ThinKom Solutions, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of innovative, low-profile broadband antennas, utilizing their patented VICTS and CTS technologies. Their antennas are designed for various applications within the satcom ecosystem, including space payloads, inflight connectivity (IFC), ground stations, and military vehicles, offering multi-beam, multi-band, multi-orbit connectivity. ThinKom's antennas are compatible with GEO, MEO, HEO, and LEO networks and are known for their high spectral efficiency and low power consumption. The company serves commercial and government clients.
All verified mentions of this organization in source documents.
All aircraft equipped with the SES Open Orbits™ network are supported by ThinKom’s ThinAir Ka2517 Antenna.
ThinKom’s antenna will connect via an SES terminal to provide multi-orbit SATCOM service using SES GEO satellites and the O3b classic and mPOWER MEO constellations.
The ThinKom and SES multi-orbit capability includes the option to operate in both GEO and MEO networks simultaneously.
Eclipse Global Connectivity is providing a turnkey SATCOM install kit, including certifications, designed and tailored for the ThinKom ThinAir® Ka2517 Ka-band Satcom system.
ThinKom’s ThinAir Ka2517 is compatible with SES’s next-generation O3b mPOWER MEO constellation that SES plans to bring online before the end of June 2024.
Viasat plans to deploy a pair of satellites in a highly elliptical orbit in 2024 to add polar coverage to its geostationary network, and ThinKom’s technology is approved for use with those satellites.
ThinKom anticipates achieving speeds exceeding 800/200 Mbps on select networks as new constellations are fully activated.
The ThinAir Ka2517 from ThinKom delivers up to 800 Mbps downlink and 200 Mbps uplink, with a G/T up to 18.5 dB/K and an EIRP of 55.5 dBW (Psat).
The ThinAir Ka2517 from ThinKom provides continuous 360-degree azimuth coverage, tracking accuracy of less than 0.2 degrees, and supports GSO and NGSO networks.
ThinKom's VICTS antennas provide high beam agility that enables operation with LEO, MEO, GEO, and HEO satellite constellations, creating a multi-constellation, multi-orbit in-flight connectivity solution for airlines.
ThinKom expects a significant Ka1717 install base across North America by the end of 2024.
ThinKom antennas have provided continuous service on U.S. government aircraft since 2018.
Airlines can deploy ThinKom’s Ka2517 solution and swap to Ku-band VICTS antennas later without changing the mounting hardware.
ThinKom’s ThinAir Ka2517 phased-array antenna operates with multiple modems and networks and provides high-throughput satellite communications across multiple orbits.
ThinKom’s technology supports frequencies from S-band through Ka-band and beyond.
The United States Air Force Research Laboratory contracted ThinKom Solutions, Inc. to deliver a modular and scalable phased-array antenna solution to support ground segment operations.
ThinKom's VICTS platform is selected by demanding customers for reliable and high-performing phased array antennas.
ThinKom's VICTS architecture delivers independent K- and Ka-band connectivity via standalone transmit and receive antennas.
ThinKom has secured a major production contract for an airborne, multi-band, conformal antenna solution to support a military partner.
The conformal design of ThinKom’s antenna results in a radome that is flush with the aircraft skin.