# EM Solutions

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{{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](/source/Private_company)
| traded_as = 
| industry = [Communications](/source/Communications), [Defense](/source/Defense_(military))
| genre = 
| foundation = {{start date and age|1998}}
| founders = {{ubl|Dr John Ness|Peter Bradley}}
| location_city = [Brisbane, Queensland](/source/Brisbane%2C_Queensland)
| location_country = [Australia](/source/Australia)
| location = 
| locations = 
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = {{ubl|Dr Rowan Gilmore ([CEO](/source/Chief_executive_officer))|Dr John Ness ([CTO](/source/Chief_technology_officer))|Peter Bradley ([chief engineer](/source/chief_engineer))}}
| products = SATCOM, SOTM, satellite terminals, [VSAT](/source/Very-small-aperture_terminal), microwave components, BUCs and LNBs
| services = 
| revenue = 
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| num_employees = 50+
| homepage = 
}}
'''EM Solutions Pty Ltd''' is a [satellite communications](/source/Satellite_Communications) component company based in [Brisbane](/source/Brisbane), [Queensland](/source/Queensland), [Australia](/source/Australia). Founded in 1998,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Local wireless player eyes Asia|last=Foreshew|first=Jennifer|date=14 December 2004|work=[The Australian](/source/The_Australian)|page=31}}</ref> it is involved in the research, design, and production of differentiated [microwave](/source/microwave) and [radiofrequency](/source/Radio_frequency) products and systems for satellite and [broadband](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Optus) and [Telstra](/source/Telstra).

After Mitec's acquisition by [Codan Pty Ltd](/source/Codan) 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](/source/Oscillation), before producing high-speed receivers and [transmitter](/source/transmitter)s for [radio](/source/radio)s. In 2008, EM Solutions launched its initial foray into [SATCOM On-The-Move](/source/Satcom_On_The_Move) (SOTM) terminals after being granted sponsorship from the [Australian Defence Force](/source/Australian_Defence_Force) to develop a land-mobile [Ka-band](/source/Ka_band) terminal.<ref name=":0" />

In 2016, subsidiary EMClarity produced the world’s lowest latency 5&nbsp;Gbit/s, [E-band](/source/E_band_(waveguide)) (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](/source/New_York_Stock_Exchange) (NYSE) to those of [Nasdaq Stock Market](/source/NASDAQ), 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](/source/The_Australian)|page=29}}</ref>

EM Solutions was commissioned by a [United States](/source/United_States) government agency to supply E-band [radio](/source/radio)s for ship-to-shore communication. Employing the steerable [gimbal](/source/gimbal) systems used in the company’s SATCOM On-The-Move terminals, the [radio](/source/radio)s 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](/source/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](/source/Australian_Border_Force)'s and the [Royal Australian Navy](/source/Royal_Australian_Navy)’s [Cape Class](/source/Cape-class_patrol_boat) 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](/source/broadband) access to crews of these vessels for the first time.

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Category:Telecommunications companies of Australia
Category:Defence companies of Australia
Category:Electronics companies of Australia
Category:Manufacturing companies based in Brisbane
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