Focus: Ground Systems

Comtech EF Data, a subsidiary of Comtech Telecommunications that is based in Tempe, Arizona, was selected by Bansat S.A. to supply satellite communications ground equipment to support the Aeronautica Civil de Colombia’s backup communications network for 28 airports in Colombia. The Aeronautica Civil de Colombia, Colombia’s Civil Aviation Authority (also known as Aerocivil), is a...

Infostellar’s customers will have access to Azercosmos’ satellite constellations from the Azercosmos Ground Station (AGS), located in the Absheron Peninsula, according to an agreement the companies announced on Feb. 6. The CEO and Chairman of the Azerbaijani satellite operator, Rashad Nabiyev, said that Infostellar’s StellarStation platform will be integrated with the ground station so organizations...

Renesas Electronics has deployed a single-chip synchronous buck and low dropout (LDO) regulator. It targets low-power FPGAs, DDR memory, and other digital loads for spaceflight payload applications. The company said the ISL70005SEH is the only point-of-load (POL) power solution that reduces size, weight, and power (SWaP) by integrating a synch buck and LDO in one...

Comtech Systems, a subsidiary of Comtech Telecommunications, has introduced the CS67PLUS Tropo Radio, what it calls the world’s first software-defined adaptive troposcatter combination radio/modem, packaged in a compact sealed module.  The company says its patented adaptive architecture is capable of supporting line-of-sight (LOS) and troposcatter beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS) communications with a capacity of up to 210...

2020 is set to be the year of Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) as more providers build out their business cases and constellations for operating in LEO, a market that promises to deliver cost-effective, high-throughput connectivity and low latency to global users. According to Northern Sky Research (NSR), wholesale operator revenue from non-geostationary constellations is expected to...

The world’s first portable ground station for sending and receiving secure quantum communications is up and running. The station has successfully connected to China’s Quantum Science Satellite, nicknamed Mozi, which was launched in August 2016. Ji-Gang Ren at the University of Science and Technology of China in Hefei and his colleagues used the mobile station...

Get SAT and Inmarsat have demonstrated and deployed a Dual SAT terminal solution for U.S. government agencies, the companies announced on Monday. The solution employs Get SAT’s micronized Milli SAT LM terminals using Inmarsat’s Global Xpress Ka-band network. According to the companies, this solution is meant to reduce installation costs and manage communications-on-the-move. Dual SAT is...

Airgain has released its CENTURION Next 9-in-1 5G antenna platform. The company claims its antenna platform delivers 5G performance and is the first in its class to provide full support for Wi-Fi 6, the next generation of Wi-Fi. The CENTURION Next is intended to work as a connectivity solution for fleet and public safety vehicles...

Inmarsat Government has ordered a Multi-Purpose Terminal (MPT) 46WGX from Orbit Communications Systems, the companies announced on Thursday. The order comes after the two companies signed a co-development agreement in March.  The new 18-inch Ka-band multi-purpose terminal is intended to meet the need for worldwide connectivity with Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). Delivery of the satellite...

Capricorn Space has partnered with Japanese ground segment service provider Infostellar to allow Infostellar customers access to its satellite constellations from the Australian Ground Network – West (AGN-W) site near Mingenew in Western Australia. AGN-W, which Capricorn Space established to provide global satellite operators with southern hemisphere coverage from the Indian Ocean across the Australian...