5.6m ASC Signal Ka-band Antenna. Photo: CPI

[Via Satellite 05-19-2016] The ASC Signal Division of Communications & Power Industries (CPI) has received a Ka-band antenna contract from Dubai-based SkyStream, a major provider of satellite Internet services in the United Arab Emirates and the Middle East region. Specifically for SkyStream, CPI ASC Signal Division developed a motorized 5.6m Ka-band system with wideband feed, Sub-Reflector Tracking (SRT), and the company’s Next Generation Controller (NGC), which includes a high-accuracy motor kit and Outdoor Unit (ODU). The NGC’s Indoor Unit (IDU) includes a built-in 10 MHz reference source as well as environmental controls for the feed heater and, because of the terrain in which it will operate, a sand/dust deviator. Along with these standard accessories, CPI ASC Signal Division will also provide SkyStream with an ODU high-temperature kit and online training modules for its NGC.

Using CPI ASC Signal Division’s Ka-band antennas, SkyStream will provide service to Ooredoo, one of Qatar’s leading communications companies. The system will be used as part of the Ooredoo cloud services, Internet applications and Voice Over IP (VOIP).