{"id":68695,"date":"2017-03-08T17:53:22","date_gmt":"2017-03-08T09:53:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/panelists-link-flatter-antennas-with-fatter-profits-but-offer-vague-roi-timetable\/"},"modified":"2017-03-08T17:53:22","modified_gmt":"2017-03-08T09:53:22","slug":"panelists-link-flatter-antennas-with-fatter-profits-but-offer-vague-roi-timetable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/panelists-link-flatter-antennas-with-fatter-profits-but-offer-vague-roi-timetable\/","title":{"rendered":"Panelists Link Flatter Antennas with Fatter Profits, But Offer Vague ROI Timetable"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dozens of attendees at the SATELLITE 2017 Show in Washington, D.C., packed a mid-Tuesday afternoon session, coyly titled \u201cCan Flatter Antennas Bring Fatter Profits?\u201d in the hopes that flat-antenna innovators \u2014 including executives from Phasor, Kymeta, EchoStar subsidiary Hughes, and Integrasys \u2014 could answer that exact question. And for the most part, the executives comprising the panel did just that \u2014 highlighting a handful of lucrative developments in the flat-panel antenna space and offering insights into technology development in the antenna market. However, panelists took on a cautious tone in warning the audience to be wary of the hype surrounding the flat-panel market.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do think there is one feature of flat panels that is absolutely critical,\u201d said Nathan Kundtz, CEO of Kymeta, who was dubbed an \u201cinnovator\u201d in the space of electronically steered antennas by moderator Bruce Elbert, president of Application Technology Strategy. \u201cThe most important feature is that they actually have to exist. To really make it happen, you [have to offer] more than an antenna. People don\u2019t buy antennas \u2014 people buy solutions. You\u2019ve got to be able to bring data, and you\u2019ve got to be able to bring data at a price point that makes sense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/ztjyCWxZRYCyM1zlMzoh_ShowDaily17_Cover1_DGTL-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 120px; height: auto;\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/ztjyCWxZRYCyM1zlMzoh_ShowDaily17_Cover1_DGTL-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/ztjyCWxZRYCyM1zlMzoh_ShowDaily17_Cover1_DGTL-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/ztjyCWxZRYCyM1zlMzoh_ShowDaily17_Cover1_DGTL-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/ztjyCWxZRYCyM1zlMzoh_ShowDaily17_Cover1_DGTL.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"fs-5 mt-0\">Explore the Show Daily 2017 Day 4 Issue<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-0 fs-smaller text-balance\">Check out more from this issue and find your next story to read.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<button class=\"btn btn-primary\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"offcanvas\" data-bs-target=\"#offcanvasMENU\" aria-controls=\"offcanvasExample\" aria-label=\"button\" style=\"white-space: nowrap;\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tView More <i class=\"bi bi-arrow-right-circle\"><\/i><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button><\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Placeholder alt text\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/marquee-test-akiaisur2rgicbmpehea\/rZj0EmChRJKJHHstDKJd_Kymeta%20Antenna.jpg\"><figcaption>KymetaKymeta mTenna at the Monaco Yacht Show 2016.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Elbert, while presenting a series of slides featuring one of the first flat-panel antennas \u2014 Boeing\u2019s Phantom Works\u2019 phased-array antenna, unveiled nearly two decades ago \u2014 noted that Boeing discovered early on that achieving consistent and superior coverage presented the a major challenge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you have a flat panel on the surface of the aircraft or vehicle, as your elevation changes from 90 degrees to 30, your gain drops quite rapidly,\u201d said Elbert. So for aeronautical carriers that needed to fly through places like Norway or Greenland, flat panels suffered more loss and, therefore, didn\u2019t present a quite-so-viable blockbuster in the marketplace.<\/p>\n<p>Now that technology in the entire satellite industry has evolved, and more operators are buzzing about leveraging flat-panel antennas in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), these antennas are finally being seen as a viable solution for high-bandwidth applications in multiple verticals, such as aviation.<\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a68c439190ac;googletag.cmd.push(function(){var AIMAP_29b58f13885ebf8ea6b032f958eb0748 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([992, 100], [[970, 90], [970, 250]]).addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_737ce075cc05dd766c8f8ea08f3faa73 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1200, 100], [970, 250]).addSize([768, 100], [600, 300]).addSize([320, 100], [300, 250]).build();AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a68c439190ac = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a68c439190ae').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a68c439190ae'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Yet, David Rehbehm, vice president of the international division of Hughes Network Systems, an EchoStar Company, stressed that performance is the number one factor that will drive growth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe approach the market as a service provider,\u201d said Rehbehm, noting that Hughes recently announced the successful completion of in-orbit testing and handover of Ka-band High-Throughput Satellite (HTS) EchoStar 19. \u201cAs we look at new antennas, we look very carefully at performance [and] there\u2019s no question mobility is a key driver for the market. We\u2019re very optimistic about electronically steered flat-panel antennas, but it doesn\u2019t seem like we\u2019re quite there yet. We want to get as good of performance as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Alvaro Sanchez, sales director of Integrasys, also agreed that antenna performance will continue to drive interest in flat-panel antennas, so long as stakeholders continue to address today\u2019s biggest challenges; specifically, making activation simpler, finding ways to automate processes and mitigate interference, and provide remote maintenance. \u201cWe need tools to make it smarter,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>David Helfgott, chief executive officer of antenna developer Phasor, discussed some of its most recent developments, and excitement over the uptick in investments in high-throughput capacity technologies.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Placeholder alt text\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/marquee-test-akiaisur2rgicbmpehea\/E5hX9s4Rbe1B95QVgp2w_Phasor.jpg\"><figcaption>PhasorPhasor\u2019s Electronically Steered Antenna (ESA).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe promise of electronically steered antenna in wide band \u2014 in Ku and Ka \u2014 the promise is you can dynamically manage a beam in an environment that is changing rapidly \u2026 and you can do that in a compliant way,\u201d Helfgott said. \u201cIf you can do it in a reliable way, that\u2019s economical \u2026 then you really have something. The entire antenna system you can now put into a solid-state platform that\u2019s two inches thick.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Helfgott, mobility is driving much of the growth of flat-panel antennas, and finding the right partners to bring antenna technologies to the marketplace will be key to driving investments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe all know the market is building momentum,\u201d he said. \u201cWe think the ability to provide reliable and robust broadband services \u2026 is how you expand markets.\u201d <strong>VS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>,<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"widget-title\">In This Issue<\/h2>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 314:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/seJxExJ0SrS3iGEdZkmD_Cyber-Security-2-300x169.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" 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