On December 30, 2009, ATCi announced that a large television station has selected the ATCi Simulsat Multibeam antenna solution to outfit its broadcast headquarters.
The major television broadcaster chose Simulsat because of the antenna's ability to receive programming from up to 35 satellites simultaneously without degradation of quality across each signal. With a 70-degree longitude satellite view arc, Simulsat can receive a variety of "C" and Ku-band satellite programming data. Essentially, one Simulsat C/Ku does the work of 35 steerable parabolic antennas and only requires the space of one and a half antennas.
On October 30, 2009, ATCi announced that it released the Simulsat-5b Multibeam antenna.
The enhanced version begins with the quasi parabolic-spherical shape of the legacy Simulsat 5 but gives it better performance, more surface accuracy, improved gain, and higher tolerance.
Simulsat is a multiple satellite antenna capable of receiving satellite transmissions from over thirty-five satellites simultaneously without adjustment or degradation in performance from one satellite to the next. ATCi has been refining multibeam technology for twenty years and the Simulsat multibeam has been providing programming to over thirty million cable subscribers in the U.S. market.
Its multiple satellite reception capability enables Simulsat-5b to see over thirty-five satellite signals, allowing customers the ability to pick between over twenty thousand programs.