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C-COM unveils vehicle-mounted Q-band antenna for stratospheric network tracking
Ottawa antenna maker C-COM Satellite Systems has announced a vehicle-mounted Q-band antenna designed to track high-altitude cell platforms.
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Ottawa-based antenna manufacturer C-COM Satellite Systems announced on October 14 that it has developed a vehicle-mounted Q-band antenna, according to SpaceQ Canada. The system tracks communications platforms operating about 20 kilometres above Earth in the stratosphere, turning a vehicle into a mobile ground gateway. [1][2]
SpaceQ Canada reported that the new antenna extends C-COM's driveaway product line into the emerging market for stratospheric cellular networks. High-altitude platform stations, known as HAPS, consist of uncrewed aircraft and airships designed to serve as airborne cell sites. [1]
Telecommunications operators are actively developing these high-altitude airborne systems to deliver coverage from above. SoftBank is among the operators preparing HAPS services, aiming for a rollout in Japan in 2027, according to SpaceQ Canada. [1]
In short
- C-COM Satellite Systems announced a vehicle-mounted Q-band antenna on October 14.
- The antenna tracks stratospheric platforms flying at an altitude of about 20 kilometres.
- Uncrewed aircraft and airships serve as airborne cell sites for stratospheric networks.
- SoftBank is preparing high-altitude platform station service in Japan for 2027.
Sources
Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.
- [1]C-COM Q-band antenna tracks stratospheric cell platformsSpaceQ Canada, 5h ago (the report this story comes from)
- [2]C-COM Q-band antenna tracks stratospheric cell platformsSpaceQ, 5h ago
Background
- [3]List of musician and band name etymologies on Wikipedia
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