ESA Telecom Announces 6th round Start-up Projects Initiative
05 Apr 2006
Companies that have successfully passed the Outline Proposal stage will be invited to present their idea in a bilateral meeting followed by the submission of…
Wired Ocean providing low cost Internet access at sea
30 Mar 2006
Although satellite links at sea are quite common, the speed of data transmission for most users is very low – from 600 bps to 64…
ESA Telecom Information Days
17 Mar 2006
The ESA Telecom Information Days will be held at ESA/ESTEC in Noordwijk the Netherlands from 12 April to 13 April 2006. The event is open…
SatLabs Group organises first Middle-East DVB-RCS Symposium
22 Feb 2006
The purpose of the CABSAT DVB-RCS Satellite Communications Symposium 2006 is to bring together both existing and potential users, operators and service providers, managers and…
Better content management and multicasting via satellite improving education
21 Feb 2006
The use of ICT in schools all over Europe is on the increase. From an initial focus on IT as a subject and basic management…
On the road to safe & intelligent cars via satellite
07 Feb 2006
60 persons attended the event which brought together experts from the satcom and automotive industries and the European Commission. The workshop served to be a…
Interview with Magali Vaissiere – new Head of ESA’s Telecommunications Department
06 Feb 2006
Magali Vaissiere, 48, has taken over duties from Pietro lo Galbo in September 2005 as the new Head of the Telecommunications Department within the Directorate…
Novel architecture accelerates TCP and enhances security over satellite networks
18 Jan 2006
Current Split TCP architectures suffer from security weaknesses at the points where the transmission is terminated for uplink to satellite and re-established at the down-link…
EADS Astrium develops affordable transportable satellite tranceiving station
05 Jan 2006
TRACKS can provide a rapidly deployable platform that can extend coverage of existing telecommunication infrastructure or replace them in times of calamity. When deployed TRACKS…
Debate continues on Satellite solutions for broadband access in Europe
21 Dec 2005
This debate looked at the challenges and costs of extending Broadband access to as much of Europe as possible. It concluded that this is of…