Isotropic Systems has begun licensing patented core components of its scalable, cost-effective multi-beam antennas to leading aeronautical system integrators to accelerate customised designs, certifications, and deployments of next-generation terminals aboard aircraft.
The flexible platform conforms to the fuselage or radome for a tailored terminal that provides a continuous make-before-break connection for maximum performance throughout a commercial flight or government operation by linking with multiple satellites in multiple orbits while using far less power than other flat panel or electronically-steered antennas.
The Isotropic Systems terminal platform is also customisable to the size of the aircraft and the mission it is flying – whether it’s enabling commercial airline passengers to finally realize home-like two-way email, social media, and video streaming services in flight or high-definition video surveillance transmitted from an unmanned UAV.
“Our optical multi-beam antennas provide customised high-performance connectivity seamlessly across multiple satellites and orbits at low power consumption, which delivers big advantages over single beam antennas to both commercial and government aircraft operators – from airlines to UAVs and every form of aircraft in between,” explained John Finney, Isotropic Systems Founder and CEO. “Isotropic Systems’ optical lens modules can be conformed to the size and shape of the fuselage or radome for a tailored low-profile solution that meets the requirements that government and commercial markets value the most as they look to unleash a new level of capabilities from their in-flight connectivity (IFC) systems.”
Aeronautical system integrators that license Isotropic Systems’ multi-beam antenna technologies will be working toward the integration of patented lens modules and chipsets into their terminal platforms throughout 2020, with trials set for the first half of 2021.
The commercial launch timeframe of 2021 and 2022 aligns well with new high throughput LEO and MEO constellations expected to initiate services in 2022.
