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March 9th, 2020

ThinKom to Feature a New User Terminal at DC Show


ThinKom Solutions, Inc., has unveiled a prototype low-cost, lightweight user terminal for the emerging multi-billion-dollar consumer and enterprise satellite communication markets.

The ThinWave® Ku13 user terminal will be on display at the upcoming Satellite 2020 Conference in Washington, D.C., March 9-12 on booth #323.


ThinKom's ThinWave user terminal.

ThinKom’s new user terminal design is a compact, lightweight unit that offers the spectral efficiency, beam agility and switching speeds to work efficiently on satellites in LEO, MEO and highly elliptical orbit (HEO).

The new user terminal is built on ThinKom’s patented CTS parallel plate flat-panel antenna technology, which has been field proven and deployed by government and commercial users across the globe. ThinKom has worked closely with a Tier 1 contract manufacturer to incorporate proven high-volume manufacturing processes and materials that have reduced manufacturing costs without compromising performance in terms of spectral efficiency, reliability and constellation interoperability.

The proliferation of new LEO, MEO and HEO satellite constellations coming into service over the next few years will open a host of new markets for satellite communications globally. Potential market segments and applications include business/enterprise, government/military communications, consumer broadband, cellular backhaul, Internet of Things (IoT), remote cable and DSL networks and Wi-Fi hotspots.

The full-duplex antenna terminals offer a 60 percent lower profile and 75 percent lighter weight compared to traditional parabolic dishes of comparable performance. ThinKom’s user terminals reduce both installation costs and maintenance costs.

Bill Milroy, CTO of ThinKom Solutions, stated that based on the successful proof-of-concept project, the company has launched Ku- and Ka-band product development efforts for both fixed and mobile NGSO user terminals. ThinKom is moving ahead aggressively in the firm's development programs to take fullest advantage of these new satellites with a simple, low-cost, easy-to-deploy user terminal.