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MPB Communications

CA

MPB Communications is a Canadian company specializing in high-performance fiber lasers and optical amplifier systems. Within the space industry, MPBC designs and manufactures custom optical amplifiers and photonics solutions for satellite communications, optical ground stations, and space-based payloads. They have a history of collaborating with space agencies like the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and the European Space Agency (ESA), and partners like TESAT, providing key components for optical data transmission and advanced research projects.

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MPB Communications Inc. received $766,136 to develop a low SWaP-C optical amplification system for CubeSat applications.

FinancialCapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.2Oct 1, 2025Canadian Space Agency awards $13.2M to 17 companies for technology development

TESAT and MPB Communications successfully demonstrated a 100 Gigabit per second data transmission at 40 W optical output power over a distance of more than 45,0 m in a laboratory at MPB Communications' optical labs in Montreal, Canada.

CapabilityValue 4.7May 1, 2024TESAT and MPB Communications Achieve 100 Gbps LEO to GEO Optical Data Transmission

TESAT and MPB Communications demonstrated the simulation with 40 W (46 dBm) single-mode optical output power at wavelengths of 1536.61 nm and 1553.33 nm.

CapabilityValue 4.0May 1, 2024TESAT and MPB Communications Achieve 100 Gbps LEO to GEO Optical Data Transmission

TESAT and MPB Communications demonstrated a 100 Gigabit per second data transmission at 40 W optical output power over a distance of more than 45,0 m in a laboratory environment at MPB Communications’ optical labs in Montreal, Canada.

CapabilityValue 4.0Apr 30, 2024TESAT + MPB Communications demo 100 Gbps LEO to GEO optical data transmission @ 40 W optical power in lab venue

GHGSat-D, also known as Claire, is a 15-kilogram microsatellite built by the University of Toronto’s Space Flight Laboratory with two spectrometers developed and manufactured by MPB Communications.

CapabilityValue 4.5Jan 25, 2019GHGSat to accelerate business plan
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