As with any technology, satellite communication is always changing. In the satcom market, growing demand for bandwidth and evolving technology opens up new fields of operation. When developing ways to move toward higher frequency bands, increase throughput, and achieve better bandwidth efficiency, research and development teams are faced with constant challenges. By creating and testing prototypes and pre-series devices in research institutes, R&D teams enable early adopters to take advantage of these next-generation capabilities before they hit the mass market.