Flat-Panel Antennas Could Be Challenge for LEO Broadband: Quilty

Flat-panel antennas (FPAs) are a must-have for low earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellations, and commercial success of FPAs faces such challenges as high costs and lesser bandwidth efficiency than traditional antenna types, reported Quilty Analytics Thursday. The industry not having a breakthrough in costs "is disappointing [and] will likely cloud the prospects" of emerging consumer LEO broadband for at least the next three years, it said.