Agreement between ESA and CNES for Alphabus
17 Nov 2006
The signature of this cooperation agreement follows the signature of a contract in June 2005 between the European Space Agency (ESA), the Centre National d’Études…
ESA enables video-conference between arctic explorers and Dutch State Secretary
17 Nov 2006
The first session was a ‘mobile link’ while Mr Van Geel was travelling in the ESA Multimedia Van enroute from the Dutch Parliament to ESTEC…
AmerHis aiding in communications for German Army
17 Nov 2006
Called ‘Satcom on the Pause’ (SOTP) to illustrate that connections need only be made while units are stationary rather than on the move, the project…
Bringing Satellite Broadband to Britain
17 Nov 2006
The INSPIRE project started in January 2005 and is the work of a consortium led Avanti Screenmedia Group, based in the United Kingdom. It aims…
Satellite Solutions for Civil Protection
17 Nov 2006
Satellite communications can offer new and efficient solutions for civil protection. To further this aim, the European Space Agency (ESA) wants to better understand the…
Making the most of emerging Internet access technologies
17 Nov 2006
The study will focus on DVB-RCS systems to evaluate how advanced broadband applications can be supported over a hybrid network comprised of satellites and new…
Lowering the cost of satellite operations
17 Nov 2006
The project, called APEX (Automated Procedure EXecution) comes from the United Kingdom based company SciSys Ltd. The software allows the automation of both spacecraft operations…
REMSAT video now available
09 Nov 2006
REMSAT – Real-time Emergency Management via SATellite – Fire and Medical, provides a cost effective end-to-end system offering a wide range of integrated services, from…
Broadband access for remote areas in the UK
24 Oct 2006
The project, co-funded by ESA under the ARTES programme, will be known as INSPIRE and provides for the installation of a blend of satellite and…
Wireless Technologies shrink the Digital Divide
24 Oct 2006
The disparity between rural and urban areas with regard to internet accessibility still affects most European countries. This ‘Digital Divide’ greatly hinders economic development. As…