IQ spacecom, a business division of IQ Technologies for Earth and Space GmbH (formerly IQ wireless GmbH), headquartered in Germany, comprises high-performance radio communication solutions providing flexible and highly efficient broadband data communication for small satellites, such as CubeSats. The equipment has been qualified for several years of operation in low earth orbit (LEO) and is used for scientific missions, Earth observation, remote sensing and communication solutions. Outstanding hardware and software platforms enable a fast, flexible and reliable adaptation to customer-specific requirements. Dedicated communication systems can be provided for instance for multi-access satellite solutions, inter satellite links (ISL) or IoT applications.

The latest product is the XLink Software Defined Radio (SDR), a fully featured bidirectional transceiver platform that supports X-, S-, L-, and Ka-band communication links and enables data rates from some Mbit/s up to 200 Mbit/s. Its compact size of less than 0.2U and weight of only 200 g make it an excellent fit for small satellites.

IQ Technologies for Earth and Space GmbH was established over 25 years ago and currently consists of three innovative business divisions: IQ FireWatch, IQ spacecom and IQ wireless. IQ FireWatch is an early terrestrial smoke detection system and IQ wireless employs the expertise accumulated over many years to effectively plan and install radio transmission technology. The technological innovations are researched, developed, manufactured, and tested by more than 50 employees at the company’s headquarters in Berlin, Germany.