Odense, Denmark, 6th March 2020 – QuadSAT has announced it will exhibit its UAV Antenna Testing technology at SATELLITE for the first time. QuadSAT will showcase its solution at SATELLITE’s Startup Pavilion (stand SP3) from 10th-12th March.

QuadSAT’s debut at SATELLITE follows a successful year in which it signed a contract with ESA to develop its UAS testing solution to comply with industry-wide antenna performance protocol SOMAP, as well as having successfully demonstrated its technology to industry-leading satellite operators.

QuadSAT’s system uses drone technology to test, calibrate and measure the performance of VSAT antennas. The system offers similar capabilities as a traditional antenna test range by generating and receiving test signals in a highly controlled and consistent manner. The result is a portable, cost-effective, and time-efficient method to verify antenna performance.

Joakim Espeland, CEO, QuadSAT, commented, “We’re looking forward to exhibiting our drone solution at SATELLITE for the first time. We’ve had a successful year in which we have developed the credibility of our antenna testing product through projects and demonstrations with significant industry members. Our technology offers a highly accurate and effective form of testing which will result in savings of both time and money for qualifying new satellite communications products. The QuadSAT team is looking forward to exhibiting the benefits of drone testing technology for antennas at this year’s SATELLITE exhibition.”

Last year’s SATELLITE show saw QuadSAT shortlisted for Via Satellite’s 2018 Satellite Technology of the Year Award.

QuadSAT is exhibiting at stand SP3 in the SATELLITE Startup Pavilion on 10th-12th March 2020.

About QuadSAT

Founded in March 2017, QuadSAT’s mobile antenna testing system provides users with affordable, accessible and accurate antenna testing and calibration. The system utilizes a custom-built RF payload, drone technology, and mathematical algorithms in order to effectively simulate satellites and perform critical antenna performance tests. QuadSAT’s system has been developed to meet industry-wide standards.

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Catrin Jones
Radical Moves PR
+44 1570 434632

Odense, Denmark, 6 October 2019 – QuadSAT has announced its antenna testing solution has been demonstrated to satellite operators SES and Eutelsat. Positive results obtained at a recent supervised testing session were sufficient for SES to consider adopting QuadSAT’s antenna testing product for future commercial antenna qualification activity.

QuadSAT’s system uses drone technology to test, calibrate and measure the performance of VSAT antennas, specifically Comms-On-The-Move products. The system offers similar capabilities as a traditional antenna test range, and does so autonomously, by generating and receiving test signals in a highly controlled and consistent manner. The result is a portable, cost-effective, and time-efficient method to verify antenna performance.

A series of tests were carried out at A1 Telekom Austria’s Aflenz Teleport, witnessed by SES, Eutelsat, A1 Telekom, and Mike Bartlett (Mik The Dish), an independent antenna verification engineering consultant. The tests included horizontal and elevation off-axis radiation diagrams, cross-pol measurements, and raster scans created using QuadSAT’s system.

Anja Ellerbrock, Senior Engineer of Commercial Systems Engineering at SES, responsible for antenna approvals, attended the demonstration and commented: “We have been working with the QuadSAT team for the last few years, and are very pleased with the progress they have made. This technology will make independent antenna verification testing more accessible and cost-effective for antenna manufacturers and service providers. More antenna performance tests will result in better VSAT antenna quality in the industry. QuadSAT’s product is very welcome there.”

Fritz Schurig, who is responsible for antenna approval at Eutelsat, was also present during the testing activity and added: “This is a fantastic technology that has huge potential to transform how antenna testing is performed.”

Joakim Espeland, CEO, QuadSAT, added: “We are thrilled that Eutelsat and SES are considering our technology as a contribution to improve antenna product quality, in a move towards a cleaner RF spectrum overall.”

About QuadSAT

Founded in March 2017, QuadSAT’s mobile antenna testing system provides users with affordable, accessible and accurate antenna testing and calibration. The system utilizes a custom-built RF payload, drone technology, and mathematical algorithms in order to effectively simulate satellites and perform critical antenna performance tests. QuadSAT’s system has been developed to meet industry-wide standards.

Press contact:

Catrin Jones
Radical Moves PR
+44 1570 434632
catrin@radicalmovespr.co.uk

Satellite and Connectivity Professionals can vote to help QuadSAT win the inaugural Satellite Technology of the Year award.

Odense, Denmark, 23^rd April 2019 – QuadSAT, the drone-enabled antenna testing company has been nominated for Via Satellite’s 2018 Satellite Technology of the Year Award. The nominees are chosen based on innovation, benefit to the industry, and overall disruption to the satellite landscape.

QuadSAT’s platform uses drone technology to test, calibrate and measure the performance of satellite and VSAT antennas autonomously by mimicking an orbiting satellite. This method enables highly accurate testing while drastically reducing downtime.

The winner of the 2018 Satellite Technology of the Year will be determined by a combination of the Via Satellite editorial team, including Editorial Director, Mark Holmes, and votes that come directly from industry. The public can vote for QuadSAT online, or onsite at the SATELLITE 2019 event, which takes place May 6-9 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.  There will be stations for attendees to vote at the Via Satellite booth (#543 on the show floor).

