Intelsat and Kymeta
Join Forces to Enable Next
Generation Satellite Applications
5 February 2015
Intelsat S.A. and Kymeta Corporation,
announced an agreement to design and produce
innovative, flat, electronically steerable, Ku-band
mTenna™ satellite antenna solutions that are
optimized for the Intelsat EpicNG high
throughput satellite (HTS) platform. The first
Intelsat EpicNG satellite is expected to
launch in late 2015.
Stephen Spengler, Intelsat’s Deputy Chief Executive
Officer, said, “Intelsat’s ubiquitous, global
telecommunications infrastructure is able to deliver
broadband or narrow band communications virtually
anywhere on the earth’s surface. We are making
significant investments in our new Intelsat EpicNG satellite
platform which will deliver increased throughput and
cost efficiency. Just as important is our investment
in this new, metamaterials-based ground technology
which will simplify access to our satellites and
open attractive new markets for our solutions.
Under this joint development program with Kymeta, we
will bring to market innovative solutions for
existing and new applications, leveraging
performance of our satellite platform. This is
especially important as we begin to capitalize on
the considerable opportunities that are opening to
the sector with respect to connected mobility.”
Kymeta’s flat, thin, light and low-cost satellite
tracking antennas will be designed to work
seamlessly with Intelsat’s satellite fleet,
providing complete flexibility to establish
connectivity in sectors for which traditional
antennas are not currently practical or feasible.
The Intelsat-Kymeta development agreement is
expected to lead to a range of antenna and terminal
products across our core application verticals such
as maritime and aero mobility, content delivery and
wireless backhaul applications. In addition, it
will provide the opportunity to expand our reach
into new verticals such as the Internet of Things (IoT),
machine-to-machine (M2M) and ground transportation
which are expected to experience significant demand
over the next 10 years. Kymeta has agreed to work
exclusively with Intelsat on Ku-band technology
development in certain application verticals.
“We are excited to partner with Intelsat to bring
Kymeta’s patented mTenna™ technology to existing and
newly enabled high-volume markets for mobile
satellite communications,” stated Dr. Nathan Kundtz,
President and Chief Technology Officer of Kymeta.
“Intelsat’s global reach and next-generation network
architecture are a natural fit for our unique
technology. This agreement and the resulting Ku-band
antenna solutions will create new opportunities for
mobility and machine-to-machine telecom applications
across a variety of verticals and further our vision
of enabling lower cost, high-speed satellite
Internet connectivity anywhere in the world.”
