{{Short description|Satellite communications component company}} {{Use Australian English|date=June 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox company | name = EM Solutions Pty Ltd. | type = Private | traded_as = | industry = Communications, Defense | genre = | foundation = {{start date and age|1998}} | founders = {{ubl|Dr John Ness|Peter Bradley}} | location_city = Brisbane, Queensland | location_country = Australia | location = | locations = | area_served = Worldwide | key_people = {{ubl|Dr Rowan Gilmore (CEO)|Dr John Ness (CTO)|Peter Bradley (chief engineer)}} | products = SATCOM, SOTM, satellite terminals, VSAT, microwave components, BUCs and LNBs | services = | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | assets = | equity = | num_employees = 50+ | homepage = }} '''EM Solutions Pty Ltd''' is a satellite communications component company based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1998,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Local wireless player eyes Asia|last=Foreshew|first=Jennifer|date=14 December 2004|work=The Australian|page=31}}</ref> it is involved in the research, design, and production of differentiated microwave and radiofrequency products and systems for satellite and broadband communications.

The firm provides components for both commercial and military customers with its subsidiary, EMClarity, specialising in the broadcast industry.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.business.gov.au/assistance/accelerating-commercialisation/customer-stories/customer-story-emclarity|title=Customer story - EMClarity|last=Science|first=c=AU;o=Australian Government;ou=Department of Industry, Innovation and|date=2017-04-26|website=www.business.gov.au|language=en|access-date=2017-12-19}}</ref> It has partnered with the Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTO),<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://statements.qld.gov.au/Statement/2012/7/27/brisbane-technology-supports-japanese-communications|title=Brisbane technology supports Japanese communications|access-date=2017-12-20|language=en-AU}}</ref> the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO),<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://research.csiro.au/wireless/888-2/|title=Ngara: Next gen wireless - Wireless Group|date=2016-11-11|work=Wireless Group|access-date=2017-12-20|language=en-US}}</ref> and the University of Queensland.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/portal/news/uq-researcher-develops-satellite-terminal-faster-internet-0|title=UQ researcher develops satellite terminal for faster internet {{!}} www.engineersaustralia.org.au|website=www.engineersaustralia.org.au|language=en|access-date=2017-12-20}}</ref>

== History == EM Solutions emerged as a successor to the founders' original company, Mitec Limited, in 1998.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.satmagazine.com/story.php?number=640160868|title=SatMagazine|website=www.satmagazine.com|language=en|access-date=2017-12-20}}</ref> Founded in 1984 through the commercialization of the University of Queensland’s Microwave Technology Development Centre,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.itee.uq.edu.au/commercial-ventures|title=Commercial Ventures|work=School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering|access-date=2017-12-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.emsolutions.com.au/media/downloads/pdf/GMC_QA_with_Rowan_Gilmore.pdf|title=GMC Q&A with Rowan Gilmore}}</ref> Mitec produced communications products still in use today at companies including Optus and Telstra.

After Mitec's acquisition by Codan Pty Ltd for $30 million in 1998,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/10/13/1065917342290.html|title=Codan in $20m raising for float - Business - smh.com.au|website=www.smh.com.au|access-date=2017-12-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://codan.com.au/who-is-codan/history/|title=History {{!}} CODAN|website=codan.com.au|language=en-US|access-date=2017-12-19}}</ref> EM Solutions was founded by Peter Bradley and Dr John Ness.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.satelliteevolutiongroup.com/PDFs/GMC-Aug-Sept-2015.pdf|title=Global Military Communications August/September 2015|date=September 2015}}</ref> It was acquired by the Australian company Electro Optic Systems (EOS) in October 2019.<ref name="em-hist-31jan'22">{{cite web |title=History of EM Solutions |url=https://www.emsolutions.com.au/about/history/ |website=emsolutions.com.au |access-date=31 January 2022}}</ref>

In January 2025, it was announced that Cohort had completed its purchase of the company.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.directorstalkinterviews.com/cohort-completes-acquisition-of-em-solutions/4121185253|title=Cohort completes acquisition of EM Solutions|work=DirectorsTalk Interviews|access-date=2025-01-31|language=en}}</ref>

== Products == EM Solutions initially began developing solid-state power amplifiers, filters, and oscillators, before producing high-speed receivers and transmitters for radios. In 2008, EM Solutions launched its initial foray into SATCOM On-The-Move (SOTM) terminals after being granted sponsorship from the Australian Defence Force to develop a land-mobile Ka-band terminal.<ref name=":0" />

In 2016, subsidiary EMClarity produced the world’s lowest latency 5&nbsp;Gbit/s, E-band (70 to 80Ghz) microwave radio, the E10G.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cdn.newsapi.com.au/link/bce09f774cc42b88fa373bbd89e99a5a?domain=theaustralian.com.au|title=Traders bank on EMClarity|date=2016-02-22|access-date=2017-12-19}}</ref> Now used to connect servers from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to those of Nasdaq Stock Market, this product was created in response to industry requests for lower latency communications networks to equal the speed of computer processing platforms utilized to facilitate financial trades.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.criticalcomms.com.au/content/utilities/article/faster-than-fibre-728797989#axzz51fiUJHjZ|title=Faster than fibre|website=www.criticalcomms.com.au|language=en|access-date=2017-12-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=New York traders bank on EMClarity's speed|last=Adhikari|first=Supratim|date=23 February 2016|work=The Australian|page=29}}</ref>

EM Solutions was commissioned by a United States government agency to supply E-band radios for ship-to-shore communication. Employing the steerable gimbal systems used in the company’s SATCOM On-The-Move terminals, the radios achieve the longest range and highest data rate of any commercial wireless system at 10&nbsp;Gbit/s and 20&nbsp;km, respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.satnews.com/story.php?number=577128642|title=Satnews Publishers: Daily Satellite News|website=www.satnews.com|language=en|access-date=2017-12-19}}</ref>

In 2015, EM Solutions partnered with leading satellite telecommunications company, Inmarsat, to produce the first dual X- and Ka-bands terminal with universal (land or sea) capability. These terminals have been installed in the Australian Border Force's and the Royal Australian Navy’s Cape Class patrol boats,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.criticalcomms.com.au/content/utilities/article/inmarsat-provides-improved-broadband-to-border-protection-241711013#axzz51fiUJHjZ|title=Inmarsat provides improved broadband to border protection|website=www.criticalcomms.com.au|language=en|access-date=2017-12-19}}</ref> providing broadband access to crews of these vessels for the first time.

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