Phasor’s antenna
Photo: Phasor Solutions

[Via Satellite 10-18-13] Phasor Solutions, a London-based manufacturer of high gain electronically steerable antenna systems, has successfully conducted operational test of its flat satellite antenna with no moving parts that uses electronically steered beam to communicate with satellite at multi Megabit rates.

The demonstration was achieved with the firm’s fully operational, low profile, electronically steered, phased array antenna. The array, which is only 1 inch in height and covered a surface of 0.7m x 1m, supported an HD video transmission via Intelsat 905 operating at Ku-band. Phasor’s patented technology successfully formed and auto-pointed the RF beam to acquire the signal emitted from the satellite and demodulated the high quality video.

The beam, which is entirely formed electronically using conventional technology, is steerable over a 70-degree cone and is inertia-free, allowing rapid scanning and at the same time overcoming the limitations of motorized parabolic reflector antennas and offering equivalent or greater gain. The array aperture, which is conformable to any curved surface such as an aircraft fuselage or train roof, may be extended to provide any required gain thus supporting very high data rate links with low satellite capacity demands and charges.

Phasor’s technology is applicable at X, Ka or other bands in addition to Ku.