Company:Kymeta
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| Type | Private company |
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| Industry | Satellite communications |
| Founded | August 12, 2012 |
| Founder | Nathan Kundtz |
| Headquarters | Redmond, Washington U.S |
Area served | World |
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Number of employees | 275 (2022) |
| Website | www |
Kymeta Corporation is a satellite communications company based in the United States. It was founded in August 2012 after spinning out from Intellectual Ventures and manufactures software-enabled, meta-materials based electronic beamforming antennas and terminals for satellite communications.[1]
Kymeta announced commercial availability of its first products—the mTennau7 antenna subsystem module (ASM) and KyWay terminal—in March 2017, which are the first metamaterials-based products to be successfully commercialized.[2] Kymeta has also partnered with Intelsat to offer KĀLO satellite services, which can be bundled with all Kymeta products. As of October 2018, the company has raised nearly $200 million in funding from various investors including Bill Gates and Lux Capital.[3]
Kymeta introduces the commercial availability of its first product, the u7, and begins expanding its global partnerships and deploying units worldwide in 2017. Kymeta unveils its next-generation products and services, the u8 in November 2020. The Kymeta u8 consumes approximately 130 W of power, which can be supplied by most vehicles. The u8 antenna can withstand extreme environmental conditions with operational temperatures of -40 °C to +70 °C while operating.
Kymeta announces the three new product brands for the u8 terminal including the Hawk u8, Goshawk u8, and Osprey u8 in March 2022.
Technology
Kymeta mTenna technology uses a holographic approach to electronically acquire, steer and lock a beam to a satellite.[4] It is built using a metamaterials toolset, which uses a thin structure with tuneable metamaterial elements instead of reflecting microwaves like a traditional parabolic antenna or creating thousands of separate signals like a phased array antenna. The flat, lightweight and cost-effective satellite tracking antennas are designed to work seamlessly for communication in high-volume markets where traditional satellite antennas are not currently practical or feasible, such as automotive, maritime, and aviation.[5]
The mTennaU7 has 30,000 individual elements that act collectively to create a holographic beam that can transmit and receive satellite signals. The tunable elements scatter RF energy when activated. Software then activates a pattern of tunable elements to generate a beam. To change the beam direction, the software changes the pattern of activated elements.
Partnerships
- NASSAT
- Turksat[6]
- Airbus Defence and Space[7]
- Inmarsat[8]
- Merck[9]
- Toyota[10]
- Alidaunia[11]
- e3 systems[12]
- FMC Globalsat[13]
- iDirect[14][15]
- Intelsat[16]
- MCH
- SKY Perfect JSAT Group[17]
- Profen Group
- OneWeb
- Comtech Telecommunications Corp.
References
- ↑ Rusli, Evelyn M. (2012-08-21). "Antenna Company Raises $12 Million From Bill Gates and Lux Capital" (in en). https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/08/21/antenna-company-raises-12-million-from-bill-gates-and-lux-capital/.
- ↑ "Kymeta Poised to Disrupt the Satellite Communications Industry" (in en-GB). https://www.onboardonline.com/yachting-news/product-news/kymeta-poised-to-disrupt-the-satellite-communications-industry/.
- ↑ "Kymeta founder Nathan Kundtz stepping down as CEO" (in en-US). 2018-10-30. https://spacenews.com/kymeta-founder-nathan-kundtz-stepping-down-as-ceo/.
- ↑ Kymeta (2016-09-28), mTenna Comparison, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaxzQX7NWJw, retrieved 2019-03-28
- ↑ Kymeta (2017-05-17), The Road to the Connected Car, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61fUQeKuJTo, retrieved 2019-03-28
- ↑ "Kymeta Announces Partnership with Türksat to Bring Land and Sea Connectivity to Europe, Middle East and Africa". https://www.kymetacorp.com/news/kymeta-announces-partnership-turksat-bring-land-sea-connectivity-europe-middle-east-africa/.
- ↑ "Airbus Home". http://www.airbus.com/.
- ↑ "More Partnerships to Fuel Kymeta's Market Foray". May 19, 2015. http://www.satellitetoday.com/technology/2015/05/19/more-partnerships-to-fuel-kymetas-market-foray/.
- ↑ "Kymeta – Partners". http://www.kymetacorp.com/partner/.
- ↑ Boyle, Alan (January 12, 2016). "A satellite antenna on your car: Toyota and Kymeta aim to make it so". http://www.geekwire.com/2016/a-satellite-antenna-on-your-car-toyota-and-kymeta-aim-to-make-it-so/.
- ↑ "Home Page - Alidaunia s.r.l. - Società di navigazione aerea". http://www.alidaunia.it/.
- ↑ "Kymeta and e3 Kymeta Partner for Global Satellite Broadband Connectivity" (in en-US). Kymeta. 2015-03-18. https://www.kymetacorp.com/2015/03/18/kymeta-e3-systems-global-satellite-broadband-connectivity/.
- ↑ "Kymeta Expands Distribution Network to Support Remote Alternative Energy Facilities" (in en-US). Kymeta. 2017-12-05. https://www.kymetacorp.com/2017/12/05/kymeta-expands-distribution-network-support-remote-alternative-energy-facilities/.
- ↑ "ST Engineering iDirect - Satellite Communications Technology". http://www.idirect.net/.
- ↑ "Commercial Availability for the World's First Flat Satellite Antenna" (in en-US). Kymeta. 2017-03-07. https://www.kymetacorp.com/2017/03/07/worlds-first-truly-flat-satellite-antenna/.
- ↑ "Intelsat and Kymeta Join Forces to Expand the IoT and More" (in en-US). Kymeta. 2015-02-05. https://www.kymetacorp.com/2015/02/05/intelsat-agreement-kymeta-iot/.
- ↑ "New Connectivity Options from Kymeta and SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation" (in en-US). Kymeta. 2017-03-07. https://www.kymetacorp.com/2017/03/07/new-connectivity-kymeta-sky-perfect-jsat/.
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