New low-cost Outdoor Unit enters production
06 Oct 2005
The project ‘Integrated ODU’ (see related links) was initiated jointly by Nera and Andrew Corporation of the UK. Their partnership developed as a result of…
SatLabs Symposium presentations available
23 Sep 2005
The symposium featured a combination of invited speakers and accepted papers. It revealed that DVB-RCS is now a mature technology owing to the good representation…
Developing a new European multipurpose platform for large telecommunications payloads
22 Sep 2005
Why a large Telecommunication Platform? “Prior to market downturn US competition entered the satcom market with satellite systems supporting payload power above 14 kW. The…
European Third Pillar for Satellite Telecommunications
22 Sep 2005
The JADES study underwrites the outcome of the ESA/EC London workshop regarding the need for a third pillar for satellite communications. Case studies cover the…
Announcement of ITT: Equipments for Alphabus phase C/D: Propellant Tank for Chemical Propulsion System
22 Sep 2005
The ITT will address the propellant tanks needed for Alphabus and include the following elements: “the development for the Alphabus product line, “the procurement of…
Alphabus equipment phase C/D selection
22 Sep 2005
Alphabus is the industrial programme for the development of a generic line of large platforms. Alcatel Space and EADS Astrium are cooperating to develop and…
Low cost antenna for mobile applications gets ready for market
22 Sep 2005
The INES (Inexpensive Earth Station) antenna transmits and receives on L-band, suitable for mobile communications on vehicles such as trains, trucks, cars and small to…
RSS and Podcasting services available via satellite
22 Sep 2005
Users of Sat@Once can listen to audio files of the most popular podcasts. Podcasts are selected by Sat@Once’s unique voting system. “These two complimentary technologies…
SES Astra announces new version of Sat@Once
21 Sep 2005
Three channels will now serve Europe. One for German users, another Italian and the third for the rest of Europe. Mr. Vu Tien Khang of…
Forum on Bridging the European Digital Divide
14 Sep 2005
The forum is organised by PricewaterhouseCoopers, together with the UK Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit, Broadband for Wales and the European Space Agency. A programme of…