General Dynamics C4 Systems received a boost with the news that Europe*Star approved three Ku-band antennas from its Prodelin product line for ground-based use with its satellites. Europe*Star is a satellite owner-operator, offering capacity on its geostationary communications satellites. General Dynamics C4 Systems acquired the Prodelin family of ground-based satellite products as part of the purchase of TriPoint Global Communications last year.

Richard Ward, Europe*Star’s engineering sales support director, said, “We see an increasing number of two-way satellite networks using smaller antennas and using high- performance satellites like Europe*Star 1 to sustain higher transmission data rates despite smaller apertures. It is important to recognize trends such as these and to support positive developments in the marketplace. These antennas are well established in the VSAT industry.”