ASC Signal Secures Contracts for
115 Ka-band Gateways and Antennas
June 24, 2013
Capping the most successful six months of orders in its
history, ASC Signal Corporation has been selected by
government and commercial customers around the world to
deliver 115 Ka-band gateways and large antennas systems,
signaling the growing prominence of Ka-band in the satellite
ecosystem.
The antennas on order include defense applications for a
large number of ASC’s 2.5-meter Nomadic multiband antennas
and several 4.9-meter dual-band (Ka-band and low-PIM X-Band)
antennas. On the commercial side, the company is delivering
numerous 5.6-meter Ka-band gateways for DTH service and
network installations of more than twenty 5.6-meter,
8.1-meter and 9.4-meter gateways.
Central to the company’s success in the Ka-band market has
been the extremely accurate tracking performance delivered
by its Next Generation Controller, which provides critical
control of 6 axes of motion on the ASC antennas. The
3.5-meter and larger gateways all utilize ASC’s patented
sub-reflector tracking (SRT) to further optimize antenna
pointing to 1/1000th of a degree of accuracy. Customers are
also selecting ASC for its fast delivery times and quick
turnaround of customized features, made possible by the
company’s continuous improvement in manufacturing
operations.
“ASC Signal has enjoyed a high rate of contract wins over
the past four years,” said Keith Buckley, President and CEO
of ASC Signal. “That’s a testament to the hard work of the
team in driving our products’ performance to new levels and
providing rapid customization to meet the exacting demands
of our customers.”
The most recent orders bring to more than 400 the Ka-band
gateways and earth stations, from 2.5-meter to 9.4-meter,
that ASC Signal has deployed around the world. These
systems include antennas deployed for use on Inmarsat’s
Global Xpress, the Wideband Global SATCOM system (WGS),
commercial Ka-band networks that include IPSTAR, Wildblue,
DirecTV, Hughes, and DTH systems around the world.
