Amid rising customer demand for drone-mounted satellite communication antennas—driven by recent geopolitical events in Iran, escalating security concerns, and the expansion of the anti-drone unmanned systems market—South Korea's technological prowess in satellite communications and antennas has once again garnered international attention.
Global Konet, an enterprise specializing in Electronically Steered Array (ESA) satellite antennas, successfully concluded its participation in 'Satellite Asia & CommunicAsia 2026'—Asia’s largest satellite communication and ICT exhibition—held this past May at the Singapore EXPO.
During the exhibition, Global Konet showcased its next-generation ESA satellite communication antenna solutions, engineered for a diverse range of mobility environments including vehicles, maritime coast guard vessels, yachts, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs/drones), and unmanned surface vessels (USVs).
The company particularly emphasized its competitive edge in the next-generation mobile satellite communications market by demonstrating high-speed beam-steering technology, which ensures stable satellite tracking even in high-velocity transit environments, alongside GEO/LEO Multi-Orbit satellite communication technology.
Furthermore, Global Konet presented its next-generation platform capabilities, featuring an SD-WAN-based integrated network solution capable of unifying LTE/5G, GEO, and LEO satellite networks, as well as advanced network redundancy technologies that deliver seamless, uninterrupted connectivity.
"Through this exhibition, we successfully introduced Global Konet's advanced ESA satellite antenna technology to global clients," stated Dong-hoon Lee, Director at Global Konet. "We directly confirmed that interest and demand for high-performance electronically steered array antennas are rapidly expanding across the defense, unmanned systems, and mobile satellite communications markets."
He further added, "While the traditionally GEO-centric satellite communications market is shifting rapidly due to the growth of LEO operators like Starlink, Global Konet continues to expand the development of GEO/LEO-based multi-orbit satellite communications and AI-driven beam-steering technologies. To keep pace with this expanding global market, we plan to secure an even larger exhibition booth in 2027 to aggressively strengthen our sales and marketing activities for international clients."
Global Konet is a prominent South Korean flat-panel antenna specialist that independently develops and manufactures vehicular, maritime, and aerospace/drone ESA satellite communication antennas. The company is actively driving its global market expansion in the fields of next-generation Multi-Orbit Communication-on-the-Move (COTM) and electronic beamforming satellite communications.
Global Konet, an enterprise specializing in Electronically Steered Array (ESA) satellite antennas, successfully concluded its participation in 'Satellite Asia & CommunicAsia 2026'—Asia’s largest satellite communication and ICT exhibition—held this past May at the Singapore EXPO.
During the exhibition, Global Konet showcased its next-generation ESA satellite communication antenna solutions, engineered for a diverse range of mobility environments including vehicles, maritime coast guard vessels, yachts, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs/drones), and unmanned surface vessels (USVs).
The company particularly emphasized its competitive edge in the next-generation mobile satellite communications market by demonstrating high-speed beam-steering technology, which ensures stable satellite tracking even in high-velocity transit environments, alongside GEO/LEO Multi-Orbit satellite communication technology.
Furthermore, Global Konet presented its next-generation platform capabilities, featuring an SD-WAN-based integrated network solution capable of unifying LTE/5G, GEO, and LEO satellite networks, as well as advanced network redundancy technologies that deliver seamless, uninterrupted connectivity.
"Through this exhibition, we successfully introduced Global Konet's advanced ESA satellite antenna technology to global clients," stated Dong-hoon Lee, Director at Global Konet. "We directly confirmed that interest and demand for high-performance electronically steered array antennas are rapidly expanding across the defense, unmanned systems, and mobile satellite communications markets."
He further added, "While the traditionally GEO-centric satellite communications market is shifting rapidly due to the growth of LEO operators like Starlink, Global Konet continues to expand the development of GEO/LEO-based multi-orbit satellite communications and AI-driven beam-steering technologies. To keep pace with this expanding global market, we plan to secure an even larger exhibition booth in 2027 to aggressively strengthen our sales and marketing activities for international clients."
Global Konet is a prominent South Korean flat-panel antenna specialist that independently develops and manufactures vehicular, maritime, and aerospace/drone ESA satellite communication antennas. The company is actively driving its global market expansion in the fields of next-generation Multi-Orbit Communication-on-the-Move (COTM) and electronic beamforming satellite communications.