Membership Reflects Space Communications Provider’s Commitment to Government Space Collaboration
Seattle, WA (October 1, 2019) – RBC Signals, the multi-national provider of flexible and cost-effective space communication services, announced today it is now an active member of the Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC). RBC Signals joins the consortium following the company’s continued ramp up of government related business, customers and collaboration.
“Our membership in SpEC highlights our commitment to working with the government through participation in federally-funded space-related prototype projects,” says Ronald Faith, president and COO of RBC Signals. “SpEC is an ideal fit for us as our space communications business is designed to serve both government and commercial customers.”
RBC Signals provides space communication services with higher resiliency, lower latency and increased data download capacity to low earth orbit (LEO), medium earth orbit (MEO) and geostationary orbit (GEO) satellite operators including both commercial and government customers. The company is notable for introducing a shared network economy model for data delivery, offering space communications as a service. The company’s robust global network infrastructure now exceeds 70 antennas and 50 locations and supports all major frequency bands.
“Data from government space-based assets is growing exponentially and requires communication infrastructure able to be flexible and scale to that growth,” adds Faith. “As a qualified small business and a non-traditional contractor, we look forward to leveraging SpEC’s unique ability to connect us with additional government customers looking for solutions such as ground stations as a service.”
About RBC Signals
RBC Signals is a global space communications provider serving satellite operators with an improved model for the delivery and processing of data from spacecraft in orbit. The company’s worldwide communication network includes both company-owned and partner-owned antennas, capitalizing on the sharing economy model, for best-in-class services offering affordability, flexibility and low latency. Visit RBC Signals at www.RBCSignals.com.
About Space Enterprise Consortium
Space Enterprise Consortium, or SpEC, is a consortium of industry and academia with a membership of over 300 organizations. The consortium is focused on delivering space technology-based prototypes to various US Government customers through an Other Transaction Agreement (OTA). The OTA incentivizes use of “new entrants” and companies that have not traditionally worked with Government clients. In fact, almost 80% of SpEC membership qualifies as “non-traditional” defense contractors based on limited work experience with the Government.
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