US Monolithics to
Supply Ka Band Transceivers to WildBlue
(27 February 2004) US
Monolithics is to be the exclusive supplier of outdoor satellite transceiver
electronics to ViaSat for WildBlue Communications Inc, an emerging satellite
broadband Internet service provider. WildBlue and US Monolithics have had a
long relationship focused on developing a customised, highly-integrated,
low-cost Ka band transceiver for the WildBlue consumer satellite service.
WildBlue is expected to launch its satellite broadband service in the latter
half of 2004.
For WildBlue, US Monolithics plans to
supply a 3-watt linear output power transceiver operating at transmit
frequencies of 29.5 to 30.0 GHz and receive frequencies of 19.7 to 20.2 GHz,
integrated into a single, compact package.
WildBlue is expected to be
the first to launch a commercial service using the Ka band spot beam satellite
technology designed to lower the cost of providing consumers high-speed
Internet access via satellite. The WildBlue system will also utilize
terrestrial cable modem technology, resulting in lower customer equipment and
installation costs - a critical requirement in satellite-based consumer
services. The WildBlue service is designed to be especially appealing to the
millions of homes and small offices in small cities and rural America that lack
access to DSL or cable modem service.
(source: US
Monolithics)
