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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All.Space and Kymeta have each raised more than $100,000,000 for their plans.
Kymeta plans to roll out a new terminal in 2023 that will communicate with satellites in GEO, LEO, and medium orbits.
OneWeb will launch its superyacht service with Kymeta’s u8-based LEO terminal, with first deliveries starting in early 2023.
OneWeb and Kymeta committed to develop and bring to market by early 2023 a dual u8-based LEO terminal offering tailored for onboard superyacht applications because of easy installation and low-profile design.
OneWeb and Kymeta will introduce a joint superyacht offering at the Monaco Yacht Show featuring LEO connectivity and a purpose-designed antenna combination for superyachts.
OneWeb successfully tested its LEO connectivity with two Kymeta antennas at sea off the coast of Monaco at the end of August.
Hanwha Systems invested $30,000,000 in Kymeta in 2020-12-01 and made an additional $11,000,000 investment in March of 2022, forming a strategic partnership with Kymeta.
InterSAT has partnered with antenna manufacturer Kymeta to deliver mobile connectivity services to the rail and maritime sectors.
Kepler has delivered an information rate of 240 Mbps from LEO using a Kymeta flat panel antenna.
Kepler’s Global Data Services (GDS) has achieved more than 300 megabits per second of data speeds from LEO to a 3.4-meter ground dish and 240 megabits per second to a Kymeta flat panel antenna using its Ku-band technology.
The OneWeb satellite connectivity platform provides broadband connectivity as an additional mission-critical resource to supplement Kymeta’s existing broadband GEO and 0.004 kg cellular service offerings.
Kymeta and IP Access International have signed a partnership agreement to co-develop and distribute optimized solutions using Kymeta terminals, broadband, and LTE services to first responders across North America.
Kymeta has expanded into managed satellite services to package its hardware solutions as connectivity-as-a-service for customers including the U.S. Department of Defense and other end users.
Kymeta’s flat-panel technology can switch between linear and circular polarization in software, allowing support for both LEO and GEO Ku-band constellations without physical hardware changes.
Kymeta has established global partnerships with industry leaders and conducted testing demonstrating interoperability with LEO and GEO satellite constellations.
Kymeta closed an additional equity funding round totaling approximately $84,000,000 led by Bill Gates with participation from Hanwha Systems and other investors.
Kymeta is preparing to deploy a third-generation u8 2022 to reduce costs after selling thousands of u8 terminals to customers including defense contractor Kratos and communications equipment maker Comtech.
Kymeta raised $84,000,000 on 2022-03-15 to expand manufacturing facilities ahead of deploying its first flat panel electronically steered user terminals for low Earth orbit satellites 2022.
Kymeta commercially launched the first version of its u8 steerable terminal in November 2020 for satellites in geostationary orbit.
Kymeta’s latest funding round sought to raise nearly $132,000,000 in a regulatory filing.