Antenna systems division awarded contract by CALTEC

13th October 2017

Lanna Deamer

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Corporación de Alta Tecnologia SAC (CALTEC), a systems integrator serving the South American telecommunications market, has selected the Antenna Systems Division of Communications & Power Industries LLC (CPI) to provide a fully integrated 9.4m Ka-band gateway antenna system from its ASC Signal product line at the Lurin Teleport in Lima, Peru.

This is the first Ka-band gateway system installed by CPI Antenna Systems Division for CALTEC in the region.

The system features high performance technologies including patented ASC Signal Sub-Reflector Tracking (SRT), which enables the antenna to track the Amazonas 5 satellite, at which it will be pointed, to within 1/1,000th of a degree without moving the main reflector. These advanced capabilities provide greater accuracy as well as reduced operating and maintenance expenses for the antenna operator.

The SRT technology is paired with a monopulse feed system, which provides inherent redundancy support, an ultra precise antenna drive system and CPI Antenna Systems Division’s adaptive thermal management system to deliver a new standard in tracking accuracy and performance in dynamic environmental conditions.

The gateway system’s transmit subsystem uses CPI’s 500W, 1:2 linearised Traveling Wave Tube Amplifiers (TWTAs) along with a complete, custom up-and-down conversion system designed for the Amazonas 5 satellite’s planned spot beam architecture. The Amazonas 5 is intended to help fulfill the growing demand for satellite capacity, particularly for satellite television platforms, in South America.

Jorge Reyna, Chief Executive Officer of CALTEC, said: “CPI Antenna Systems Division provided us with a very responsive and detailed technical proposal. Their price was competitive and their reputation for engineering excellence with this system was important to us. Our client, one of the largest telecommunications operators in Peru, demands the best of class and we believe we will deliver it to them.”

“CPI is delighted to be working with CALTEC for the first time on this project,” said CPI Antenna Systems Division President Tony Russell. “We know that the Lurin Teleport is an important program for them, and we look forward to helping them support their client and bring valuable Ka-band service to the region.”Installation of the system is expected to begin in the fall of 2017."