Norsat International
| Norsat International Inc. | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Corporation |
| ISIN | CA6565121002 |
| founding | 1977 |
| Seat | Richmond , Canada |
| management | Amiee Chan (President and CEO ) |
| Number of employees | 165 (2014). |
| sales | $ 36.2 million |
| Branch | Electrotechnology |
| Website | http://www.norsat.com/ |
Norsat International Inc. is an electrical engineering company based in Richmond , British Columbia , Canada . The company was founded in 1977 and develops and produces new transmission and reception systems for satellite broadband , cellular communications and satellite TV . The company has offices in the USA, Germany, England, Sweden, Italy and the Philippines.
history
The company was founded in 1977 and then operated under the name Northern Satellite Systems. The company was founded by Rod Wheeler. He was also the first CEO after the IPO of the renamed and now well-known company Norsat. The development of new transmission and reception techniques, especially satellite antennas and LNBs, as well as receivers and transmitters, began. The company was acquired by Hytera in 2017 .
Business areas
The customers of these products include military forces, satellite operators and various television broadcasters.
Products
The products that the company offers include:
- small mobile satellite systems in the C, X, Ku and Ka band
- Network satellite systems for telecommunications, satellite communications
- Microwave systems (LNA, LNB, BUC, BDC)