Andrew 4.5m Satellite Antenna installation at Ofcom UK

Andrew 4.5m Satellite Antenna installation at Ofcom UK

In February 2021 Skybrokers installed and commissioned an used and refurbished Andrew 4.5m Satellite Antenna with tracking at Ofcom, the communications regulator in the United Kingdom. The antenna was delivered beginning of 2020 but the installation was delayed due to the COVID-19 events. We finally commissioned the Andrew 4.5m Satellite Antenna with great help of the customer and local and remote support from our technicians in February 2021.

The Office of Communications (Ofcom), is the government-approved regulatory and competition authority for the broadcasting, telecommunications and postal industries of the UK. Ofcom has wide-ranging powers across the television, radio, telecoms and postal sectors. It has a statutory duty to represent the interests of citizens and consumers by promoting competition and protecting the public from harmful or offensive material.

Andrew Corporation was the owner of Andrew Satellite Communications business and in 2001 formed into ASC Signal Corporation that was acquired by CPI in September 2015. ASC Signal was integrated into the CPI Antenna Systems Division as of 2017 when in 2020 the ASC Signal Antenna division was sold to Kratos Defense & Security. CPI had acquired GDSatcom Technologies in 2019, but the U.S. Justice Department required CPI to divest its ASC Signal Division since there would be a monopoly on the antenna business in the USA.

Skybrokers offers for over 10 years Andrew Satellite Earth Station Antennas, new as well as used. We can provide turnkey solutions, refurbishment and upgrades. We supported several clients with new and used antennas, such as the Andrew 3.7m, Andrew 4.5m and Andrew 4.6m, Andrew 5.6m, Andrew 7.3m, Andrew 7.6m and Andrew 9.3m.

Andrew Corporation was an international supplier of communications equipment, systems, and services. Among the company’s principal products are coaxial cable, connectors, and systems used in various telecommunications systems; a variety of (microwave) antennas and antenna systems and special application antennas used in cellular systems, navigation, FM and television broadcasting, multipoint distribution services, instructional television, radar systems, and surveillance systems; and wireless accessories, including portable antennas, batteries, battery chargers, paging accessories, and hands-free kits. About 57% of revenues were generated in the area of coaxial cable systems and bulk cables.

Andrew had eight manufacturing plants in the US and additional factories in Canada, Australia, Scotland, Brazil, China, and India and 4,500 employees; nearly half of revenues stem from products exported from the US or manufactured abroad. Andrew sales in 1999 exceeded 791 million USD.

Two manufacturing facilities in the USA and Canada were remaining after restructuring the company in ’97 and ’98. The company supported customers from 35 countries across Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the Americas with a worldwide Sales Support organization.