Gilat's In-Flight Connectivity High-Power Transceiver Successfully Tested by Global Eagle Entertainment for DO-160G Certifica...
March 03 2021 - 7:08AM
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ, TASE: GILT), a worldwide
leader in satellite networking technology, solutions and services,
announced today that its fully owned subsidiary, Wavestream, marked
a key milestone as successfully tested by Global Eagle
Entertainment (Global Eagle), a major In-Flight Connectivity
Provider, for its IFC high-power transceiver, the AeroStream 40Ku,
achieving DO-160G certification. Production units are planned to be
shipped for usage in commercial aircraft, starting in the second
quarter of 2021.
Wavestream's AeroStream 40Ku transceiver is designed for
exceptionally high- reliability, with a field-reported Mean Time
Before Failure (MTBF) of greater than 30,000 flight hours. The
high-power transceiver incorporates the latest in Gallium Nitride
(GaN) technology and enables more return bandwidth from the plane
back to the satellite than previous generations. The successful
completion of environmental conditions testing for airborne
equipment, DO-160G, brings the transceiver a step closer to
airworthiness and Supplemental Type Certification (STC).
"The true partnership between Global Eagle and Wavestream was
evident in the joint engineering effort to bring about the DO-160G
certification for Wavestream's high power AeroStream 40Ku
transceiver," said Bob Huffman, Wavestream’s General Manager. “This
achievement increases our already industry-leading reliability and
performance in IFC transceivers and extends Wavestream’s leadership
in the Ku-band IFC business area, which currently stands at 30
million flight hours and counting."
"The DO-160G certification of Wavestream's high-power AeroStream
40Ku transceiver extends Global Eagle's lead in Ku-Band in-flight
connectivity," said Mike Pigott, Executive Vice President -
Connectivity at Global Eagle. "We are pleased that Wavestream
ensured that the unit is both backwards compatible with traditional
modems and is future-proof to operate with the next generation of
satellite modem technologies."
About Global Eagle Global Eagle is the only
international connectivity and media content experience
organization. The company serves consumers beyond the reach of
normal telecom and cable providers, bringing a digital world of
connected entertainment to the aviation, maritime, enterprise and
government markets. Through its intelligent leadership, investment
in innovation and comprehensive product suite, it commands an
envious position as an open platform single-source provider and
blended solution partner.
Global Eagle connects thousands of aircraft, ships and
enterprise sites across the globe, combining a complete
entertainment streaming solution. The company actively engages with
humanitarian projects to support a better world bringing instant
connectivity solutions to disaster incidents and areas of
poverty.
Follow Global Eagle on LinkedIn and Twitter for insights and
regular updates.
About WavestreamWavestream, a Gilat subsidiary
is the industry leader in the design and manufacture of next
generation satellite communications high power transceivers for In
Flight Connectivity, Ground Mobility and Gateway markets. Since
2001, we provide system integrators with field-proven, high
performance Ka, Ku and X band Solid State Power Amplifiers (SSPAs),
Block Upconverters (BUCs), Block Down Converters and Transceivers.
We design, manufacture and repair our products in-house and have
delivered over 40,000 systems in the past 15 years. Wavestream
products provide high quality and reliability under the harshest
environmental conditions and we are currently certified to ISO
9001:2008 and AS9100D standards. For further details please visit
www.wavestream.com
About GilatGilat Satellite Networks Ltd.
(NASDAQ: GILT, TASE: GILT) is a leading global provider of
satellite-based broadband communications. With 30 years of
experience, we design and manufacture cutting-edge ground segment
equipment, and provide comprehensive solutions and end-to-end
services, powered by our innovative technology. Delivering high
value competitive solutions, our portfolio comprises of a cloud
based VSAT network platform, high-speed modems, high performance
on-the-move antennas and high efficiency, high power Solid State
Amplifiers (SSPA) and Block Upconverters (BUC).
Gilat’s comprehensive solutions support multiple applications
with a full portfolio of products to address key applications
including broadband access, cellular backhaul, enterprise,
in-flight connectivity, maritime, trains, defense and public
safety, all while meeting the most stringent service level
requirements. Gilat controlling shareholders are the FIMI Private
Equity Funds. For more information, please visit: www.gilat.com
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associated with the outbreak and global spread of the coronavirus
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conditions, inability to maintain market acceptance to Gilat’s
products, inability to timely develop and introduce new
technologies, products and applications, rapid changes in the
market for Gilat’s products, loss of market share and pressure on
prices resulting from competition, introduction of competing
products by other companies, inability to manage growth and
expansion, loss of key OEM partners, inability to attract and
retain qualified personnel, inability to protect the Company’s
proprietary technology and risks associated with Gilat’s
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Contact:Gilat Satellite NetworksDoreet Oren,
Director Corporate CommunicationsDoreetO@gilat.comGK Investor and
Public RelationsEhud Helft, Managing Partnerehud@gkir.com
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