Safran Selects Gilat for Strategic, Multimillion-Dollar In-Flight Connectivity Program
Companies expand portfolio of products to bolster further growth in the IFC market
San Dimas, California, March 5, 2024 — Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILT, TASE: GILT), a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions, and services, announced today that it was selected by Safran Passenger Innovations for a strategic, multimillion-dollar in-flight connectivity (IFC) program.
Gilat’s Wavestream subsidiary will develop, qualify, and produce a new line of Ku band Power Supply Unit (KPSU) products to support Safran’s Ku-band electronically steerable antenna (ESA), bolstering further growth in the IFC market.
“Safran decided to work with Gilat’s Wavestream subsidiary on this project because of their extensive experience in building and qualifying commercial-grade aeronautical equipment for satellite communications,” said John Andrews, Vice President, Connectivity at Safran Passenger Innovations. “With this new Wavestream KPSU product from Gilat, we will soon be able to expand our product portfolio with a new ESA IFC terminal, for which we see high demand in the market.”
“To address the burgeoning demand for built-in IFC capabilities among the major airplane manufacturers, these new products are designed to be line fit qualified for Boeing and Airbus aircraft,” said Bob Huffman, Wavestream’s General Manager and Gilat’s Senior VP. “We are delighted to have been awarded this competitive contract. We look forward to building the next generation of IFC equipment with these new products and continuing our industry-leading position as the premier supplier of PSUs and SSPAs for the IFC marketplace.”
About Wavestream
Wavestream, is the industry leader in the design and manufacture of next generation satellite communications high power transceivers for In-Flight Connectivity, Ground Mobility and Gateway markets. Since 2001, we provide system integrators with field-proven, high performance Ka, Ku and X-band Solid State Power Amplifiers (SSPAs), Block Upconverters (BUCs), Block Down Converters and Transceivers. We design, manufacture and repair our products in-house and have delivered over 40,000 systems in the past 15 years. Wavestream products provide high quality and reliability under the harshest environmental conditions and we are currently certified to ISO 9001:2008 and AS9100D standards. For further details please visit www.wavestream.com
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