On June 18, 2009, the Communications Research Centre and SkyWave Mobile Communications Inc. received a technology transfer award from the Federal Partners in Technology Transfer (FPTT). CRC's advanced antenna group helped Skywave develop and commercialize a compact, omni-directional antenna that was critical to the technology's ability to monitor and communicate the position of vehicles and vessels by satellite.

Skywave began with four engineers when it first joined CRC's Innovation Centre in 1997. Now a world leader in telematics products and services, it has 80 people with $50 million in cumulative sales over the last 10 years.

To talk tech transfer with CRC, please contact Kevin Shackell, 613-998-0138.

Left to right, front row: Aldo Petosa, Communications Research Centre, Nicolas Gagnon, Communications Research Centre and Doug Reveler, Skywave Mobile Communications Inc.
Left to right, back row: Michel Cuhaci, Communications Research Centre, Peter Rossiter, Skywave Mobile Communications Inc. and Vadim Volinski, Skywave Mobile Communications Inc.

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