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[Via Satellite 09-06-13] O3b Networks and Kymeta Corporation signed an agreement to develop flat panel satellite antennas for the O3b network. The flat, thin, light and low cost antennas and terminals developed by Kymeta in combination with O3b Networks’ high speed, low latency and low cost Internet services are expected to open a wide range of new markets worldwide.

The two companies will jointly develop the satellite tracking antennas and terminals to be optimized for the satellite services that O3b Networks will be offering. The agreement will result in a prototype by the end of 2014, at which point a range of antenna and terminal products with various form factors will be announced by the two companies.

“Kymeta’s flat, light, low cost and low maintenance antennas promise to provide O3b customers an extremely powerful, high-performance solution at a very attractive price,” said Steve Collar, CEO of O3b Networks. “Kymeta antennas will have utility across all our market segments.”