Kymeta, the mobile satcomms specialist, and Japan Display Inc (JDI) are developing a multi-band metasurface aperture to enable concurrent operation across Ku and Ka-band satellite frequencies.
This collaboration aims to deliver the industry’s first multi-band, metasurface terminal, enabling multi-band, multi-orbit satellite communications.
The partnership brings together Kymeta’s expertise in metasurface antenna technologies and JDI’s capabilities in rigid flat-panel thin film transistor (TFT) manufacturing and high-volume production.
The two companies will collaborate to bring to market a unique metasurface technology that will enable fast beam-switching across bands and networks, industry-leading SWaP-c (size, weight, power, and cost), and lowest electromagnetic observability (radio-frequency and infrared).
This collaboration marks the next critical phase in Kymeta’s multi-band product roadmap. The Ku/Ka metasurface terminal will be the first product to emerge, building on Kymeta’s previous announcement of a Ku/Ka antenna capable of supporting both Ku and Ka band satellite frequencies simultaneously. It will lay down the groundwork for seamless satellite roaming across frequency bands and orbits.
“This partnership represents a pivotal transition for Kymeta as we move from technology development into product development, positioning ourselves to scale into high-volume applications,” says Manny Mora, CEO of Kymeta.
