2005 Practitioners’ Forum
15 Mar 2005
A Practioners’ Forum has been organised every year since 1992 at ESA’s headquarters in Paris. Its aim is to provide an opportunity for all those…
AmerHis successfully completes Ground Segment tests
02 Mar 2005
Specifically, the tests checked how AmerHis handles network control and user terminals for video-conferencing. A link was established using two terminals at the Alcatel Espacio…
ITT Multimedia Ground Terminals and Equipment 2005 – 1st Issue
17 Feb 2005
This ITT is relevant for the following areas: developments in support of multimedia services on existing or planned infrastructures; development of satellite interactive terminals (SITs),…
Presentations from Workshop on Satellite Data Link System now available
09 Feb 2005
It is generally recognised that there is a requirement for providing additional Air/Ground communication capacity and capability in the European airspace in the future in…
Telemedicine is healthcare’s new frontier
27 Jan 2005
The European Space Agency has decided to prepare the ground for a Telemedicine Programme to be presented at the next ESA Ministerial Conference. This is…
AmerHis In-Orbit tests a complete success
18 Jan 2005
The AmerHis Co-ordination Group also discussed and agreed that pilot operations should begin earlier than previously expected, with the intention of providing pre-operational services in…
PC/TV interactivity just a Snapshot away
13 Jan 2005
TV Snapshot is aimed at the increasing number of viewers watching television on their PC via satellite, especially those wanting an enriched interactivity experience. The…
Meeting the needs of global healthcare with satellite technology
21 Dec 2004
A comprehensive review over the last two years with symposiums and meetings has helped identify the real needs of the medical community before developing the…
French Senate and ESA to organise colloquium on bridging the digital divide
07 Dec 2004
Bridging the digital divide is a challenge that has to be addressed for the future development of Europe’s regions. For citizens isolated by natural obstacles,…
Digital divide: political will and space solutions
07 Dec 2004
In Lisbon, in March 2000, the European Council set the objective of ensuring that Europe becomes “the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the…