{"id":1942,"date":"2026-02-20T16:05:44","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T16:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/arabsat-awards-actia-aerospace-contract-for-q-v-band-rf-gateway-systems-for-arabsat-7a\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T16:05:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T16:05:44","slug":"arabsat-awards-actia-aerospace-contract-for-q-v-band-rf-gateway-systems-for-arabsat-7a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/arabsat-awards-actia-aerospace-contract-for-q-v-band-rf-gateway-systems-for-arabsat-7a\/","title":{"rendered":"ARABSAT Awards ACTIA Aerospace Contract for Q\/V-Band RF Gateway Systems for ARABSAT-7A"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/arabsat_cover_639071774410431434.webp\" width=\"712\" height=\"377\" alt=\"ARABSAT Awards ACTIA Aerospace Contract for Q\/V-Band RF Gateway Systems for ARABSAT-7A\" class=\"imageload removeImageattr\" data-original=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/arabsat_cover_639071774410431434.webp\" style=\"\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/arabsat_cover_639071774410431434.webp\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"712\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"377\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>ARABSAT<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>has selected <strong>ACTIA Aerospace<\/strong> to design, supply and deploy a new generation of Q\/V-Band RF Gateway systems forming a critical part of the ground segment for its upcoming ARABSAT-7A software-defined satellite. The deployment includes two geographically diverse gateways, providing enhanced resilience, higher capacity and flexible routing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>These capabilities will &nbsp;support a wide range of Broadband Managed Services, enterprise, mobility, maritime, aviation and government applications across ARABSAT\u2019s coverage region. These strategic gateways infrastructure represents a cornerstone of ARABSAT\u2019s roadmap to transition from traditional GEO architectures toward software-defined, satellite systems, enabling dynamic service allocation, optimized spectrum usage and scalable customer solutions.<\/p>\n<p>ACTIA Aerospace will deliver a fully integrated gateway solution, including system design, deployment, testing, commissioning, operator training and long-term technical support, enabling full autonomous operation by ARABSAT. The contract was signed on the sidelines of the ARABSAT 17th Telecom Forum in Manama -Bahrain, marking another milestone in the long-standing partnership between ARABSAT and ACTIA Aerospace.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget-layout related-content-also-read-box my-3\">\n<h4 class=\"mb-0\">Also Read: What are Software-Defined Satellites and Their Role in Next-Generation Flexible and Reconfigurable Spacecraft?<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Dr. Badr N. Alsuwaidan<\/strong><strong>, President &amp; CEO of ARABSAT,<\/strong> commented: \u201cThrough state-of-the-art technologies and advanced Broadband Managed Services, ARABSAT-7A represents a major step in our evolution toward software-defined and high-throughput satellite systems. The deployment of Q\/V-Band gateways is fundamental to this vision, enabling us to deliver more agile, scalable and resilient services that meet the rapidly growing demands of digital connectivity across our markets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fran\u00e7ois Contou-Carrere<\/strong><strong>, CEO of ACTIA Aerospace,<\/strong> added: \u201cWe are proud and honored to deploy next-generation Q\/V-Band gateway technologies that are becoming as critical as the satellite itself. This fully integrated, secure and scalable solution supports ARABSAT\u2019s transformation toward flexible software-defined GEO architectures and enables innovative satellite services across the MENA region and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ARABSAT&nbsp;has selected ACTIA Aerospace to design, supply and deploy a new generation of Q\/V-Band RF Gateway systems forming a critical part of the ground segment for its upcoming ARABSAT-7A software-defined satellite. The deployment includes two geographically diverse gateways, providing enhanced resilience, higher capacity and flexible routing.&nbsp; These capabilities will &nbsp;support a wide range of Broadband [&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":[39,26,20],"class_list":["post-1942","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-aerospace","tag-ground","tag-satellite"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1942"}],"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=1942"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1942\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1942"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1942"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1942"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}