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In the Press Nov 2020
In the Press
How $56 Million In Funding
Will Help One Mobile Antenna
Connect With Thousands Of “We want to select
everything within the
Satellites field of view, using
every satellite in the sky,
Can you imagine the Earth orbit. That ranges from the
with a single piece of
ancient Romans inspiring a behemoth GPS satellites far away technology”
potential revolution in space to the ever-growing network of
communications? satellites close to Earth built by
In the fourth century, the Romans SpaceX and OneWeb and Telesat,
created a cup that shows red light among others.
when lit from behind, and green In five to 10 years, this means that
when lit in front. The Lycurgus Cup a single device could connect with
showed artists and innovators how satellites just about anywhere. It
to play with and bend light, using could be just as helpful for fast
glass embedded with tiny flecks Internet in a Congo community,
of gold. And that was 1,600 years or getting information for soldiers
ago, when the best long-distance deployed in remote Middle Eastern
communication available was deserts. The system is still more
through networks of fast horses than a year from readiness, but
and nimble riders. with $56 million USD in backing to
Nearly two millennia later, date, Isotropic now has a lucrative
Isotropic Systems is building a contract in hand to test it with the
satellite antenna to do the same U.S. military.
thing as the cup: bend radio Read more
waves, through the scientific
field of transformational optics.
Using minute alterations in its
positioning, the hope is to make
an antenna that can communicate
with just about any satellite in any
In the Press
New high-speed Army
satellites accelerate attacks on
enemy tanks The Isotropic antenna will
deliver high throughput,
at low latency over a
When an Air Force fighter jet or Given this, high-throughput, MEO constellation with
bomber closes in on a high-value multi-frequency, multi-directional simultaneous resilient
target area, poised for attack, antennas, coupled with secure GEO capacity. This is a
or an Army ground unit moves to “meshed” networking between
contact with an enemy, success or satellites, are considered crucial game changer for the
failure of a given high-risk mission to war planners looking to favor U.S. Army
can often hang in the balance success in missions by increasing
of what can be described in two the strength and speed of space
words – satellite networking. connectivity.
Read more
A sufficiently hardened, multi-
directional signal can ensure
that pilots quickly receive target
coordinates, navigational
details, or sensitive threat
information of great relevance
to the mission. Should target
accuracy be compromised, signal
fidelity jammed, or flight path
compromised by threats from
unanticipated directions, mission
objectives can of course be
destroyed and lives are put at risk.
In the Press
Isotropic Systems’ transformative to crack the code to develop new
terminals are in milestone trials antenna technologies capable
Cracking The Connectivity with the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy,
aimed at delivering new LEO,
of unlocking the full potential of
new high throughput satellite
Code For Defense GEO and MEO satellite-delivered
connectivity to the battlespace.
capacity coming online in the 2022
timeframe. And they are thrilled
New high-powered satellites and that Isotropic Systems has cracked
constellations in GEO, LEO, and the code. In fact, we’re in the latter
MEO orbits are on the verge of phases of developing what has
commercial launches over the recently been called the Holy Grail
next two years. New-age capacity of terminals.
in space, however, is only half of Our multi-beam antenna uses
the equation to solve connectivity patented optical beamforming
challenges that defense and lens technologies that allow the
government agencies have government and armed forces
struggled with for years across to arbitrage capacity from
Scott Sprague battlefields around the world. commercial and military satellite
Chief Commercial Officer
There’s been a lot of focus on capacity over a single antenna to
new high-powered satellite deliver data at the tactical edge
constellations bringing a new era like never before.
of connectivity to critical markets
In a conversation with such as the military and defense. Read more
MilsatMagazine, Scott Sprague, But the government can’t tap that
CCO for Isotropic Systems, new age capacity without a new
explains that high-throughput age antenna, correct?
ground infrastructure is required
to unleash new multi-orbit That’s absolutely right and
connectivity across a broad range exactly why Isotropic Systems is
of markets — especially mission so dedicated to redefining the
critical defense initiatives. antenna market. Engineers with
U.S. government and defense
agencies have shared with our
team how they’ve tried for years
In the Press
Scott Sprague of Isotropic
Systems discusses a new
generation of satellite antennas Our high-performance
multi-beam terminals
feature optical lens
In March of this year, SES and The military has long hungered modules that are
Isotropic Systems announced for a satellite terminal capable conformal to the fuselage
that they were entering into a of conforming to small footprints of a plane, the deck of
new phase of their collaborative – such as vehicles for mounted
partnership to develop, “scalable, land operations, ships at sea and a ship, even a soldier’s
cost-effective multi-beam customer aircraft – capable of connecting backpack.
edge terminal antennas capable users to multiple satellites in
of unlocking access to the multiple orbits. And that’s exactly
groundbreaking O3b mPOWER what the partnership between
system across government and Isotropic Systems and SES is
defense, telco and cellular intended to deliver.
backhaul, aerospace, maritime,
and offshore markets.” Read more
While many companies in the
space and satellite industry
treat every iteration and new
development in their product
catalog as a revolutionary step
forward for the industry, as a
whole, the collaboration between
SES and Isotropic truly has the
potential to deliver new, disruptive
capabilities to end-users –
especially for military users.
