New Satellite-AIS payloads boost tracking of ships
14 Jun 2019
Advanced Satellite-AIS payloads launched aboard Norwegian satellites last year has boosted the number of ships tracked by up to 70% and ship positions received by factor of three.
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From satellites to the sea: VDES offers global link for ships
10 Jan 2018
Norway-based test campaign for VDESC will be discussed at a related workshop on 16th of January, hosted at ESA’s technical centre in the Netherlands.
End of Year Message from Magali Vaissiere
15 Dec 2017
Magali Vaissiere reflects on the volume, variety and quality of activities the ARTES programme has been able to support over the past twelve months.
Space Technology to drive Autonomous Ships
1 Dec 2017
ESA Director General Jan Wörner signed a Memorandum of Intent with Rolls-Royce today, as the two entities agree to investigate how space technology can be used to develop autonomous and remote-controlled ships.
Advanced Technology Work Plan: preparation for 2019 kicked off
1 Dec 2017
The preparation for the next ARTES Advanced Technology (AT) Work Plan has now been officially kicked off.
Please note that 16 February 2018 is the cut-off date to submit ideas for the 2019 Work Plan.
European Roadmap for Satellite 5G Trials
15 May 2018
5G is expected to bring a revolution in telecommunications; and a coordinated, Pan-European approach to trials is essential if Europe is to achieve leadership in 5G technology, network deployment and penetration of 5G services in key vertical markets.
Faster access to Space for European industry
10 Nov 2017
ESA initiated the third SMP Project in the Pioneer Partner programme, with the signature of the IODA contract by ESA and Airbus Defence and Space (FR), leading a team of Canadian and Europen companies.
Promoting Harwell at the Palace
25 Oct 2017
On 18th October His Royal Highness the Duke of York, as patron of the Harwell Campus, hosted a reception at St James’s Palace in London, both to celebrate a series of important new investments at Harwell and to highlight opportunities for future developments.
ESA LIVE TESTBED FOR SATELLITE-TERRESTRIAL INTEGRATION IN THE CONTEXT OF 5G
25 Oct 2017
The SATis5 testbed will implement, deploy and evaluate an integrated satellite-terrestrial 5G network, showcasing the benefits of the satellite integration with the terrestrial infrastructures in order to increase the trust in the newly developed 5G technologies and to foster their adoption.
ESA Public Private Partnership with ViaSat Antenna Systems to boost satellite system innovation in Europe
6 Nov 2017
ESA and ViaSat Antenna Systems S.A. agreed to work together to develop the core elements for the ground segment of the next generation, terabit capacity ViaSat-3 (VS-3) satellite broadband network.