Norsat International Inc. is a satellite communications company based in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada.
Wheeler founded the company after attempting to build the first affordable consumer satellite dish with chicken wire and foil.
[2] In 2011, Norsat acquired Sinclair Technologies,[3] a Canadian company providing antenna and RF conditioning products.
In 2017, Norsat was sold to Hytera, a Chinese telecom company with the long-standing ties to the country's Ministry of Public Security, for CAD $85 million.
[9] In 2022, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police terminated a communications equipment contract with Norstat's subsidiary, Sinclair Technologies, over national security concerns.