EM Solutions Pty Ltd is a
satellite communications component company based in
Brisbane,
Queensland,
Australia
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. Founded in 1998, it is involved in the research, design, and production of differentiated
microwave and
radiofrequency products and systems for satellite and
broadband communications. EM Solutions provides components for both commercial and military customers with its subsidiary, EMClarity, specialising in the broadcast industry.
The company has partnered with the
Defence Science and Technology Group
The Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG) is part of the Australian Department of Defence dedicated to providing science and technology support to safeguard Australia and its national interests. The agency's name was changed from Defence ...
(DSTO), the
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), and the
University of Queensland.
History
EM Solutions emerged as a successor to the founders' original company, Mitec Limited, in 1998. Founded in 1984 through the commercialization of the
University of Queensland’s Microwave Technology Development Centre, Mitec produced communications products still in use today at companies including
Optus and
Telstra.
After Mitec's acquisition by
Codan Pty Ltd for $30 million in 1998, EM Solutions was founded by Peter Bradley and Dr John Ness.
EM Solutions was acquired by the Australian company Electro Optic Systems (EOS) in October 2019.
Products
EM Solutions initially began developing solid-state power amplifiers, filters, and
oscillators
Oscillation is the repetitive or periodic variation, typically in time, of some measure about a central value (often a point of equilibrium) or between two or more different states. Familiar examples of oscillation include a swinging pendulum ...
, before producing high-speed receivers and
transmitters for
radios. In 2008, EM Solutions launched its initial foray into
SATCOM On-The-Move (SOTM) terminals after being granted sponsorship from the
Australian Defence Force
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to develop a land-mobile
Ka-band terminal.
In 2016, subsidiary EMClarity produced the world’s lowest latency 5 Gbit/s,
E-band (70 to 80Ghz) microwave radio, the E10G. Now used to connect servers from the
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to those of
Nasdaq Stock Market, this product was created in response to industry requests for lower latency communications networks to equal the speed of computer processing platforms utilized to facilitate financial trades.
EM Solutions was commissioned by a
United States government agency to supply E-band
radios for ship-to-shore communication. Employing the steerable
gimbal systems used in the company’s SATCOM On-The-Move terminals, the
radios achieve the longest range and highest data rate of any commercial wireless system at 10 Gbit/s and 20 km, respectively.
In 2015, EM Solutions partnered with leading satellite telecommunications company,
Inmarsat, to produce the first dual X- and Ka-bands terminal with universal (land or sea) capability. These terminals have been installed in the
Australian Border Force's and the
Royal Australian Navy’s
Cape Class patrol boats,
providing
broadband access to crews of these vessels for the first time.
References
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Telecommunications companies of Australia
Defence companies of Australia
Electronics companies of Australia
Manufacturing companies based in Brisbane