Seattle, WA (June 5, 2018) – RBC Signals, a multi-national company providing flexible global communications services for satellite operators, today announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Spaceit, a new space company providing satellite operations in the cloud. As part of the agreement, Spaceit will integrate with RBC Signals’ global ground station network APIs in order to make it easier for satellite operators to take advantage of the innovative satellite communications and operations offerings of both companies.
“Unlike legacy ground station communications providers, RBC Signals embraces innovative technology partners such as Spaceit to make new capabilities available to an increasingly diverse set of satellite operators,” said Christopher Richins, CEO of RBC Signals. “We are excited to offer public cloud and software-as-a-service innovations like pay-as-you-go pricing, hybrid infrastructure, and an extended ecosystem of technology partners to the real-time space communications market.”
“Cooperation with RBC Signals, one the fastest developing ground station networks, is an important cornerstone to increase our radio coverage worldwide,” said Silver Lodi, CEO of Spaceit. “It helps us to make access to space more affordable through the efficient use of resources.”
About RBC Signals
RBC Signals is a multi-national company providing flexible global communication services for satellite operators. The company capitalizes on the innovative “sharing economy” model, adding the excess capacity of existing ground stations to RBC-owned stations across the globe to provide affordable, low latency services to the emerging class of new space commercial satellite operators. Visit RBC Signals online at www.rbcsignals.com.
About Spaceit
Spaceit offers mission control as a service, a one stop solution for satellite ground operations. The company’s infrastructure includes a cloud-based Mission Control System (MCS), connection to a worldwide network of ground stations, satellite control and 24/7 support. The service makes access to space more affordable by an efficient use of resources. Satellite missions benefit from its wide radio coverage, high reliability and security, and pay-as-you-go pricing. At the same time, Spaceit helps ground stations to commoditize radio communication. Visit Spaceit online at www.spaceit.eu.