Mr. Leslie Klein reports

C-COM RECEIVES US PATENT FOR INNOVATIVE KA-BAND PHASED ARRAY ANTENNA IN PACKAGE TECHNOLOGY

C-Com Satellite Systems Inc. has been granted U.S. patent No. 12,381,318 B2 for its invention of a Ka-band 2-D phased-array antenna in package.

This is the 12th patent C-Com has been granted and is the result of its continuing research and development of a new electronically steerable Ka-band phased array antenna, which is being developed in partnership with the University of Waterloo and with the assistance from the Ontario Centers for Excellence, the Canadian Space Agency, and Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.

This unique low-cost and efficient millimetre-wave phased array antenna in a package comprises an antenna array with an integrated passive beamformer network and at least one actuation mechanism. The passive beamformer network comprises a phase shifter with a transmission line having a slow-wave structure and a ceramic.

"This new technology looks very promising for the development of next-generation hybrid (passive/active) phased array antennas, which can be applied in large-scale phased array antenna systems," said Bilall Awada, chief technology officer of C-Com.

"This patented invention provides further recognition of the quality of the innovation being carried out by C-Com's research team in partnership with the University of Waterloo," said Leslie Klein, president and chief executive officer of C-Com. "We intend to incorporate this technology into future generations of affordable phased array antennas."

Mr. Klein noted, "The company continues to innovate and modernize the mobile SATCom business by offering the highest-quality, cost-effective and most reliable products, coupled with fast delivery and top-grade customer support."

About C-Com Satellite Systems Inc.

C-Com is a pioneer and a leading global designer, developer and manufacturer of transportable and mobile satellite-based antenna systems. The company has developed proprietary, autoacquisition controller technology for rapid antenna pointing to a satellite with just the press of a button, enabling broadband Internet by satellite across a wide range of market applications worldwide, including regions unserved or underserved by terrestrial access technologies.

C-Com has sold more than 11,000 antenna systems, in over 100 countries, through a dedicated dealer network that provides service to a wide range of vertical markets such as oil and gas exploration, military communications, disaster management, SNG, emergency communications, cellular backhaul, telemedicine, mobile education, government services, mobile banking, and others. The company's iNetVu brand is synonymous with high quality, reliability and cost-effectiveness.

C-Com is in the final stages of satellite testing and manufacturing of a potentially revolutionary Ka-band, electronically steerable, modular, conformal, flat panel, phased array antenna. C-Com has developed this unique multiorbit antenna with the intent of providing low-cost, high-throughput mobility applications over satellite for land, airborne and maritime verticals over LEO, MEO and GEO satellite constellations. Another significant project under way at C-Com is the development of an analogue beamforming integrated circuit, which is progressing well and is in a testing phase. These BFICs will be used in the manufacturing of all ESA antennas with the intent to significantly reduce their cost and improve their performance, and will also be made available for sale.

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