RBC Signals Partners with SpacePharma, Adds Swiss Ground Station to Global Communication Network

NewsMarch 29, 2018

Seattle, WA (March 27, 2018) – RBC Signals, a multi-national company providing simplified global communication services for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite operators, today announced the addition of a ground station in Courgenay, Switzerland to its global ground station network. Access to the Swiss antenna is enabled through an agreement between RBC Signals and SpacePharma SA.

“This is an important partnership which allows RBC Signals to bring SpacePharma’s antenna into our global ground station network for communication with customer spacecraft,” said Rani Hellerman, Vice President of International Business for RBC Signals. “This is a win-win for both parties, maximizing the utilization of the antenna and providing additional revenue and systems capabilities to SpacePharma.”

RBC Signals serves commercial satellite operators with real-time Telemetry Tracking and Control (TT&C) and payload data delivery and data processing services. The company combines the excess capacity of existing ground stations with RBC-owned stations located strategically across the globe. RBC Signals is the first provider in the space communications sector using a “sharing economy” business model to enhance both service and affordability for commercial operators with satellite constellations in LEO. This model benefits ground station owners with additional revenue in exchange for use of underutilized antenna assets.

“The cooperation within the ground station networks between RBC Signals and SpacePharma creates different synergies which are beneficial for both parties,” says Yossi Yamin, Founder and Chairman of SpacePharma.

SpacePharma is an emerging leader in innovative microgravity research and solutions, which the company aims to make accessible and affordable to academia and industry alike. SpacePharma developed end-to-end miniaturized lab systems using microfluidics technology, equipped with analysis tools and sensors capable of working in different microgravity conditions.

A core feature of SpacePharma’s systems is the ability for users to remotely control their experiments on their own from Earth. Through the partnership with RBC Signals, this capability is enhanced, expanding opportunities for this control in meaningful ways.

“The coupling of forces allows us to use the international network of ground stations more efficiently and cost effectively, to the profit of both parties,” said Martin Aebi, co-founder and CEO of SpacePharma.

With the addition of the SpacePharma antenna, the rapidly expanding RBC Signals global ground station network now includes more than 44 antennas in over 29 strategic locations worldwide.

About RBC Signals
RBC Signals is a multi-national company providing simplified global communication services for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) 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 SpacePharma SA
SpacePharma provides researchers with access to the unique environment of space microgravity, using cutting-edge remote-controlled labs. SpacePharma SA is headquartered in Courgenay, Switzerland, with subsidiaries for R&D in Israel and for business development in the USA. Visit SpacePharma online at www.spacepharma.ch.

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