Matt Little, senior systems test engineer at Ball Aerospace spoke with Via Satellite at SATELLITE 2021 about the company’s approach to developing phased array antenna technology at attractive consumer price points. Technology advances like the planar approach are driving down the cost of this technology and making it more affordable for new commercial customers, Little says.

AvL Technologies produces satellite communications antennas and positioners. The company’s antennas serve a variety of use cases including vehicle mounts and manpack antennas for the U.S. military. Todd Brown, AvL Technologies director of Business Development, spoke with Via Satellite at SATELLITE 2021 about how the company is adapting to the changing satellite landscape and changing customer demands.

Antenna developer ThinKom has had a number of announcements lately, from its work with Telesat on the Lightspeed Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation to a new family phased-array antennas for use on small satellites. ThinKom CTO Bill Milroy caught up with Via Satellite at SATELLITE 2021 and gave an update on what the company is working on, and how ThinKom is thinking about…

SpaceBridge is known for developing Very Small Aperture (VSAT) hubs and terminals for satellite connectivity. CEO David Gelerman spoke with Via Satellite at SATELLITE 2021 about the progress the company has made in the past year, despite challenges in the component market. In this interview, Gelerman talks about improvements to SpaceBridge’s high throughput platform to support seamless connectivity,…