Gilat Satellite Networks has announced the introduction of Wavestream's 50W Ka-Wideband PowerStream Block Upconverter (BUC). This PowerStream unit incorporates Wavestream's Spatial advantEdge technology to provide higher output power in smaller, lighter weight packages that are more reliable and use less energy.
The PowerStream BUC will be showcased at this week's Satellite 2014 event in Washington D.C.
The 50W Ka-Wideband PowerStream is the next evolution of Wavestream's Ka-band products. It retains all the features and improves on the performance of its Ka-band predecessor, while being one-half (1/2) the size, and one-half (1/2) the weight for higher linear output power.
"In creating the 50W Ka-Wideband PowerStream, we leveraged the experience gained in fielding over 4,500 of the predecessor 50W Ka-band BUCs and over 9,000 Ku-band BUCs," said Francis Auricchio, President and CEO of Wavestream.
"The new unit features high output power with agile frequency selection in a package that is half the size of our previous product while yielding improved performance. We expect that this will provide past and future customers with the flexibility and performance to address all of the upcoming Ka-band applications."
Wavestream products are biased for Class AB operation, drawing less power when backed off, to help save valuable energy resources. They generate less heat, ensuring a higher MTBF for greater reliability and lower lifecycle costs.
The 50W Ka-Wideband PowerStream joins Wavestream's Ka family of products and is available for order now.
