[Satellite TODAY 03-21-11] Wavestream has introduced new indoor and outdoor PowerStream 400-watt C-band solid state power amplifiers as plug-and-play replacements for traditional 750-watt traveling wave tube amplifier (TWTA) products used in satellite communications, teleport and satellite news gathering systems, the manufacturer announced March 18.
    The PowerStream 454C-i (indoor) and 454C-o (outdoor) products aim to provide a lower-power, cost-effective, solid-state solution to support applications where larger antennas or more powerful satellites are used.
    “Our new PowerStream 400W C-band products provide the power and performance needed to support broadcast satellite operations, while creating dramatic cost savings via improved efficiency, reduced energy consumption and the elimination of expensive system redesigns and downtime,” Wavestream President and CEO Cliff Cooke said in a statement.