Gilat Subsidiary Wins $50M LEO Amplifier Deal
Gilat Satellite Networks’ subsidiary Wavestream has won a new amplifier contract in the Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) arena worth over $50 million, the company announced Feb. 1. Wavestream received an award from an unnamed leading satellite operator to support the gateways for a LEO broadband satellite constellation. Wavestream has been selected to supply Gateway Solid State Power Amplifiers (SSPAs) for the project. Wavestream’s Gateway-Class PowerStream 160Ka SSPAs is designed specifically for networks using wide bandwidth uplinks and high order modulation schemes. It aims to provide strong tec...