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Mitsubishi Electric to Expand Product Range of Ku-Band GaN HEMTs

February 22, 2021

Mitsubishi Electric is adding two 30 W, Ku-Band GaN HEMTs to its portfolio for SATCOM earth stations. The devices will be available on March 15.

NXTCOMM Announces Board of Directors, Validates Ku-Band Antenna Design

Board Brings In-depth Knowledge of Aerospace Manufacturing and Satellite Connectivity Markets

February 18, 2021

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NXTCOMM announced formation of a new Board of Directors to help guide the next phase of its growth and commercial market introduction following successful validation tests of its next-generation Ku-Band antenna design.

Anokiwave Gen 2 Ku-Band Silicon Beamformer ICs

May 10, 2019

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Anokiwave Inc. announced further expansion of its SATCOM beamformer IC family with the new Generation-2 Ku-Band set of ICs for the design and commercial deployment of phased array-based ground terminals.

ETL Systems Supplies Equipment for SES Gateways

August 21, 2017

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ETL Systems has supplied SES with RF hardware for six Ka-Band and nine Ku-Band gateways and ground stations located around the world.

Rohde & Schwarz Provides Quick DVB-S2 and DVB-S2X Satellite Transmission Tests

DVB-S2 and DVB-S2X Satellite Transmission Tests

May 15, 2017

Rohde & Schwarz, Munich, Germany

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Rohde & Schwarz is extending the functional range of its R&S SMW200A vector signal generator to include the DVB-S2 satellite standard and its extension DVB-S2X. The R&S SMW200A with the new option provides a simple solution for testing components, devices and satellites that support these standards. It is said to be the first single-device solution on the market to generate DVB-S2/DVB-S2X signals not only as IF signals below 6 GHz but also on transmission frequencies in the Ku-Band and other microwave bands up to 40 GHz.

Hispasat 36W-1 Satellite Carries Ground-Breaking Airbus Technology

January 30, 2017

Airbus Defence and Space

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When launched on 27 January 2017 Hispasat 36W-1 (AG-1) became the first satellite to use active Ku-Band antennas, which were supplied by Airbus Defence and Space.

Cobham SATCOM launches VSAT high power antenna

July 11, 2016

Cobham SATCOM

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Cobham SATCOM has developed a new version of its SAILOR 900 VSAT Ku-Band antenna, featuring a new Block Up Converter that delivers the potential for satcom service providers to deliver higher uplink bandwidths.

SWISSto12 collaborates with Cobham Antenna Systems on additive manufactured antennas

March 10, 2016

Cobham Antenna Systems and SWISSto12

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SWISSto12 and Cobham Antenna Systems collaborate on ESA funded ARTES program to develop and test additive manufactured satellite user antennas.

Norsat launches new generation of Ku-Band block up-converters

January 22, 2016

Norsat International Inc.

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Norsat International Inc., a leading provider of innovative communication solutions that enable the transmission of data, audio and video for remote and challenging applications,announced the launch of the MEDIAN series of Ku-Band block up-converters (BUCs) that are ideal for VSAT, broadcast, maritime, and portable terminal applications.

Richardson RFPD introduces new 13 to18 GHz, 2W GaN driver amplifier from Qorvo

October 27, 2015

Richardson RFPD

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Richardson RFPD Inc. announced the availability and full design support capabilities for a new 2W GaN driver amplifier from Qorvo. The TGA2958-SM is a packaged Ku-Band amplifier fabricated on Qorvo’s 0.15um GaN on SiC production process (QGaN15). Operating over a 13 to 18 GHz bandwidth, the TGA2598-SM delivers 2W of saturated output power with 20 dB large signal gain and > 25 percent power added efficiency.