User-friendly Bandwidth on Demand
25 Nov 2004
Efficient Bandwidth-on-Demand (BoD) faces a number of problems. Currently, satcom suppliers lack sufficient control of BoD facilities; while administrators lack the ability to track data for…
Trapeze project runs lifeline to remote areas
25 Nov 2004
The Trapeze project was initiated in November 1999 and is run by a consortium including EFECOT and @iT in Belgium and Telespazio in Italy and…
Traffic jam hotspots pinpointed in advance
23 Nov 2004
Using GPS position, an in-car computer and the ESA developed PRODAT mobile communication system, traffic data is reported via satellite to a central facility. Compared…
AmerHis undergoing In Orbit Tests
21 Oct 2004
Launched less than two months ago and now located in geo-stationary orbit at 61 degrees West, AmerHis is carried aboard Hispasat’s Amazonas satellite and heralds…
F5 receives ‘Prize of the Jury’ award
19 Oct 2004
The EDIBS (Embedded DIgital Broadcast Services) project began 2003 in order to address the problem for TV providers who lose advertising revenue because viewers fast…
Market Survey of Eastern Europe Underway
14 Oct 2004
The study is being conducted in two phases by Lapp-Hancock Associates Ltd. of Canada and aims to identify opportunities for European Union satellite operators and…
IPv6 Presentations now online
12 Oct 2004
The new Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) has reached a level of maturity which allows the beginning of its deployment. As already demonstrated satellite networks…
ESA Telecom shows Satcom Potential
08 Oct 2004
“It was a true success”, said Giovanni Garofalo of ESA Telecom. “I think visitors to the ESA stand were genuinely impressed by not only the…
DVB-RCS Architectures benefiting from evolution
05 Oct 2004
As broadband via DVB-RCS becomes a more serious contender there is an expected increase in the amount of traffic it will carry over the Internet.…
ESA Workshop to examine Digital Divide
05 Oct 2004
Beginning at 14:00 on 13 October 2004, the workshop starts off with presentations from distinguished speakers covering a variety of topics related to Knowledge-Based Societies,…