- CEO
- Louis Giordimaina
- Full Time Employees
- 32
- Sector
- Technology
- Industry
- Communication Equipment
- Address
- 923 Incline Way #39 Fremont NV United States of America 94538
- IPO Date
- Feb 7, 2018
- Business
- Aerkomm Inc. (AKOM) is a development-stage satellite communication technology company that provides carrier-neutral and software-defined infrastructure to deliver mission-critical, multi-orbit satellite broadband connectivity for public and private sectors, with a primary focus on defense, aerospace, and civilian telecommunications markets in the Asia-Pacific region. The company offers revolutionary communication device design, next-generation software-defined non-terrestrial networks, and system integrator solutions; multi-orbit flat panel antennas and electronically steered arrays; software-defined modems with military-grade encryption; universal terminals for dynamic satellite connectivity across LEO, MEO, and GEO constellations; custom beamforming ASICs and high-speed analog-to-digital converter chipsets for hybrid-orbit links; over-the-horizon communications systems; and distributed content delivery networks, with operations tailored for unmanned systems, ISR aircraft, commercial aviation, maritime, enterprise, and mobile backhaul applications. Founded in 2013 and headquartered at 44043 Fremont Blvd., Fremont, California, Aerkomm operates through subsidiaries including Aircom Pacific Inc. in the US, Aerkomm Japan Inc., Aerkomm Taiwan Inc., and others in Seychelles, Malta, and Hong Kong, serving defense and civilian clients across Japan, Taiwan, and the broader Indo-Pacific.
In recent developments, Aerkomm entered a definitive business combination agreement on March 29, 2024, with Nasdaq-listed IX Acquisition Corp. and its merger subsidiary, contemplating a merger where IX Acquisition would redomicile to Delaware, acquire Aerkomm for a $200 million closing purchase price at $11.50 per share, and potentially issue additional earn-out shares, alongside $35 million in signed PIPE financing commitments. The company secured a Distribution Partner Agreement with Eutelsat OneWeb Group in September 2024, granting its Japanese subsidiary rights to distribute LEO connectivity services in Japan's commercial fixed and land mobile sectors and Taiwan's land mobile market. Additionally, Aerkomm received a regional satellite service spectrum usage permit on April 27, 2023, authorizing broadband services across mobile backhaul, enterprise, maritime, and aviation in the Indo-Pacific, while advancing proprietary glass semiconductor antenna technology for enhanced throughput and reallocating resources to prioritize defense applications amid geopolitical demands.