{"id":18178,"date":"2019-01-16T22:26:24","date_gmt":"2019-01-16T14:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/boeing-leads-14m-funding-round-for-isotropic-systems-to-boost-satellite-links\/"},"modified":"2019-01-16T22:26:24","modified_gmt":"2019-01-16T14:26:24","slug":"boeing-leads-14m-funding-round-for-isotropic-systems-to-boost-satellite-links","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/boeing-leads-14m-funding-round-for-isotropic-systems-to-boost-satellite-links\/","title":{"rendered":"Boeing leads $14M funding round for Isotropic Systems to boost satellite links"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_474316\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-474316\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full-width wp-image-474316\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/190116-isotropic2-630x354.jpg\" alt=\"Satellite data terminal\" width=\"630\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/190116-isotropic2-630x354.jpg 630w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/190116-isotropic2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/190116-isotropic2-1260x708.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\"><figcaption data-nosnippet=\"\" id=\"caption-attachment-474316\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A cutaway view shows Isotropic Systems\u2019 integrated terminal for satellite communications. (Isotropic Systems)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>London-based Isotropic Systems, a startup that is developing flat-panel antennas and high-throughput terminals for satellite communications, says it has raised $14 million in a Series A financing round led by Boeing HorizonX Ventures.<\/p>\n<p>Isotropic\u2019s user terminals take advantage of optical beam steering, which lets its terminals connect with several different satellites without increasing cost or complexity. The company says its technology will help clear a path for low-cost, mass-market broadband connectivity via satellites.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoeing\u2019s investment provides our team access to Boeing experts, testing labs and other valuable resources to fast-track the deployment of our terminal solutions and to leverage our intellectual property across other space-based and wireless connectivity applications,\u201d Isotropic founder and CEO John Finney said in a news release.<\/p>\n<p>The approach could spark a rivalry with Kymeta, the Redmond, Wash.-based company that has already brought its own flat-panel satellite terminal system to market, thanks in part to roughly $200 million in investments from Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and other backers.<\/p>\n<style>.fotorama1782801858889 .fotorama__nav--thumbs .fotorama__nav__frame{\npadding:2px;\nheight:64px}\n.fotorama1782801858889 .fotorama__thumb-border{\nheight:60px;\nborder-width:2px;\nmargin-top:2px}<\/style>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/iso.jpg\" class=\"fotorama__img\" style=\"width: 518.696px; height: 400px; left: 118.652px; top: 0px;\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tA schematic shows a close-in cutaway view of Isotropic Systems\u2019 integrated satellite communication terminal. (Isotropic Systems Illustration)<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ferry.jpg\" class=\"fotorama__img\" style=\"width: 621.169px; height: 400px; left: 67.4155px; top: 0px;\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tIsotropic\u2019s satellite terminal could be placed on top of a ferry or other types of ships. (Isotropic Systems Photo)<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/bus.jpg\" class=\"fotorama__img\" style=\"width: 646.605px; height: 400px; left: 54.6977px; top: 0px;\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tIsotropic\u2019s satellite terminal could be mounted on top of a bus to provide satellite connectivity on the road. (Isotropic Systems Photo)<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/iso.jpg\" class=\"fotorama__img\" style=\"width: 83px; height: 64.0066px; left: 0px; top: -0.00330688px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/bus.jpg\" class=\"fotorama__img\" style=\"width: 103.457px; height: 64px; left: -0.228362px; top: 0px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/rail-iso.jpg\" class=\"fotorama__img\" style=\"width: 94px; height: 64.0987px; left: 0px; top: -0.0493601px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/bizjet-1260x797.jpg\" class=\"fotorama__img\" style=\"width: 101.179px; height: 64px; left: -0.0897114px; top: 0px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ferry.jpg\" class=\"fotorama__img\" style=\"width: 99.387px; height: 64px; left: -0.193523px; top: 0px;\"><\/p>\n<p>Boeing HorizonX Ventures, the Chicago-based aerospace giant\u2019s venture capital arm, has invested in at least 18 companies that mesh with Boeing\u2019s interests in aerospace innovation as well as autonomous systems, advanced manufacturing, energy and data storage, augmented reality, artificial intelligence, space technology and communications.<\/p>\n<p>Isotropic joins Boeing\u2019s satellite and space portfolio&nbsp;\u2014 which also includes Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing subsidiary, plus HorizonX stakes in Myriota, BridgeSat and Accion Systems. This represents the second HorizonX investment in a British startup, following in the footsteps of Boeing\u2019s funding for Reaction Engines.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis investment accelerates the expansion of space-based connectivity services to the mass market and continues Boeing\u2019s leadership in space innovation,\u201d Brian Schettler, managing director of Boeing HorizonX Ventures, said in a news release.<\/p>\n<p>WML, Space Angels and Space Capital also participated in the funding round. Isotropic said its satellite communications technology could be adapted for a wide range of applications \u2014 for example, on ships, trains, buses, planes and at remote sites. Those are the same sorts of applications targeted by Kymeta and its partners.<\/p>\n<p>Finney founded Isotropic in 2013 after playing key roles at Huawei, Alcatel-Lucent and O3b Networks. For what it\u2019s worth, Boeing has struck a deal with O3b, which is now owned by SES, to build a fleet of seven next-generation satellites for O3b\u2019s broadband constellation in medium Earth orbit.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Boeing\/status\/1085537266146181120<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A cutaway view shows Isotropic Systems\u2019 integrated terminal for satellite communications. (Isotropic Systems) London-based Isotropic Systems, a startup that is developing flat-panel antennas and high-throughput terminals for satellite communications, says it has raised $14 million in a Series A financing round led by Boeing HorizonX Ventures. Isotropic\u2019s user terminals take advantage of optical beam steering, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[4591,4874,5080,20],"class_list":["post-18178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-antennas","tag-boeing-horizonx","tag-isotropic-systems","tag-satellite"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18178"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18178"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18178\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}