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Satnews Daily, December 19, 2011 PacStar®… Fielding Hundreds (Comms) [SatNews] PacStar has been awarded a contract totaling $12.2 million…. ….for the delivery of several hundred of the firm’s mobile tactical communications units to U.S. Forces-Afghanistan (USFOR-A). PacStar will deliver 225 … Continue reading →

FED TECH BIZNOW, December 15,2011 PacStar was hired by DOD on a $12.2M contract to put together and deliver over 600 units of its communications tech for US forces in Afghanistan. PacStar CEO Bob Dunn says the mobile tactical communications … Continue reading →

Portland Business Journal by Erik Siemers , Business Journal staff writer Date: Thursday, December 15, 2011, 12:59pm PST Pacific Star Communications, Inc. Thursday announced a $12.2 million deal with the U.S. Department of Defense marking the largest contract in the … Continue reading →

By Defense Systems Staff, Dec 15, 2011 PacStar will deliver 675 of its mobile tactical communications units to Afghanistan for use by U.S. military forces under a $12.2 million contract with U.S. Forces-Afghanistan, company officials said Dec. 15. The communications … Continue reading →

UPI Online reports; PacStar Communications Inc. of Oregon has reconfigured its IQ-Core software for use with a General Dynamic’s C4 system. The reconfiguration, the company said, allows system operators to train and operate General Dynamic’s Dismounted Company Command Post communications … Continue reading →

Military & Aerospace Electronics online reports, Military communications systems integrators at General Dynamics C4 Systems in Scottsdale, Ariz., needed software for their company’s Dismounted Company Command Post (DCCP) communications system to enable users to train and operate the DCCP quickly and … Continue reading →

Fed Tech Bisnow – Yesterday, General Dynamics announced a partnership with Oregon’s PacStar that matches PacStar’s IQ-Core software with GD’s hardware. The result: warfighters can establish advanced communications (voice, video, data) in rugged battlefield environments more quickly and easily. We … Continue reading →

Command Center interview with Bob Dunn and MilsatMagazine, November 2011 Bob Dunn, CEO, PacStar Bob Dunn was appointed PacStar’s Chief Executive Officer inJune 2010 after rejoining the company in early 2010 with the main goal being to expand and develop … Continue reading →

Military Information Technology interview with Jeff Sinclair, PacStar Vice President of Sales MIT and Jeff Sinclair discuss the Joint Communications Support Element’s (JCSE) collaboration with PacStar on the re-engineering of the IEP (Initial Entry Package), and how PacStar worked within … Continue reading →

MIT and Steve Boutelle discuss the military’s move to an Everything over IP [EoIP] network infrastructure and how PacStar unified communications fulfill a current void within military communications. Steve Boutelle Vice President Global Government Solutions Group Cisco Q: Can you … Continue reading →

MIKE FALKOW, acting city administrator for Inglewood, Calif., has a vision for interoperable emergency communications that could light up his region of southern California. Inglewood is about 20 minutes from Los Angeles International Airport and sits in the middle of … Continue reading →

Using a series of Web 2.0 tools, Cisco Systems today made two announcements about its public sector work. Cisco announced with partner PacStar the availability of the PacStar 6000 series of unified communications enterprise and deployable solutions for the military. … Continue reading →

1st Annual Outlook: 95 Industry Leaders Throughout the Channel Offer their Predictions for 2008, Vertical Systems ResellerPacStar CEO, Robert Frisbee, provides insight into some of the major challenges facing federal, state and local governments, and disaster responders in 2008. 1st … Continue reading →

Two-way radios have been a staple of military communications for decades. Although the technology has evolved over the years, in some ways, it is not as advanced as the everyday cell phone. Military personnel have come to rely on mobile … Continue reading →

The Pentagon showcased a range of technologies today used to manage the consequences of natural disasters and other events that displace people, in an exhibition titled Transportable Infrastructures for Development and Emergency Support (TIDES). Project advocate Linton Wells, a distinguished … Continue reading →

Critical Communications, Homeland Defense JournalDelivering advanced communications in difficult areas is vital for mission success whether it is on the battlefield or a region hit by a devastating hurricane. “This has always been our focus…” said Robert Frisbee, CEO of … Continue reading →

Afghanistan Army Moves From Messengers to Microchips, Signal MagazineAfghanistan Army Moves From Messengers to Microchips, Signal MagazineInternet protocol-based communications offers beleaguered country’s military efficient and secure systems… The equipment chosen for this scenario was the PacStar 5500, a U.S. military-certified … Continue reading →

Military Information Technology interview with PacStar CEO Robert FrisbeeMIT and Robert Frisbee discuss PacStar, what key benefits it provides and what the company has planned for the future.

