Satellite technology firm Intellian Technologies detailed two new terminals coming to market — its first terminal for aviation, and a new tactical flyaway terminal.
Intellian has developed its first terminal for the aero market, OW11FA, a variant of the OneWeb flat panel terminal series. It was first announced in September and developed in collaboration with Panasonic Avionics, which is leading business development.
“This isn’t just another new product for us, it also represents our strategic shift and engineering development for us to get into the aviation sector,” Heather Schueler, director of Americas Marketing for Intellian, told Via Satellite.
The terminal is designed to provide aviation customers with speeds of up to 195 Mbps and less than 100 milliseconds of latency on OneWeb’s Ku-band network. OW11FA has an embedded modem and is a self-contained single-unit system for simpler installation and integration.
According to Intellian, Eutelsat has committed to completing Type Approval for the aviation configuration within three months.
“That provides a clear path from concept to deployable solution, which strengthens the message with customers that we’re not just exploring the space, we’re actively moving toward qualification and readiness,” Schueler added.
Separately, Intellian also debuted a next-generation tactical Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) flyaway terminal for communications-on-the-pause (COTP). It has a large 2.4 meter reflector but breaks down into transport cases. Named ARC-M4-L24, the terminal is designed for government and defense applications like forward-deployed units, disaster response teams, and tactical command centers
“The ARC-M4-L24 is anticipated to be the industry’s first tactical WGS flyaway system capable of simultaneous X-band and Mil Ka-band connectivity, for greater resiliency, anti-spoofing and operational flexibility,” Schueler said. “It also features quick deployment and commissioning with no tools required for assembly.”
The terminal is part of the 2.4m X/Ka WGS Transportable Flyaway Terminal platform. Intellian said full specifications are slated for release later this year.
Intellian exhibited both of these terminals during SATShow Week last month.
