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Antenna Company Kymeta Acquires Service Provider Lepton Global to Target Defense Customers

By Rachel Jewett

Tuesday, August 18th, 2020

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Antenna Company Kymeta Acquires Service Provider Lepton Global to Target Defense Customers

Kymeta u8 terminal. Photo: Kymeta

Flat panel antenna company Kymeta Corporation has acquired satellite service provider Lepton Global Solutions LLC in a move that executives say will strengthen their go-to-market position with the u8 antenna and Kymeta Connect service, and help them target defense customers. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Lepton Global Solutions provides satellite-based customized turnkey communications solutions and services and has expertise in the intelligence community, Special Operations Command (SOC) and other government sectors. Doug Hutcheson, Kymeta executive chairman, told sister publication Via Satellite that…

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