Reticulate Micro Names UK-based ZeroAlpha Solutions, Ltd. As Value-added Reseller to European Military Market
ZeroAlpha to Integrate Reticulate’s VAST™ Real-time Video-streaming Platform into Tactical Systems Serving UK and European Defense Users
Palm Bay, Florida(19 Aug 2024)
Reticulate Micro, Inc. and ZeroAlpha Solutions, Ltd. announced today that ZeroAlpha will serve as a value-added reseller for Reticulate’s VAST™ video streaming and compression platform to the European military market.
ZeroAlpha plans to embed Reticulate’s VAST encoder within its existing ecosystem of tactical radio and SATCOM partners to provide resilient video streaming for a variety of missions. Initial demos are slated to begin next month with NATO and UK government customers.
UK-based ZeroAlpha is a leading supplier of networking hardware, software and sustainable power solutions to major primes in the UK as well as European defense and security markets. The firm holds a NATO framework contract, and is already serving military customers in the Netherlands, Germany, Norway, Latvia and Poland.
“The team at ZeroAlpha, comprised of well-respected industry and military veterans, is intimately familiar with customers’ needs and is trusted to deliver relevant and nimble solutions to warfighters. We hold them in high regard as our trusted partner in the region,” said Josh Cryer, president and CEO of Reticulate Micro.
ZeroAlpha’s focus is on missions conducted over shorter timeframes and with a reduced deployment footprint, requiring smaller, lighter sustainably powered hardware that is scalable to meet current and future mission roles.
Reticulate’s VAST video encoder fits well with ZeroAlpha’s solution focus because it’s designed to deliver real-time video streaming in constrained bandwidth environments previously considered operationally impractical. Available as a software-based encoder within existing edge computing platforms or as a hardware appliance, VAST supports high-definition video streaming over connections as low as 10kbps, enabling users to share video over any transport from the latest high-throughput satellites or MANET radios to UHF TACSAT radios.
“Reticulate’s VAST product is an ideal fit to our deploying lighter concept for communications, since it allows people with limited bandwidth to get better quality images and streams from locations at reach,” says Stewart Burton, founder and owner of ZeroAlpha. “We’ve got demos lined up already. The UK military and UK Emergency Services are already showing strong interest in VAST.”
About ZeroAlpha
ZeroAlpha Solutions are a leader in the field of expeditionary energy and information systems to the UK and European defence and security markets. Established to focus on early entry military operations, ZeroAlpha provides mission-critical solutions that enable commanders and units to increase their mission endurance and operational effectiveness in austere and zero-infrastructure environments. For more information, visit: www.zeroalphasolutions.com.
About Reticulate Micro, Inc.?
Reticulate Micro, Inc. (“Reticulate Micro,” “Reticulate” or the “Company”) is a commercial and defense software technology company dedicated to delivering trusted and resilient communications at the network edge. Reticulate specializes in software-defined video compression and streaming solutions and agile, simplified device monitoring and management. Led by tactical communications veterans and satellite and software visionaries, Reticulate delivers resiliency and intelligence on the ground for the military, first responders, critical infrastructure, and enterprise users. We work with an ecosystem of channel and technology partners to bring the most powerful solutions to market across electronic warfare, tactical communications and streaming media technology.