# RBC Signals

> RBC Signals is a Seattle-area space communications company that runs a global Ground Station as a Service (GSaaS) network, moving data between satellites and Earth for commercial, government, and research operators. Built on a sharing-economy model, it stitches together company-owned antennas and unused capacity from partner-owned ground stations into a single on-demand network of more than 80 antennas across 60-plus locations. Alongside downlink and telemetry, tracking and command (TT&C) services, the company has expanded into dynamic and fractional spectrum leasing through its STORM platform, giving satellite operators flexible, pay-for-what-you-use access to the ground and spectrum they need.

- **Founded:** 2015
- **Headquarters:** Redmond, Washington, United States
- **Founders:** Christopher Richins (Co-Founder & former CEO), Olga Gershenzon (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** Roughly 15-30 employees (small core team orchestrating a global partner network)
- **Products:** Ground Station as a Service (GSaaS), TT&C Services, Dynamic & Fractional Spectrum Leasing, STORM (Spectrum Trade Orchestration and Resource Management), Go.BIC
- **Notable:** Built a global ground station network of 80+ antennas across 60+ locations using a sharing-economy model., Completed an all-new arctic multi-mission ground station in Deadhorse, Alaska (2018)., Acquired 10 six-meter S- and X-band antennas from Microsoft (2025) as Microsoft exited ground-station services.

## Products & services

- **Ground Station as a Service (GSaaS)** — On-demand access to a global network of 80+ antennas in 60+ locations for satellite data downlink and uplink, without the customer owning any hardware.
- **TT&C Services** — Telemetry, Tracking and Command services that let operators communicate with and control their satellites across LEO, GEO, lunar and deep-space missions.
- **Dynamic & Fractional Spectrum Leasing** — Flexible access to licensed radio spectrum leased by the slice, so operators pay only for the frequency and time they use.
- **STORM (Spectrum Trade Orchestration and Resource Management)** — Proprietary spectrum access platform enabling fractional channel subleasing and dynamic spectrum leasing, including access to 3GPP-approved spectrum in partnership with Viasat.
- **Go.BIC** — Solution developed with IQ Spacecom and Viasat that lets LEO satellite operators communicate using GEO satellite spectrum and power via dynamic spectrum leasing.
- **Optical / Laser Communications** — Expanding capability for high-bandwidth optical ground links for LEO, lunar and deep-space missions, including a collaboration with the Ecuadorian Civilian Space Agency (EXA).

## Achievements

- Built a global ground station network of 80+ antennas across 60+ locations using a sharing-economy model.
- Completed an all-new arctic multi-mission ground station in Deadhorse, Alaska (2018).
- Acquired 10 six-meter S- and X-band antennas from Microsoft (2025) as Microsoft exited ground-station services.
- Won multiple U.S. Air Force SBIR Phase I awards for space communications and spectrum work.
- Developed the proprietary STORM spectrum platform and Go.BIC dynamic spectrum leasing solution with Viasat and IQ Spacecom.
- Established a sale-and-leaseback growth model with Space Leasing International / Libra Group to scale antennas without heavy capex.

## Latest updates

- **2025-03** — Acquired 10 six-meter S- and X-band tracking antennas from Microsoft across the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia, financed via sale-and-leaseback with Space Leasing International.
- **2024-04** — Space Leasing International signed a new lease agreement, adding a ground station in Piteå, Sweden to RBC Signals' network of 80+ antennas.
- **2024** — Signed an agreement with Thailand's mu Space and Advance Technology to explore ground station facilities in Thailand and Southeast Asia.
- **2024** — Advanced dynamic spectrum leasing through the STORM platform and Go.BIC solution with Viasat and IQ Spacecom.

## Links

- Website: https://rbcsignals.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rbc-signals
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/RBCSignals
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RBCSignals/

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