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Nanowave Technologies

SpaceSemiconductors & PhotonicsDefenceEtobicoke, ON

Etobicoke, Ontario manufacturer of high-reliability RF, microwave and millimetre-wave assemblies for satellites, avionics, defence and radar, including transmit-receive assemblies flying on the OneWeb constellation.

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NANOWAVE Technologies describes itself as “a world-class designer and manufacturer of advanced microwave, millimeter-wave and electro-optic components and sub-systems”, located in Toronto “with a global network of market-leading customers”. It states that NANOWAVE “was founded in 1992 on a mission to provide high reliability, cutting-edge RF solutions” and that the company is “vertically integrated through all key functions including RFIC design” and thin-film processes. It says it occupies “50,000 sq. ft. of state-of-the-art engineering and manufacturing space including Class 100 to 10,000 clean rooms”, maintains compliance to AS9100D and ISO9001:2015, and employs “more than 240 people”.

  • Delivered more than 6,000 Ku/K/Ka-band transmit-receive assemblies to Airbus OneWeb Satellites, stated in July 2023 as operational aboard more than 600 OneWeb satellites. nanowavetech.com

  • Selected in May 2026 to supply Ka-band amplifier assemblies for the U.S. Space Development Agency's next-generation low Earth orbit constellation. nanowavetech.com

  • Delivered cryogenic low-noise amplifiers to the National Research Council of Canada for the Square Kilometre Array Observatory in November 2025. nanowavetech.com

  • Secured follow-on orders from Honeywell Aerospace for aeronautical satcom power amplifiers, announced August 2026. nanowavetech.com

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Company site: nanowavetech.com

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RF and microwave assembliesTransmit-receive modulesLow-noise amplifiersSpace-grade RFIC design

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