Satellite ground antenna manufacturers Intellian, ThinKom say constellations will cause systemic stresses

by Peter B. de Selding

PARIS — ThinKom and Intellian, two successful satellite ground antenna manufacturers whose business will profit from constellations of low-orbiting satellites, warned of the threat of signal interference and collision risk with so much traffic in such close quarters.

They also said that the goal of building consumer antennas for $300 or less will remain elusive given the demands placed on this hardware to avoid signal interference.

“Antenna components by themselves are declining in cost because you are producing in massive scales now because a LEO . . .

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