In the Press
Navy ships improve attack
with new multi-beam satellite
antenna “seamless make-before-
break switching between
satellites in multiple
Targeting enemy ships, bouncing fleet, by arming ships for high- orbits, and continuous
war data off of drones, detecting end massive warfare on the open connectivity during
incoming ballistic missiles, seeing sea with a new generation of turbulent pitch-and-roll
approaching small boat attacks advanced weapons.
from over the horizon, intercepting conditions facing vessels
The sea service plans to benefit traversing rough seas,”
anti-ship missiles and ... perhaps from a recently awarded Defense
most of all … networking surface, Innovation Unit evaluation
air and undersea assets in real- and development contract
time -- are all crucial elements with Isotropic Systems for new
of the U.S. Navy’s emerging patented beam-forming antenna
Distributed Maritime Operations technologies and circuits. The
(DMO) tactical attack strategy. goal, according to Isotropic CEO
John Finney, is to “fuse multi-band,
Offensive attack maneuver, multi-orbit commercial and military
fortified by advanced sensors capacity to deliver intelligence
and dispersed across vast data at the tactical edge over a
swaths of ocean, is one of the single platform.”
tenets informing the Navy’s DMO Read more
thinking. Surface ships will by
design increasingly operate in a
disaggregated fashion, armed
with long-range weapons and
sensors; it is part of a multi-
year Navy pivot toward broadly
increasing lethality and attack
technology throughout the surface
In the Press
Despite multiple efforts and SMW: I understand that the
millions of dollars invested Isotropic antenna has been in
The Isotropic Antenna: The in development, success has
remained elusive, and significant
development for around three
years. Is your first antenna Ku
Perfect Solution for Aero? obstacles remain in place.
Typically, flat panel phased
or Ka-Band, and how far have
you come in the development?
arrays use large numbers of What is the initial target market,
beam forming ICs, a requirement and when will the antennas be
dictating an extensive array of commercially available?
electronics that consumes vast Brian Billman: Our optical
amounts of power, generates beam forming antenna is a new
excessive heat, and is expensive to technology. So, in the beginning,
manufacture. we didn?t have all the answers
Isotropic Systems, a London-based and have been learning along the
start-up, has designed, prototyped way. Throughout the development
Brian Billman and tested a uniquely innovative process, we have been pushing
VP of Product Development antenna that breaks through the envelope in terms of the
these barriers. Using lenses that features we can offer.
concentrate the RF signal, the
Read more
antenna design significantly
reduces the number of electronic
components, resulting in a terminal
that uses considerably less power,
With the coming of LEOs and achieves true time delay, duplex
MEOs and the burgeoning operation, and can be produced
demand for broadband on at a relatively low cost.
commercial aircraft, satellite
antenna developers are racing to To find out more about this unique
develop a suitable phased array product and its potential in
antenna. aero markets, we met with Brian
Billman, Isotropic System’s V.P. of
Product Management for Aero.
In the Press Next generation antennas for NGSO satellites With small satellite constellations While a good number of ground becoming increasingly segment companies have already commonplace, the terrestrial exampled the use of traditional antennas used to track these parabolic antennas and VSATs, ‘fast-moving’ NGSO satellites which have been proven to are coming under increasing track ‘fast-moving’ satellites in scrutiny. Innovative new designs medium Earth orbit (MEO and far removed from traditional low Earth orbit (LEO) entirely parabolic antennas and VSATs satisfactorily, several innovative are coming to fruition. companies are looking beyond We’re halfway through 2020, existing technologies to produce a the year of the small satellite more agile, streamlined antenna constellation. With new small product capable of performing the satellites being launched in same function with additional size, abundance despite the ongoing weight and (in some cases) power coronavirus pandemic, a massive (SWaP) advantages, among influx of new capacity will soon others. be upon us. Whether bridging Read more the digital divide with low-latency high-speed Internets services or enabling massive Internet of Things (IoT) networks across the globe, antenna technology is well and truly in the forefront of peoples’ minds.
