Western DataCom successfully completed its ISO 9001:2008 surveillance review on January 21st and maintains its ISO certification. Additionally Western DataCom is now certified to the current standard of ISO 9001:2008. Quality and commitment to customer satisfaction is the driving force behind our ISO certification and the promise of continual improvement in our performance.

For a copy of our ISO certificate please feel free to contact us at wdc@western-data.com.

Western DataCom in working with Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) successfully demonstrated the ability to utilize an Aerostat outfitted with a cellular base station as its payload for “Cellular on the Battlefield”.   In conjunction with Qualcomm the Western DataCom Aerocell system was deployed at 2,000 feet and provided a private CDMA EVDO Rev A network used to pass voice, video and data. 

Research and development has been ongoing with the Joint Systems Integration Center for the past 18-months.  In conjunction Western DataCom has been developing an ad-hoc “MANET” hardware platform for ground forces that is capable of utilizing the Aerocell system.  This hardened mobile network appliance allows users to establish a secure MANET network with cellular reach back providing omnipresent interoperability.

Western DataCom has receives ISO 9001:2000 Certification.  March 2009 Western DataCom receives its ISO 9001:2000 Certificate for is quality assurance procedures and principles.  For a copy of our certificate please email wdc@western-data.com 

Western DataCom has built their own in-car video solution into a Dodge Charger and is scheduling demonstrations throughout the USA.  A standard Dodge Charger that has been modified to include ruggedized keyboard, touch screen display, wireless microphone and front and rear cameras inside the passenger compartment.  The Western DataCom in-car video storage and Cisco Mobile Router is mounted securely in the truck of this car.  This car can communicate wireless with 802.11 a/b/g Wi-Fi access point or it can connect automatically to the Internet via 3G cellular services from at&t, Sprint or Verizon’s.  These wireless connections can be used to automatically down load the in-car video to a central video storage repository or used to connect to databases accessible from the Internet. 

The purpose of the High Altitude Federation is to design incrementally progressive high altitude capabilities for intelligence, reconnaissance, surveillance, remote sensing, and communications that will solve the nation’s critical need for persistent presence.  This will be enabled through the High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) Project which is a congressionally-funded effort.  The HALE project is a joint venture between the US ASMDBL, NASA, civilian and military contractors and several universities within the State of Ohio.  The collaborative team is known as the High Altitude Federation.  This Federation is focused on the following:
•    Support national interest in developing high altitude operations
•    Conduct high altitude concept development and experimentation
•    Research vehicles and payloads to achieve optimization for high altitude
•    Develop capabilities and concepts of operations for aerostats in support of the DoD, Homeland Defense, and other regional and national interests

http://www.highaltitudefederation.com/2009/03/test-post-for-this-site/

TEAMLINC - Live Vehicle Network Demonstration
August 27th - 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Michigan International Speedway - Brooklyn, Michigan 20230

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Environmental Demonstration

Spoonsored by High Altitude Federation, Army Space & Missile Defense Battle Lab, U. of Cincinnati, U. of Toledo, NASA GRC, SkySentry LLC, Western DataCom

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U.S. Joint Forces Command’s (USJFCOM) Joint Systems Integration Center

(JSIC) will launch a tethered, unmanned blimp above its Suffolk compound and provide communication support during the upcoming annual Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration (CWID).

Read more at http://www.jfcom.mil/newslink/storyarchive/2009/pa052909.html

Western DataCom has been recommended for registration for its Quality Management System for ISO 9001:2000.

In an effort to increase customer satisfaction and increase product quality Western DataCom’s quality management system was audited and accepted for registration January 23rd, 2009.  Formal registration of its qualtity management system is expected within 60-days.

Our quality management system was formulated on four basic principles:

     - Commitment to Customer

     - Commitment to Quality

     - Commitment to Technical Support

     - Commitment to Continual Improvement

 Our customers and their satisfaction with our products is our primary goal and we strive to continual make improvements to best meet our objectives.

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