Kymeta, founded in 2012, is a communications company specializing in flat panel satellite antennas and related technology, headquartered in Redmond, Washington. They are known for their metamaterial-based electronically steered antennas, like the u8 terminal, which provide mobile broadband connectivity via satellite and hybrid satellite-cellular networks. Kymeta partners with companies like OneWeb and Intelsat and serves government, military, maritime, transport, and public safety clients globally, offering solutions for connectivity on the move. Associated keywords include: flat panel antennas, satellite communications, mobile connectivity, metamaterials, electronically steered antennas.
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Kymeta and Japan Display Inc disclosed their collaboration on Feb. 4.
Kymeta considers the collaboration the next critical phase in its multi-band product roadmap.
Kymeta achieved a Ku/Ka breakthrough in 2025 that demonstrated simultaneous Ku and Ka capability.
Kymeta aims to bring multi-orbit, multi-band communications to its customer base.
Manny Mora is President and CEO of Kymeta.
Kymeta selected Japan Display Inc for JDI’s capabilities in rigid flat-panel thin film transistor manufacturing and high-volume production.
Kymeta detailed a lab demonstration in which a prototype single-aperture antenna transmitted and received both Ka-band and Ku-band beams simultaneously.
The Kymeta–JDI partnership is intended to enable terminals to be built at scale.
Kymeta is partnering with Japan Display Inc to develop a multi-band metasurface aperture that enables concurrent operation across Ku- and Ka-band satellite frequencies.
Kymeta demonstrated simultaneous Ku- and Ka-band beams on the same antenna.
iRocket views the partnership with Kymeta as a catalyst for breakthrough capabilities in national security and defense.
Kymeta’s conformal antenna innovation leverages the electromagnetic properties of metamaterials and improves performance by blending seamlessly into the interceptor’s body.
Kymeta and iRocket will begin joint development and testing immediately, with initial integration trials planned for the second half of 2026.
The partnership between Kymeta and iRocket will enable a new generation of always-connected, highly responsive interceptor systems.
Kymeta Corporation and Innovative Rocket Technologies Inc. (iRocket) have engaged in a strategic collaboration to develop, integrate, and test Kymeta’s conformal, multi-orbit technology within iRocket’s missile interceptors.
Kymeta's integration of its conformal technology into iRocket's missiles will deliver multi-orbit, real-time satellite connectivity and mid-course updates.
Kymeta's terminals prioritize secure interoperability and operational continuity in degraded or contested conditions.
Kymeta Corporation has been selected as a multi-orbit satellite communications provider for the U.S. Army’s Next Generation Command and Control Pilot with the Osprey u8 terminal.
Kymeta’s Osprey u8 terminal is designed with a modular, cartridge-based system for rapid adaptation to evolving mission profiles.
The reduced thermal signature of Kymeta's technology is advantageous for use in COTM applications.