Our hardware solution enables following applications:
Small Satellite Constellation: Expand Coverage and Capacity
Luminics Wave’s technology enables the creation of dense small satellite constellations made up of compact, low-cost satellites. These small satellite nodes extend the communication range of existing systems, increase overall data throughput, and enable flexible, wide-area coverage — especially in regions where direct-to-Earth communication is limited.
Small-Satellite-Nodes-as-a-Service: Shared Small Satellite Infrastructure
Our platform concept enables a shared orbital small satellite infrastructure accessible to multiple satellite operators. This model reduces capital investment for new missions and optimizes spectrum use and data relay paths. Operators can lease bandwidth or relay capacity dynamically, just like cloud-based network services on Earth.
Multi-Hop Ground-to-Space Connectivity
Through multi-hop optical wireless links, our hardware enables an architecture that minimizes the need for large antennas or high-power amplifiers on spacecraft. Data is relayed seamlessly through a network of smaller satellites, reducing both terminal cost and launch mass.
LEO–MEO–GEO Hybrid Links
Luminics Wave’s technology supports hybrid optical communication networks that interconnect Low, Medium, and Geostationary orbits. These hybrid paths shorten the traditional RF route, significantly lowering latency and power requirements while maintaining secure, high-throughput connectivity across orbital layers.
Reliable and Configurable Disaster-Response Connectivity
During natural disasters such as earthquakes or floods, terrestrial networks often fail. The enabled small satellite network architecture by our hardware can temporarily restore communication by forming mobile, reconfigurable data links from orbit. This enables fast-deployable emergency connectivity without reliance on ground infrastructure.
6G Integration: Frequency-Agnostic Hardware
The frequency-agnostic microwave-photonics architecture of Luminics Wave bridges the gap between space and terrestrial 6G networks. This enables future space-terrestrial convergence, allowing optical and RF systems to operate seamlessly across wide spectral ranges — from microwave to THz frequencies.