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…
Existing TV satellites may gain new voice
21 Nov 2006
Commercial digital satellite radio is already a reality in the United States, using an expensive set of dedicated satellites. The rival American services allow subscribing…
Protecting new ideas
21 Nov 2006
The European Space Agency has published concise information on copyright, trademarks, patents and other ways of protecting ideas and inventions, check out ESA’s new intellectual…
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…