New technologies in the fight against InfoPoverty
20 Feb 2007
Referring to poverty of information, ‘Infopoverty’ is a program coordinated by OCCAM, a creation of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in…
ESA’s Transportable Communications Vehicle
20 Feb 2007
The TCV project is funded by the European Space Agency. It highlights the importance ESA places on easily deployable communication systems and serves as a…
BGAN payload launched aboard Inmarsat 4
15 Feb 2007
After the first two satellites are fully operational later in 2005, Inmarsat’s BGAN (Broadband Global Area Network) service will cover 85% of the Earth’s surface…
OmniGlobe to present mid-term results on terrestrial broadband technologies
15 Feb 2007
Newer access technologies such as WiMAX and PLC (Power Line Communications) will likely have a greater role in the coming years, and integrating them with…
Ku Band Multimedia System
15 Feb 2007
Ku-band Multimedia in Vehicles is the next medium for Europeans to enjoy radio and multimedia content. It will be available anywhere in Europe and at…
Presentations on line for Ku-band Multimedia for cars
30 Jan 2007
The project called ‘Mobile Ku Band Receiver Demonstrator’ was fully supported by ESA and represents an exciting new development in satellite telecommunications. Results were presented…
Satellite initiative for civil protection
09 Jan 2007
Representatives from seven civil protection authorities were gathered along with the EC, which represents no less than 30 countries: the member states and also a…
Another world first for ARTEMIS: a laser link with an aircraft
09 Jan 2007
The relay was set up through six two-way optical links between a Mystère 20 equipped with the airborne laser optical link LOLA (Liaison Optique Laser…
Successful completion of AmerHis, the first switchboard in space
14 Dec 2006
The document was signed by Giuseppe Viriglio, ESA’s Director of Telecommunications and Navigation Programmes, Maurici Lucena, Director General of CDTI, and Petra Mateos, President of…
AmerHis: A Switchboard in Space
23 Nov 2006
The system is much more than just providing a number of separate transponders to become a broadband switchboard in space. AmerHis introduces a a…