W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. (Gore) is pleased to announce that GORE® Microwave/RF Assemblies, 7 Series have been selected for use in SmartSky Networks’ airborne test lab developed to optimize their new air-to-ground network. Gore engineers worked closely with SmartSky to design and provide high-performance vapor-sealed microwave/RF assemblies in a very short timeframe, allowing SmartSky to continue to stay on schedule. With a smaller diameter, greater flexibility and tighter bend radius, the 7 Series was an ideal solution for complex routing in very small areas of SmartSky’s 4G LTE system. Gore’s robust, low-profile replaceable connectors also allowed for quick configuration changes during the building of SmartSky’s test lab environment.
High-Performance Vapor-Sealed Assemblies
GORE® Microwave/RF Assemblies, 7 Series are designed precisely to prevent the ingress of water vapor, fuel, and other hazardous contaminants commonly found in airborne environments. These assemblies routinely maintain low insertion loss, low return loss, and excellent phase stability while providing outstanding shielding effectiveness in challenging aerospace environments.
Gore’s vapor-sealed 7 Series assemblies complement Gore’s extensive collection of aerospace solutions — including coaxial and microwave/RF assemblies, high-speed data cables, aircraft sealants and more. Gore’s broad catalog of high-performance aerospace solutions will be on display at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Germany, Booth 2E60. For more information, visit gore.com/AIX2018 or contact a Gore applications specialist at [email protected].
About W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
W. L. Gore & Associates is a global materials science company dedicated to transforming industries and improving lives. Founded in 1958, Gore has built a reputation for solving complex technical challenges in the most demanding environments — from revolutionizing the outerwear industry with GORE-TEX® fabric to creating medical devices that improve and save lives to enabling new levels of performance in the aerospace, pharmaceutical and mobile electronics markets, among other industries. The company is also known for its strong, team-oriented culture and continued recognition from the Great Place to Work® Institute. Headquartered in Newark, Del., Gore employs approximately 9,500 Associates and generates annual revenues that exceed $3 billion. www.gore.com.
Performance Solutions Division
Gore Performance Solutions Division develops products and technologies that address complex product and process challenges in a variety of markets and industries, including aerospace, automotive, pharmaceutical, mobile electronics, oil and gas — and more. Through close collaboration with industry leaders across the globe, Gore enables customers to design their products and processes to be safer, cleaner, more productive, reliable, durable and efficient across a wide range of demanding environments.
About SmartSky Networks
Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, SmartSky Networks was formed in 2011 by senior aviation and telecommunications executives seeking to transform aviation using disruptive communications technologies and related information tools. Working with leading aerospace and technology partners, SmartSky has begun the rollout of its innovative, air-to-ground network, SmartSky 4G LTE. The network takes advantage of patented spectrum reuse, advanced beamforming technologies and 60 MHz of spectrum for significantly enhanced connectivity. SmartSky 4G LTE delivers forward-link data to the aircraft at speeds comparable to next-generation satellite solutions and provides unmatched return-link speeds for data transmissions off the aircraft. This real-time, low-latency, bidirectional link makes SmartSky 4G LTE a key enabler for the new and enhanced apps, services and hardware that will usher in the digitization of the aviation industry. Learn more at www.smartskynetworks.com.
