SKyware
Global
&
UCD
To
Create
Jobs
For
Irish
Engineering
Talent
19
March
2010
Skyware
Global,
announced
a
strategic
partnership
with
University
College
Dublin
to
deliver
an
industry-focused
partnership
for
top
engineering
and
technology
students.
The
partnership
enables
students
of
UCD’s School of Electrical, Electronic & Mechanical Engineering
to
gain
applied
experience
in
mechanical
and
RF
engineering
in
various
departments
of
the
multi-national
company
as
part
of
an
internship
programme.
Skyware
Global
will
be
visiting
the
UCD
campus
in
April
to
discuss
the
projects
and
meet
prospective
interns
for
the
summer,
as
well
as
interview
recent
graduates
as
potential
full-time
hires.
The
industry
partnership
aims
to
provide
real-life
commercial
experience
to
UCD
engineering
students
and
graduates,
whilst
also
seeding
Skyware
Global
with
high-potential
talent.
Skyware
Global
and
UCD
engineering
are
exploring
additional
collaborations
in
research
and
development.
Professor
Tom
Brazil,
Head
of
Electronic
Engineering
from
UCD
commented:
“Through
this
partnership
our
students
will
be
able
to
work
with
Skyware
Global’s
engineering
teams
based
in
the UK, Germany
and
the
US
on
cutting
edge
satellite
technology,
gaining
valuable
industry
experience
and
potentially
changing
how
people
around
the
world
communicate.
This
partnership
is
an
excellent
industry
fit
with
our
strong
Science
Foundation
Ireland-funded
research
activity
in
RF
and
microwave
engineering.”
Skyware
Global
has
a
proven
research
and
development
team
with
a
long-standing
reputation
in
the
design
and
manufacture
of
leading-edge
solutions
for
satellite
broadband
antennas
and
electronic
components
to
cover
a
wide
range
of
applications.
Skyware
Global
serves
the
enterprise
and
electronics
markets,
as
well
as
the
consumer
market
which
includes
satellite
broadband.
Satellite
broadband
is
expected
to
grow
at a
rate
of
approximately
100%
year
on
year,
from
1
million
satellite
broadband
customers
worldwide
today
to
more
than
15
million
in
the
coming
years
as
the
technology
becomes
cheaper
and
demand
grows.
David
C.
McCourt,
CEO
of
Skyware
Global
commented,
“Tom
Brazil
and
his
team
are
renowned
experts
in
microwave
and
RF
communications,
which
is
why
this
partnership
makes
sense
for
Skyware
Global
–
our
own
history
has
shown
the
effectiveness
of
academic
and
commercial
partnerships.
The
capabilities
of
emerging
satellite
technologies
are
about
to
grow
exponentially
around
the
world
and
hold
the
promise
of
potentially
resolving
the
digital
divide
by
giving
those
that
are
currently
excluded
full
access.
Skyware
Global
aims
to
be
part
of
this
seismic
change
and
is
pleased
to
be
working
with
UCD
to
help
ensure
that
their
students
are
at
the
forefront
of
innovation.”
Over
the
past
two
decades,
Skyware
Global
has
had
a
tradition
of
working
with
educational
institutions
in
bringing
innovative
products
to
market.
Some
of
the
European
institutions
that
the
company
has
worked
with
include
the
University
of
Liverpool,
Edinburgh
University and Lairdside Laser
Engineering
Center
(a
consortium
of
European
universities
that
specialises
in
applying
laboratory-based
laser
technologies
into
replicable
industrial
methods
for
manufacturing
and
commerce).
talk Satellite welcomes comment -
comment@talksatellite.com
