Kymeta and OneWeb announced a distribution partner agreement to offer broadband connectivity services across the globe.
The OneWeb low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite network will give Kymeta customers access to high speed, low latency broadband connectivity while on the move or while stationary, anywhere in the world.
Kymeta offers the world’s only high bandwidth, low-power, fully integrated family of high throughput mobile terminals and has been widely adopted by military, government, enterprise and maritime customers. The connectivity from OneWeb will complement Kymeta’s existing broadband geostationary orbit (GEO) and 4G cellular service offering.
Kymeta’s distribution agreement with OneWeb will enable the company to resell OneWeb services in conjunction with fixed and mobility hardware solutions to government and commercial customers globally.
“Whether connectivity is needed on land, at sea or in the air, Kymeta continues to deliver through innovation and strong partner relationships,” said Walter Berger, president and Co-CEO, Kymeta. “Our distinctive technology can switch between linear and circular polarization in software, allowing support for both LEO and GEO Ku-Band constellations without any physical changes to the hardware required. We look forward to working with OneWeb as the addition of capacity from their leading LEO satellite network will give customers, including the U.S. government and military, unprecedented access to connectivity in areas where existing networks don’t reach. Kymeta’s expansion into managed satellite services allows us to package our hardware solutions for connectivity as a service, a capability the U.S. DOD and other end users are increasingly seeking.”
Commenting on OneWeb's agreement, OneWeb CEO Neil Masterson added, “We believe that space is the future for communications on Earth. This agreement with Kymeta is another example of OneWeb’s dedication to enabling resilient and secure connectivity for all with fast, high bandwidth, and low latency communications services that enhances lives and can be accessed through revolutionary technology like Kymeta’s flat panel u8.”
The announcement comes just three months after the two companies partnered in a joint development agreement to develop and bring to market by the end of 2022 a new u8-based LEO terminal that supports communications on the move and communication on the pause for governments, businesses and communities.
The new Kymeta service, supported by OneWeb’s network of satellites, will distribute standalone OneWeb LEO service on the u8 or package together broadband services to offer GEO/LEO while also enabling military users access to a multi-constellation platform while on the move for the first time. The collaboration between the two leading companies in their respective fields provides a unique and comprehensive solution that expands connectivity and applications across all verticals and meets the needs of customers around the world.