Joakim Espeland, CEO, QuadSAT, commented: “We are really excited to have been nominated for this award. The support we have received from the industry has been instrumental in helping us develop a platform with the potential to revolutionize antenna testing for the satellite communications industry.”

From the host of the prestigious “Satellite Executive of the Year Award”, Via Satellite has a longstanding history of recognizing the people leading the charge for the satellite industry.

“Via Satellite is dedicated to recognizing the technology breakthrough that has changed the way the satellite and connectivity industry worked in 2018 and for years to come,” said Mark Holmes. “We’re proud to offer this award and recognize the technology as part of our ongoing commitment to the global satellite industry.”

Voting closes at noon ET on Tuesday, May 7^th. The winner will be announced at a special Awards Luncheon, sponsored by Peraton, at SATELLITE 2019 on Wednesday, May 8, 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.  Tickets for the Awards Luncheon can be purchased through SATELLITE 2019 registration. SATELLITE 2019 will take place at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, located at 801 Mt Vernon Pl NW, Washington, D.C. 20001.

For more information on the award, or to vote for QuadSAT, please visit https://www.viasatellite.com/vote

About QuadSAT

Founded in March 2017 and having recently set up an office in Harwell, UK, QuadSAT is a Danish company that has developed brand new tools and techniques for testing and calibrating satellite antennas being deployed in high-value maritime and aeronautical markets. Combining the latest drone technology with a simulated satellite payload and mathematical algorithms, QuadSAT simplifies the requirements for satellite antenna testing, qualification and calibration. In addition, use of QuadSAT’s products reduces vessels and aircraft downtime for such testing procedures, significantly reducing operational expenses.

As well as satellite antenna qualification and calibration, QuadSAT’s system can also be used to identify interference to satellite transmissions with pinpoint accuracy, which is vital to minimize inadvertent or other rogue interference. QuadSAT’s customers include the some of the world’s leading satellite operators, satellite antenna manufacturers, VSAT network operators’ maintenance teams and antenna testing facilities.

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Helen Weedon
+44 1570 434632
+44 7733 231922
helen@radicalmovespr.co.uk

About Via Satellite

Via Satellite, a monthly publication providing essential news and expert business analysis on the global satellite communications marketplace, including current and evolving applications, infrastructure issues, technology, and business and regulatory developments around the word reaches the most engaged community of satellite professionals and qualified industry decision makers.

About SATELLITE 2019

SATELLITE unites 15,000 aerospace and connectivity thought leaders, entrepreneurs, executives, engineers, end-users and enthusiasts from over 100 countries for the largest and most important global satellite technology event of the year. Serving all industries looking to better their business operations or enhance their strategy through connectivity, the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition will take place on May 6-9, 2019 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.

QuadSAT Brings Home Second Place Award at ERF Entrepreneurship Awards Ceremony

After two fascinating days attending the European Robotics Forum in Bucharest, Romania, QuadSAT’s Joakim Espeland has ended his visit by winning second place at the ERF Entrepreneurship Awards.

Each year, the European Robotics Forum presents awards to the three most promising robotics start-up businesses. The start-ups are judged by a panel of robotic entrepreneurship experts.

This year, the awards process involved Joakim pitching QuadSAT’s project to a screening committee in an initial round. Joakim was then selected as one of the top three pitches, and moved on to a finalist round where he was given the amazing opportunity to pitch during the open Entrepreneurship Award Workshop.

The award was presented during the ERF banquet to the top three contenders, with Joakim proudly taking away second place.

QuadSAT is honoured to have had the opportunity to present our project to the ERF Workshop, and to have shared the stage with some fantastic entrepreneurs. Overall, it was a standout evening and we are extremely proud of the achievement.

We are proud to announce that we got selected to be the part of UK’s first Space Camp Accelerator by Seraphim Capital. The UK government recently passed the Space Industry Bill and in the works to build the first spacesport in Europe with world’s first fully commercial astronaut training ground. This opportunity creates a new proving ground to startups and investors alike.

Seraphim Capital is a UK-based venture capital fund that invests in companies operating in the Space ecosystem. It looks for highly-scaleable, disruptive technologies that are addressing global markets, with a focus on Series A startups. Seraphim Capital manages the £70 million Seraphim Space Fund, which invests exclusively in spacetech.

In their Space Camp Accelerator program their goal is to provide help to startups with scaling businesses and connect with the industry leaders, alongside Rolls Royce, Airbus, SES and more. Just six startups got selected to join the program, with a focus on identifying the best data- and satellite-led businesses that are either addressing the biggest challenges facing corporates in the space industry or creating value for industries on earth, from transportation to agriculture to urban planning.

We, at QuadSAT are very happy to be part of Seraphim’s Space Camp Accelerator program and looking forward to work together with them and the other participating start-up companies.

If you want to read more about the Accelerator and the rest of the participating companies, click here.