GATR Announces Strategic Investment and Technology Advancement Agreement with In-Q-Tel
Strategic Partnership with In-Q-Tel Plays Key Role in Introducing GATR's High-Bandwidth, Portable, Inflatable Satellite Solutions to Intelligence Community
May 19, 2008
Huntsville, Alabama
GATR Technologies today announced a strategic investment and development agreement with In-Q-Tel, the independent strategic investment firm that identifies innovative technology solutions to support the mission of the broader U.S. Intelligence Community. This agreement allows for furthering the development and enhancement of GATR’s inflatable, deployable satellite communication system (GATR-com) as well as exposing opportunities within the intelligence community.
The GATR-Com’s unique inflatable antenna design allows it to be carried into locations where a high-bandwidth (large aperture) dish is required and a satellite truck, trailer, or other rigid dish systems cannot be deployed in challenging communication situations (such as mobile emergency communications, remote news gathering and broadcasting, and military applications). The result has been a very high-performance, technically superior satellite/network system that occupies a fraction of the logistical footprint of competing solutions.
“We are pleased to be part of In-Q-Tel’s strategic portfolio,” states Paul Gierow, President of GATR Technologies. “Our products offer ideal communication solutions for emergency response, broadcast, and military applications, and we view this investment by In-Q-Tel as a validation of our technology capabilities.”
“GATR’s deployable satellite communications systems offer unique benefits for both the private and public sectors,” said Troy M. Pearsall, Executive Vice President of Technology Practices and Insertion at In-Q-Tel. “The advances in capability and mobility of this communications solution are significant, and In-Q-Tel’s investment in GATR directly reflects our mission to identify, adapt, and deliver innovative technologies that enhance our national security interests.”
About In-Q-Tel
In-Q-Tel is a strategic, not-for-profit investment firm that works to identify, adapt, and deliver innovative technology solutions to support the mission of the U.S. Intelligence Community. Launched by the CIA in 1999 as a private, independent organization, In-Q-Tel’s mission is to identify and partner with companies developing cutting-edge technologies that serve the national security interests of the United States. Working from an evolving strategic blueprint defining the Intelligence Community’s critical technology needs, In-Q-Tel engages with entrepreneurs, growth companies, researchers, and investors to deliver technologies that provide superior capabilities for the CIA and the larger Intelligence Community. In-Q-Tel concentrates on several broad commercial technology areas, including application software and analytics; bio, nano, and chemical technologies; communications and infrastructure; digital identity and security, and embedded systems and power. To date, In-Q-Tel has engaged with more than 100 companies and delivered more than 140 technology solutions to the Intelligence Community. To learn more about In-Q-Tel, visit www.iqt.org.
About GATR Technologies
Incorporated in 2004, GATR Technologies provides Deployable Satellite Solutions, including a patented inflatable antenna, advanced material research and development, and custom engineering services to Military, Broadcast and Public Safety markets. More information on GATR can be found at www.gatr.com.