PacStar wins 2007 Vertical Systems Reseller Magazine All Star VAR AwardVSR’s Annual Recognition of Top Achievers in Select Vertical Markets. Excelling as a vertical VAR means mastering multiple domains: technology as well as the issues and demands of a specific … Continue reading →

LGS and PacStar provide tactical-base-station router to U.S. Army Reserve Command, Military & Aerospace ElectronicsEngineers at LGS, a subsidiary of Alcatel-Lucent, and Pacific Star Communications (PacStar), have joined hands to provide a rugged, portable cellular solution to the U.S. Army … Continue reading →

Rapid Response Reserves, MIT.comThe U.S. Army Reserve Command (USARC) is implementing a rapid response cellular solution based on equipment provided by LGS and PacStar.

PacStar Scores $12.3M, Portland Business JournalTwo years ago, PacStar Inc. took outside funding for the first time to shift from reselling communications equipment to manufacturing systems of its own design.

Mobile Communications System and Satellite Network Enables First Respondersto Restore Service to Devastated Areas Quickly, TalkSatellite.comIn time for the start of the 2007 hurricane season, PacStar and Spacenet Inc. are working together to create the Emergency Preparedness Integrated Communications (EPIC) … Continue reading →

Tough Terrain Technology, Military Information TechnologyAn Air Force/CENTCOM deployment is providing a comprehensive communications platform to the Afghan National Army (ANA), setting up a deployable, high bandwidth training network. The system is based on the PacStar 5500.

Technology Companies Meet in D.C. to Discuss Disaster Response, The Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey)Dealing with disasters, it seems, is a growth industry. As the world’s top technology companies converged on Washington last week for the annual tech-for-government trade show, major … Continue reading →

Vendors Unveil Crisis-Ready Communication Systems At FOSE Show, GovernmentVARAn officer in the fields of Iraq needs to call headquarters and let someone know the coordinates of his location. A firefighter arrives at the site of a crippling tornado and needs … Continue reading →

Sphere’s Sphericall IP-PBX Earns U.S. Department of Defense Certification, TMCnet.comCompanies today setting out to choose an IP-PBX have many choices, as well as many critical considerations such as security, performance, and ROI. How to know which product best meets those … Continue reading →

Military integrator offers nodes for remote systems, Network WorldNeed to get high-bandwidth, reliable network nodes up quickly in far-flung locations? Take a look at PacStar, a network integrator that specializes in delivering leading-edge network systems to difficult places.

PacStar 3500, RuggedPCReviewPacStar is a technology systems integrator that provides total communications solutions to the military as well as governmental and commercial customers. The PacStar 3500 is not so much a separate computer as a deployable network communications terminal in … Continue reading →

Texas Guard goes wireless for rapid response, Federal Computer WeekTo help it respond to disasters, the Texas National Guard has started to use Fortress Technologies’ rapid response communications kit based on low-cost commercial Wi-Fi and WiMax technologies from Nortel Networks … Continue reading →

iMove Adopts PacStar Technologies to Create Deployable Wide-Area Surveillance for Intelligence Community, Government TechnologyPacStar has entered into an agreement with iMove, Inc. to customize and deliver intelligent, ruggedized deployment cases enabling iMove to create deployable wide-area persistent surveillance solutions for … Continue reading →

From reseller to maker, Portland Business JournalWhen PacStar raised outside funding for the first time last year, it was to help the company make a challenging shift from telecom equipment supplier to telecom equipment manufacturer. That strategic shift recently gained … Continue reading →

SphereCSE IP PBX Development Platform Announced at VoIP Developer Conference, TMCnet.comAt TMC’s VoIP Developer Conference 2006 today, Sphere Communications announced availability of the SphereCSE Communications Service Engine. The new solution is an IP PBX software development platform that targets OEMs … Continue reading →

Headquarters in a Box, Military Information TechnologyIn the age of network-centric operations, there are few imperatives on the battlefield greater for commanders than mobility and the ability to quickly achieve information dominance. Mobile military command posts are playing a greater … Continue reading →

Afghan Infrastructure, Military Information TechnologyCENTCOM has selected portable, secure communications systems provided by PacStar for the Afghan National Army (ANA). The ANA will use seven PacStar 5500 units, which deliver wired/wireless voice, data and video to any location from anywhere … Continue reading →

PacStar to deploy 5500 system for Afghan National Army, DMAsiaThe US Central Command (CENTCOM) has selected PacStar to deploy seven of its mobile communications systems for the Afghan National Army (ANA). The ANA will use PacStar’s 5500 to create a … Continue reading →

Satellites keep rescuers in touch, Washington TimesWhen the going gets tough on Earth, it’s time to switch up to the satellite. Hurricane season starts Thursday, and satellite companies are vying for billions of dollars in government contracts, saying they can … Continue reading →

Satellites keep rescuers in touch, Signal MagazineConnectivity is a key requirement for today’s highly mobile war fighters and first responders. The PacStar 5500 is a rapidly deployable communications system designed to provide high-bandwidth voice, data, video and Internet protocol networking.

Ready for disaster, Washington Technology As the storm surge began to spill over and lay waste to New Orleans’ levees, the flood waters wiped out much of the city’s communications systems that the wind and rain hadn’t destroyed. Mississippi’s Gulf … Continue reading →