This company develops dynamic routing software to enhance the speed, resilience, and adaptability of satellite constellations. Their solutions enable faster data transmission and smarter routing decisions by integrating with existing hardware across various orbits. They offer simulation tools, an open routing infrastructure for performance boosting, and custom software-defined networking controllers for network management.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Product
Problem
Satellite constellations often suffer from high latency, limited bandwidth utilization, and fragile connectivity because traditional routing approaches are static and cannot adapt to changing link conditions or traffic demands. This hampers real‑time data delivery and increases operational costs for operators.
Solution
Aperio Space Technologies provides a software‑defined networking (SDN) platform that introduces dynamic, real‑time routing across inter‑satellite links. The core routing engine continuously evaluates link quality, traffic loads, and mission priorities to select optimal paths, reducing latency and preventing bottlenecks. A companion simulation suite lets operators model constellation performance before launch, enabling data‑driven decisions on routing policies and bandwidth allocation. An open network service exposes the routing infrastructure to third parties, allowing under‑used satellite capacity to be monetized on a per‑megabyte basis while preserving the operator’s control. All components are designed to run on existing satellite hardware, eliminating the need for costly retrofits.
Target Audience
The primary customers are commercial satellite constellation operators, government space agencies, and telecom providers that require low‑latency, high‑availability data links across large orbital networks.
Features
- Dynamic routing engine that recomputes optimal inter‑satellite paths in milliseconds based on real‑time telemetry and link metrics.
- Software‑defined networking controller offering granular bandwidth guarantees, region‑specific routing policies, and automated fault detection.
- High‑fidelity constellation simulation tool that models routing, scheduling, and bandwidth usage to optimize designs pre‑deployment.
- Open routing infrastructure (Aperio Open Network) that enables external users to purchase downlink capacity at €1/MB with a 10 % revenue‑share model.
- Seamless integration with legacy satellite payloads via standard APIs, avoiding hardware modifications.
- Cloud‑hosted analytics dashboard providing latency heat‑maps, utilization reports, and alerting for network anomalies.
- Enterprise‑grade security with end‑to‑end encryption and role‑based access controls compliant with space‑industry standards.