (Signal-to-Noise) maps, essential for assessing signal quality under varying sea and atmospheric conditions. Calculations adhere to ITU recommendations, ensuring compliance with international maritime communication standards and facilitating accurate propagation modelling, interference analysis, and frequency planning. Advanced features, such as ionospheric propagation analysis and skywave prediction, further enhance the reliability and efficiency of HF communication networks, supporting navigation, vessel-to-vessel, and vessel-to-shore interactions in complex maritime scenarios.
HTZ offers advanced capabilities for managing radar systems essential to maritime communications. It enables precise calculation of radar coverage and identification of optimal terrestrial sites for deployment along coastlines and in maritime environments. HTZ assesses radar effectiveness based on target heights, such as vessels and other maritime traffic, ensuring accurate detection and tracking over water. It evaluates interference risks from systems like offshore wind turbines and provides mitigation strategies to maintain operational integrity. Additionally, HTZ supports frequency assignment to optimise spectrum use while minimising interference, ensuring seamless integration with maritime communication networks. These features are critical for enhancing navigational safety, vessel monitoring, and coastal surveillance.
HTZ plays a critical role in optimising satellite links for maritime communications, ensuring reliable connectivity across vast oceanic regions. It calculates GSO and NGSO coverage, evaluating signal strength and ensuring seamless communication for vessels operating in remote or high-traffic maritime zones. The platform assesses the risk of interference from terrestrial and other satellite systems, providing mitigation strategies to maintain operational integrity.
Simulating the optimal paths for data links and determining the best positions for control stations or networks. Supporting telemetry and comparing reception areas between UAVs and ground stations while analysing jamming sources to enhance protection.
Identifying optimal sites and generating link budgets to ensure reliable communication across vast and dynamic environments. Evaluating interference risks and automating frequency assignments to maintain seamless connectivity and minimise disruptions.
Selecting the safest route and planning parameters such as equipment height, antenna type, speed, and power. Analysing in real-time via GPS and TCP link for applications with ground troops, drones, and helicopters. Providing coverage across areas, including coastal regions and open seas, with precise modelling to assess signal strength and identify weak or no-signal zones.
Modelling interference from other communication systems and natural sources, ensuring consistent network quality and reliability.
Automating frequency allocation to avoid interference and ensure efficient spectrum use. Wide range of propagation models to determine suitable frequency bands and channel assignments for all networks.
Implementing the correct location and height of antennas on ships and coastal infrastructure to support signal propagation. Optimising antenna placements for maximum coverage and reliability.
Supporting data-intensive applications such as real-time video, weather monitoring, and navigation updates. Estimating achievable data rates and network throughput under varying maritime conditions to ensure seamless and reliable communication.
Incorporating internal propagation models to account for environmental factors such as weather, sea state, and atmospheric conditions, which significantly affect signal propagation and network performance.
Modelling maritime communication networks to ensure compliance with international standards, including ITU regulations and guidelines from maritime authorities, while maintaining reliable and efficient operations.