Northwood Space has introduced Prism, a new parabolic antenna system designed to support high-volume satellite communications and growing demand for data-intensive space applications.
The company said the 2.4-meter antenna is engineered to deliver high-throughput, bidirectional connectivity across multiple orbital regimes and is intended for use cases including enterprise backhaul, direct-to-cellular services, and space-based computing networks.
Designed for High-Capacity Networks
Prism operates across S-band, X-band, and Ka-band frequencies, with Northwood indicating plans to expand support to additional frequency bands in the future.
According to the company, the antenna is designed to provide reliable connectivity for applications requiring large data transfers, low latency, and continuous network performance.
The new system builds on technologies previously developed for Northwood’s Portal modular phased-array ground station platform.
Rapid Development and Deployment
Northwood said the Prism antenna was developed from initial design through deployment in approximately six months.
The company also highlighted efforts to simplify deployment compared with traditional parabolic antenna infrastructure.
According to Northwood, a recent deployment was transported using standard commercial freight services and was operational within hours of arrival, enabling satellite tracking and communications shortly after installation.
Expanding Ground Infrastructure
Founded in 2024, Northwood Space is focused on developing next-generation ground segment infrastructure for satellite operators.
The company said it has deployed 14 antennas across five sites on two continents and is currently expanding its footprint with 13 additional sites under development across eight countries.
Supporting Future Space Networks
Northwood is building its network to accommodate increasing demand for satellite communications capacity as more commercial and government services rely on space-based infrastructure.
The company said it is targeting more than 22 terabits per second of aggregate network throughput capacity by 2028.
As satellite constellations continue to expand and new applications such as direct-to-device communications, Earth observation, and orbital computing emerge, ground infrastructure providers are investing in technologies designed to improve network performance and scalability.
Prism represents Northwood’s latest effort to address these requirements through a combination of high-capacity communications, streamlined deployment, and support for multiple satellite architectures.
