C-Com Satellite Systems Inc. announced that it is receiving advisory services and conditional funding of up to $815,845 from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) over the next 2 years to support the continued development of its phased array antenna technology. The NRC IRAP funding will be used to continue the development of Beam Forming Integrated Circuits (BFICs) for Satcom applications. The $1.82 Million project will focus on the development of a low-cost, highly efficient, BFICs for Ka-band electronically steered antenna.

This new funding will allow C-COM to develop and validate the next generation of highly efficient and cost-effective antenna modules. C-COM has been developing a Ka-band flat panel antenna based on advanced phased array technology for enabling high-throughput mobility applications over satellite targeting land, airborne and maritime markets. The fully electronically steered Phased Array Mobile Satellite Antenna has been designed to operate on the latest LEO, MEO and GEO constellations.