{"id":18601,"date":"2018-03-15T00:04:07","date_gmt":"2018-03-14T16:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/built-to-take-a-beating-kymeta-introduces-portable-kyway-go-satellite-data-terminal\/"},"modified":"2018-03-15T00:04:07","modified_gmt":"2018-03-14T16:04:07","slug":"built-to-take-a-beating-kymeta-introduces-portable-kyway-go-satellite-data-terminal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/built-to-take-a-beating-kymeta-introduces-portable-kyway-go-satellite-data-terminal\/","title":{"rendered":"Built to take a beating: Kymeta introduces portable KyWay Go satellite data terminal"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_404706\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-404706\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full-width wp-image-404706\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/180314-kyway-630x482.png\" alt=\"KyWay Go terminal\" width=\"630\" height=\"482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/180314-kyway-630x482.png 630w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/180314-kyway-768x588.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/180314-kyway.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\"><figcaption data-nosnippet=\"\" id=\"caption-attachment-404706\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The KyWay Go satellite terminal system is designed to be set up within four minutes. (Kymeta Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Redmond, Wash.-based Kymeta Corp., the communications company backed by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, says it\u2019s starting to roll out a ruggedized portable terminal that\u2019s designed to be set up for satellite links within four minutes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCommercial and government customers have shown great interest in a portable KyWay satellite terminal for use in defense, oil and gas, and first responder applications,\u201d Nathan Kundtz, Kymeta\u2019s founder, president and CEO, said in a news release issued Tuesday at the Satellite 2018 conference in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"il\">Kundtz said Kymeta has deployed a larger version of its KyWay flat-panel, electronically steered terminal system to more than 20 customers in 10 countries.<\/span>&nbsp;The portable rig, called KyWay Go, is expected to widen the system\u2019s appeal for mobile applications.<\/p>\n<p>The KyWay Go rapid-deployment terminal currently comes in a set of two cases. Initial limited production units are available to rent for three-month or six-month periods, or can be purchased. KyWay Go can be bundled with&nbsp;<span class=\"il\">Kymeta<\/span>\u2019s K\u0100LO satellite connectivity services, but it can also be used with other satellite service plans.<\/p>\n<p>The limited availability of KyWay Go was one of several announcements made by Kymeta at Satellite 2018. The company also reported that its KyWay terminals have been certified with the world\u2019s leading satellite operators, including Intelsat, Telesat, SES and Hispasat.<\/p>\n<p>The certification means that KyWay terminals have been shown to connect successfully with the operators\u2019 satellite constellations and do not cause adjacent satellite interference. Kymeta\u2019s terminals are designed to switch from satellite to satellite as conditions require.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKymeta also has conditional approval from Eutelsat and is actively pursuing final approval and certification with other satellite operators around the world,\u201d Neville Meijers, chief commercial officer and executive vice president, said in a news release.<\/p>\n<p>Kymeta aims to provide high-throughput, mobile communications in settings that range from construction sites and connected cars to trucks, trains and boats. Its&nbsp;K\u0100LO satellite data service is provided in partnership with Intelsat.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Connecting Puerto Rico\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/40jgEtwkbp0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\" data-width=\"800\" data-height=\"450\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px; width: 800px; height: 450px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Last year, Kymeta partnered with Intelsat and Liberty Puerto Rico to reconnect communities across Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria. Three Kymeta-enabled vehicles crisscrossed the island as part of a disaster assistance caravan from October through December, providing low-power, high-speed internet connectivity via KyWay terminals.<\/p>\n<p>The Liberty Puerto Rico Wi-Fi Tour delivered 22,266 internet sessions and more than 813 GB of data usage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis internet access supported relief efforts in 33 communities, supporting public safety staff and helping residents access much-needed funds from pop-up ATMs, fill prescriptions and file 2,504 FEMA applications,\u201d Naji Khoury, Liberty Puerto Rico\u2019s president, said in a news release. \u201cFor many of the residents, it was also the first time they had the opportunity to communicate with friends and family since the hurricane.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other relief workers in the caravan served a total of 36,895 hot meals and rendered 4,213 medical services, including vaccinations.<\/p>\n<p>Kundtz said the effort demonstrated the difference that mobile communication links can make in a disaster zone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProviding communications where it otherwise wouldn\u2019t exist means limited resources can be sent where they will make the greatest impact,\u201d he said. \u201cWe have been privileged to support the efforts in Puerto Rico.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kymeta was founded in 2012 as a spinout from Intellectual Ventures, with Gates among its lead investors.Other investors include Intelsat, Lux Capital and Liberty Global. Last year Kymeta reported a $73.5 million funding round, bringing its total funding to nearly $200 million.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Intelsat, Kymeta\u2019s business partners include&nbsp;Toyota,&nbsp;Inmarsat&nbsp;and Honeywell Aerospace, Panasonic, Sharp, Airbus&nbsp;and Aurum Security.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The KyWay Go satellite terminal system is designed to be set up within four minutes. (Kymeta Photo) Redmond, Wash.-based Kymeta Corp., the communications company backed by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, says it\u2019s starting to roll out a ruggedized portable terminal that\u2019s designed to be set up for satellite links within four minutes. \u201cCommercial and government [&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":[3176,1255,354,2000,20,4590],"class_list":["post-18601","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-hurricane-maria","tag-intelsat","tag-kymeta","tag-puerto-rico","tag-satellite","tag-satellite-conference"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18601"}],"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=18601"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18601\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18601"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18601"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18601"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}