In the Press Isotropic pivots to serve a handful of key markets including government and defense Isotropic Systems won a U.S. Isotropic changed its priorities Defense Department contract that to reflect market realities. For the satellite terminal developer the moment, the firm does not would love to announce. see a market for the consumer Unfortunately, the startup is broadband terminals it developed, prohibited from identifying the Finney said. specific agency, dollar value or work to be completed, John Finney, Read more Isotropic Systems founder and CEO, told SpaceNews. Still, the new contract reveals how Isotropic, a firm once focused on the consumer broadband market, has pivoted toward developing terminals for government and defense customers, established satellite constellation operators, telecommunications, enterprises and maritime applications, while licensing technology for aircraft terminals.
In the Press
Q&A With Isotropic Systems
CEO on New Defense
Innovation Unit Contract
Isotropic Systems has received environmental and interference
an antenna evaluation and chamber tests throughout this
development contract with the year. Teams will measure the
Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), impact of harsh elements, such
an organization within the U.S. as intense winds, salt water, and
Department of Defense. The electromagnetic interference
contract will test the ability of (EMI). This collaborative review will
Isotropic’s patented multi-beam begin in the lab and may lead to
antennas for high-powered milestone evaluations aboard U.S.
bandwidth aboard next-gen Navy ships.
Naval vessels at sea. The
collaboration contract is focused
on the delivery of a low-profile, Isotropic Systems Founder and
high performance, affordable and CEO John Finney answered some
customizable antenna to support questions for Via Satellite about
multiple links over multiple bands the importance of this contract.
of satellite capacity, including
Read more
S-, C-, Ka-, Ku-, X-, and Q-band
connectivity.
In a Monday announcement,
Isotropic said that DIU will
prototype and analyze the
performance of its resilient
optical beamforming terminals
during an extensive series ofIn the Press Isotropic, SES to trial nextgen antenna for US military SES Government Solutions (SES of providing government, military, GS), a fully-owned affiliate of SES, and commercial access to the and Isotropic Systems, a leading existing O3b constellation and the developer of transformational groundbreaking O3b mPOWER broadband terminal technologies, system set to launch late next year. today announced a two-phased antenna evaluation contract Read more with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, working in close collaboration with the U.S. Army Research Engineering Team, for tests of Isotropic Systems’ multi-beam terminal over SES’s O3b Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) constellation to ultimately unleash next-gen connectivity across the battlefield. It is the first customer contract between Isotropic Systems and SES Government Solutions and follows on from the significant developmental partnership currently ongoing between the two companies to produce scalable, cost-effective terminals capable
In the Press
UK Tech Cracking the Code for a
New Age of Connectivity
Here at QinetiQ, we are laser Connectivity is fueling the
focused on building disruptive global economy. We’ve all
business solutions. We work seen firsthand how it brings us
with both end users and partner face-to-face over Skype, Zoom,
companies to co-develop WebEx, and satellite-delivered
innovative solutions to complex teleconferencing throughout the
problems. COVID-19 outbreak. It has certainly
Recently our team has been kept businesses of all sizes running
working with SME, Isotropic around the world.
Systems to deliver breakthrough,
world-class services in the wide-
This is certainly the case for us
reaching markets served by
at Isotropic and our key partner
satellite. Our wealth of materials
science and device design and QinetiQ. Reliable connectivity
development capabilities have networks have enabled us to
allowed us to deliver mission- continue our collaboration
led innovation to this important throughout the pandemic,
partnership. developing a whole new level
of communications capabilities
Scott Mellor, COO at Isotropic
Systems explains more about this that can meet the ever-growing
partnership need for more and better
connectivity.
Isotropic Systems and QinetiQ Read more
Collaborate on the Holy Grail of
Antennas.In the Press
SatTV talks to
Isotropic Systems
Richard Hooper talks to Brian
Billman, VP, Product Management
at Isotropic Systems about the
novel approach the company
is taking to solving the terminal
challenges that are out there today
- using transformational optics.
Watch
VideoIn the Press Isotropic Systems: Customer Edge Terminal Partnership As the journey of O3b mPOWER unfolds, a crucial part of the development lies in the cutting- edge technology that is making up the communications system. Learn more about the O3b mPOWER ground infrastructure Watch as John Finney, Founder & CEO of Video Isotropic Systems, shares his take on the Customer Edge Terminal partnership with SES and the innovation it will bring to the market. Learn more about our O3b mPOWER communications system
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multi-service, high-bandwidth, low power,
fully integrated range of high throughput terminals
designed to support the satellite industry to
‘reach beyond’ traditional markets.
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