Engineered for modern RF networks
Digitise and transport RF signals across standard IP networks, reducing reliance on analogue infrastructure and simplifying system architecture.
Orion
RF-over-IP technology for virtualised communication networks
- RF over IP digitizer
Designed for high throughput satellite infrastructure, our RF over IP digitizer and digitizer + helps simplify infrastructure, reduce operational complexity and unlock new possibilities of gateway bandwidth.
Connecting the future
Modern communication networks are under growing pressure to deliver higher throughput, greater flexibility and stronger security while controlling costs and operational complexity.
Traditional analogue RF architectures often rely on extensive cabling, distributed infrastructure and specialist equipment that can limit scalability and increase operational burden.
Orion enables a more efficient approach by transporting RF signals as IP data across standard network infrastructure. By digitising and virtualising the RF chain, organisations can simplify deployment, improve resilience and create communication architectures ready for the demands of tomorrow.
Engineered for modern RF networks
Virtualised infrastructure
Enable cloud-enabled and software-defined network architectures that improve scalability, flexibility and operational efficiency.
Open standards interoperability
Aligned with IEEE-ISTO STD 4900, supporting interoperability across the growing ecosystem of DiFi-compliant solutions.
Reduced CAPEX and OPEX
Lower infrastructure complexity, reduce hardware requirements and streamline long-term operation and maintenance.
Powering the next generation of communication networks
Built for evolving communication
Orion supports applications where flexibility, scalability and security are increasingly important to mission success.
Ground
Satellite ground infrastructure
Enable virtualised, high bandwidth ground segment architectures by transporting digitised RF signals between antennas, gateways and data centres across IP networks.
Space
Defence and secure communications
Support distributed and resilient communication architectures where secure signal transport and operational flexibility are critical.
Ground
Cloud-enabled satellite networks
Help operators centralise processing resources, simplify site deployments and support more agile network management.
FlightDesigned for digital transformation
Orion enables organisations to move beyond traditional analogue RF architectures and embrace a more flexible approach to signal transport and network design.
By encapsulating digitised RF signals within IP networks, communication systems can benefit from centralised processing, simplified field infrastructure and improved scalability as operational requirements evolve.
Standards-based interoperability
Support multi-vendor environments through compliance with IEEE-ISTO STD 4900, helping future-proof communication architectures and reduce integration risk.
High-bandwidth capability
Designed to support the increasing bandwidth requirements of modern satellite and defence communication networks.
Bringing RF and IP networks together
Orion:
Digitisation
Digitisation
IP Network
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End User
Orion
RF-over-IP technology
Orion enables organisations to move beyond traditional analogue RF architectures and embrace a more flexible approach to signal transport and network design.
By encapsulating digitised RF signals within IP networks, communication systems can benefit from centralised processing, simplified field infrastructure and improved scalability as operational requirements evolve.
More than digital RF
Orion combines Filtronic’s expertise in RF engineering, digital signal processing, subsystem integration and advanced manufacturing.
By bringing together high-performance RF capability with intelligent digital architectures, Filtronic helps customers modernise communication infrastructure while maintaining the performance, reliability and resilience expected from mission-critical systems.
RF engineering
Digital signal processing
Manufacturing & test
System integration
Technical resources
FAQs
DiFi (Digital Intermediate Frequency) is a standards-based RF-over-IP technology that converts intermediate frequency signals into digital data streams for transport across IP networks.
RF-over-IP can reduce analogue infrastructure requirements, simplify deployments, improve scalability and enable more flexible communication system architectures.
Filtronic’s Orion solution is aligned with IEEE-ISTO STD 4900, supporting interoperability across DiFi-enabled equipment and platforms.
Orion supports satellite communications, virtualised ground infrastructure, defence networks and other advanced communication systems where scalable RF transport is required.
By digitising RF signals and transporting them over IP networks, Orion enables processing resources to be centralised, reducing infrastructure complexity at remote antenna sites.
Yes. Orion is designed to support modernisation programmes and can be incorporated into wider RF and network architectures to improve flexibility and operational efficiency.