Kratos and Kymeta Join Forces to Develop Solutions that Integrate Advanced Antenna Technologies with Software-Defined Ground Systems
February 01 2022 - 5:00AM
Business Wire
Kymeta (www.kymetacorp.com), the communications company making
mobile global, and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.
(Nasdaq: KTOS), a leading national security and space solutions
provider, announced today a strategic partnership to jointly
develop products and solutions that will enable modern, virtualized
ground systems to better leverage the capabilities of next
generation mobile satellite antennas.
Among the broader goals of the partnership are to advance the
ability of ground systems to support, leverage, manage, and control
electronically-steered and multi-purpose antennas to better support
the capabilities of software-defined and multi-beam satellites.
This effort will initially focus on joint development of a
software-defined remote terminal that will support a variety of
dynamic satellite connectivity applications, including support for
multi-orbit use cases where connectivity to LEO, MEO, and GEO
satellites through the same antenna are desirable.
The space industry is immersed in a renaissance, driven by
technology breakthroughs such as small satellites, proliferated low
Earth orbit (LEO) constellations, software-defined payloads,
multi-orbit services, and more. On the ground, commensurate
advances in satellite networks are occurring, as witnessed by the
growth of ground-as-a-service providers, mobile
communications-on-the-move, and virtualized ground systems. These
advances at both ends of the space/ground connection mean that
satellite systems must come to act more dynamically, adapting
on-the-fly to changing needs, conditions, service levels, and
business or mission requirements.
“Today’s modem/antenna interface assumes an analog, static,
one-for-one relationship at a time when the space layer has evolved
to include highly dynamic multi-orbit networks and software-defined
payloads,” said Greg Quiggle, Vice President of Space Product
Management at Kratos. “Remote terminals must digitally transform,
embracing the unique capabilities of electronically steered
antennas (ESA) and universal customer premise equipment (uCPE) to
dynamically enable multi-beam, multi-band, and multi-use at the
network edge.”
The Digitally-Transformed Remote Terminal will combine a Kymeta
ESA with a software-defined uCPE based on Kratos OpenSpace
technology, all in a unified terminal package. The OpenSpace
Platform is the first and only commercially available
software-defined and orchestrated ground system that allows
satellite and communications operators to advance the digital
transformation of their satellite networks.
“Kymeta is excited to partner with Kratos, a leader in the space
network virtualization revolution, to jointly develop a digital
ground terminal that leverages the Kymeta u8 antenna technology,”
said Lilac Muller, Kymeta’s Vice President of Product Management.
“The Kymeta u8 is a software-defined platform that unlocks the
potential of future capabilities in both terrestrial and
space-based networks in geostationary and non-geostationary
orbits.”
In order to deliver a solution that dynamically adapts to
changes at the space layer while also supporting multiple functions
at the network’s edge, the jointly developed products will conform
to industry standards, including the IEEE-ISTO Std 4900-2021:
Digital IF Interoperability Standard, v1.0 from the Digital IF
Interoperability (DIFI) Consortium (DIFI). Both companies believe
that common standards are essential for the space industry to
realize the opportunities on the horizon and to advance the
industry’s integration with the larger global communications
infrastructure. Both are founding members of DIFI, an independent
organization created to develop and promote standards for
interoperability in space and satellite systems.
About Kymeta
Kymeta is unlocking the potential of broadband satellite
connectivity, combined with cellular networks, to satisfy the
overwhelming demand for comms on the move and making mobile global.
Lepton Global Solutions, a Kymeta company, hosts the company’s
satellite connectivity solutions and offers unique, complete, and
turnkey bundled solutions to the market based on best-in-class
technologies and tailored customer-centric services that meet and
exceed customer mission requirements. These solutions in tandem
with the company’s flat-panel satellite antenna, the first of its
kind, and Kymeta Connect™ services provide revolutionary mobile
connectivity on satellite and hybrid satellite-cellular networks to
customers around the world. Backed by U.S. and international
patents and licenses, the Kymeta terminal addresses the need for
lightweight, slim, and high-throughput communication systems that
do not require mechanical components to steer toward a satellite.
Kymeta makes connecting easy – for any vehicle, vessel, or fixed
platform.
Kymeta is a privately held company based in Redmond,
Washington.
For more information, visit kymetacorp.com
About Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS)
develops and fields transformative, affordable technology,
platforms and systems for United States National Security related
customers, allies and commercial enterprises. Kratos is changing
the way breakthrough technology for these industries are rapidly
brought to market through proven commercial and venture capital
backed approaches, including proactive research and streamlined
development processes. Kratos specializes in unmanned systems,
satellite communications, cyber security/warfare, microwave
electronics, missile defense, hypersonic systems, training, combat
systems and next generation turbo jet and turbo fan engine
development. For more information go to www.KratosDefense.com.
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