{"city":"Redmond","name":"RBC Signals","slug":"rbc-signals","facts":[{"date":"2026-09-13","type":"partnership","value":"Cailabs and RBC Signals sign MoU to develop global optical ground station network.","source":"spaceflightnow.com — 2026-09-13"},{"date":"2026-09-11","type":"revenue_band","value":"[object Object]","source":"satnews.com — 2026-09-11"},{"date":"2026-09-11","type":"partnership","value":"Cailabs and RBC Signals signed an MoU to develop a global optical ground station network.","source":"satnews.com — 2026-09-11"},{"date":"2026-01-30","type":"contract","value":"RBC Signals signed engineering contracts with Go Global Comms to expand global GSaaS capacity.","source":"RBC Signals"},{"date":"2026-01-30","type":"partnership","value":"RBC Signals signed engineering contracts with Go Global Comms to expand global GSaaS capacity.","source":"RBC Signals"},{"date":"2026-01-30","type":"partnership","value":"Cailabs and RBC Signals began exploring global access to optical ground-station services.","source":"RBC Signals"}],"peers":[],"stage":null,"state":"Washington","aliases":[],"country":"United States","domains":[{"why":"RBC Signals provides ground-station-as-a-service and is expanding global ground-station capacity through engineering contracts and an optical ground-station network partnership.","list":null,"rank":null,"tier":"watchlist","layer":null,"total":59,"domain":"Space","scores":{"gate_ne":["technology","firepower"],"leverage":6,"position":6,"progress":8,"firepower":6,"commercial":4,"deployment":6,"production":4,"technology":6},"edition":null,"segment":null}],"founded":null,"signals":[{"date":"2026-09-13","header":"Cailabs and RBC Signals sign MoU to develop global optical ground station network","outlet":"Spaceflight Now"},{"date":"2026-09-11","header":"Cailabs and RBC Signals signed an MoU to develop a global optical ground station network.","outlet":"satnews.com"},{"date":"2026-09-09","header":"AnyLink began aggregating multiple ground networks into a single optimized communications path.","outlet":"Payload"},{"date":"2026-08-13","header":"Blue Origin selected RBC Signals to build out its global ground communications network.","outlet":"RBC Signals"},{"date":"2026-01-30","header":"Apolink partnered with RBC Signals to resell real-time satellite relay services.","outlet":"RBC Signals"},{"date":"2026-01-30","header":"Blue Origin selected RBC Signals for a global ground-station deployment.","outlet":"RBC Signals"}],"website":"https://rbcsignals.com","category":"Space · Ground & data","categories":[{"name":"Ground stations","domain":"Space","parent":"Space · Ground & data"}],"last_round":null,"updated_at":"2026-10-25T23:18:47.108753+00:00","facts_total":6,"positioning":"RBC Signals (Redmond, WA, founded ~2015) runs a ground-station aggregation model, federating unused capacity of existing stations worldwide as a pay-per-pass platform rather than building owned sites, with Viasat as an enterprise partner. In August 2026 it was selected as Blue Origin's buildout partner for the new Quartz global ground network (site surveys, antenna procurement, deployment, hosting), with Quartz antennas integrating into RBC's network and unused capacity resold. Revenue, node count, and the Quartz economics are the open questions.","sub_category":"Ground stations","signals_total":9,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/rbc-signals","title":"RBC Signals · space, Redmond, Washington, United States · scores, facts and signals · Frontier Tech Intelligence","description":"RBC Signals provides ground-station-as-a-service and is expanding global ground-station capacity through engineering contracts and an optical ground-station network partnership. Space watchlist (score 59) 9 signals and 6 facts with sources.","publisher":"Frontier Tech Intelligence (Future Frontiers, a trade name of Essential Cognition Inc.)","note":"Assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence; facts and signals carry their sources."}