Skydata Inc of Melbourne, Florida has found financial backing and partners in the form of Paris-based Matra SA’s Matra Espace subsidiary and Samsung Ltd of Seoul, Korea. Skydata is the management buyout of Harris Corp’s Satellite Communications Division which was completed in July last year. As well as providing investment, technical and manufacturing support, Matra will market Skydata products and systems in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Meanwhile, Skydata will be responsible for product development and marketing for the rest of the world, while Samsung will be involved in manufacturing. The three companies plan to develop a complete line of satellite and data communication products and systems beginning with the satellite C band and Ku band data receive-only applications market.
