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MeCA provides a cost-effective and flexible
technology and service model that will allow marine
service operators to deploy and operate a range of IP
enabled services on their vessels, and will actively
commercialise the service. MeCA will develop and
validate a range of services in the Canadian East Coast
environment, including High-speed Internet access,
Tourism services, Banking (ATM, debit and credit card
services), Remote data collection and management and
Distance Education for the crew.
The HOST programme focused on the
development of the Hellas Sat commercial offering in
end-to-end satellite telecommunication services for
supporting the delivery of bidirectional, broadband
applications in Greece, the Balkans, SE Europe, and the
Middle East. The project intends to trial end-to-end
satellite telecommunication service provision to a variety
of potential customers for applications and generic
services in the area of e-Government, e-Business, e-
Inclusion/Digital Divide.
The IMSATV (Immersive Satellite TV)
project intends to implement and deploy a precompetitive
Satcom Application pilot service based on
an enhanced / highly Immersive TV platform, for an
extended range of TV programmes, and optimised for
satellite bi-directional access. An advanced MHP
immersive platform will be realised and advanced
immersive TV content will be produced in order to run a
pre-operational pilot.
This project aims to set-up and
demonstrate the "modus operandi" for designing and
providing effective distance learning applications that
exploit the SkyPlexNet satellite technology available,
integrate satellite and terrestrial telecom infrastructures
and prepare for commercial sustainability.
The 21Net system enables Internet services on board high-speed trains. The system uses several communication technologies to access the internet: cellular, WiFi and satellite.
PLANET2 aims at providing business and regional aviation with in-flight information updates on weather conditions and hazards, while contributing at the same time to the observation of the atmosphere thanks to in-situ measurements sent from the aircraft to the weather agencies.
This project aims to contribute to the
increase of road safety by providing localised and realtime
Traffic and Travel Information to vehicle drivers.
The project goal is to develop and demonstrate a nonproprietary
system and language-independent platform
for aggregating, provisioning, distribution and delivery of
Traffic and Travel Information (TTI) content to vehicle
drivers. The TTI Content is provisioned into the system
and then it is broadcast through satellite communication
to the hotspots installed along the road.
ABARIS enables consumers to order a
wide range of music products from an easily accessible
World Wide Website. Following payment and copyright
clearance these products are multicast to consumers,
using the ASTRA-NET satellite communications service.
ABARIS multicasts music products to customers who are
equipped with a computer connected to a standard
satellite TV dish. Following reception, each track may be
played using a multimedia PC or written to a CD for use
in a standard home or car hi-fi system. The music
encryption scheme employed by ABARIS will protect
artists' and composers' rights by preventing
unauthorised performances or recordings.
DISaV's objective is the design of a
platform to deliver multimedia content to a distributed
audience and to manage the whole content lifecycle.
DISaV meets the requirements of the new advertising
market allowing the distribution of rich multimedia
messages (with videos, audios and images) to a wide
territory. The added-value of the platform is the
possibility of sending audio-video material and data to
screens distributed throughout the territory so as to
have a dynamic grouping of the reception points.
Development and first pre-operational
assessment of an Interactive TV suite of MHP
applications to reward audiences of TV channels with
extra contents. The core of EDIBS concept is to embed
additional services within the digital transmission stream
using the Multimedia Home Platform (MHP) standard for
DVB set-top boxes (STB). By using common digital
satellite transmission technologies, the TV- stations are
enabled to offer additional Program services and new
forms of embedded advertisement within a parallel
program flow.
The main purpose of the SAVSI project is
to combine the aspects of several tested-and-affordable
technologies in order to provide a centralised video
surveillance service for locations where terrestrial DSL
connections are not available. These technologies are IP
video surveillance using MPEG compression, wireless
local network and DVB-RCS broadband Internet
connection. Two video-surveillance services are being
developed: surveillance of sensible sites, either as a
nominal surveillance capability or as a means of
redundancy (high-risk sites classified as "Seveso" e.g.
remote train crossings, hydroelectric dams, isolated ATM
machines), and surveillance of large and remote areas
(mountains, borders, jungles, volcanic areas) where
several risks are present (fires, smuggling, rains,
eruption, etc.).
EUROMEDNET provides tele-medicine
services co-ordinated by the Tele-medicine Operational Centre (TOC). The development of EuroMedNet is aimed to create: the physical facilities used to collect, distribute, store, process, and display voice, data and medical images; the applications and data engineering tools, methods, and processes to build and maintain the software that allows the Telemedicine Operations Centre and the Telemedicine Users Client to access and manipulate, organize clinical and medical information; the people and assets which provide the integrating design, management and operation of the EuroMedNet, develop the applications and services, and train others in EuroMedNet capabilities and use.
SATWAYS aims to install remote site controllers equipped with radio and telephony interfaces at isolated heliports countrywide. They will relay radio and telephony communications over satellite connections using IP as the transport protocol.
ESMEE provides a satellite based
eLearning multimedia platform providing real-time audio
and video streaming of university lessons and Internet
based synchronous interaction.
The TESEO project is dedicated to
realising a system of multimedia narrow casting via
satellite. The different multimedia elements (video,
audio, graphics and text) are distributed to receiving
sites situated in different geographical areas and
assembled to form a local information channel branded
for the specific user group. In the pilot phase of TESEO,
the channel is used by hotel facilities to realise a local
information channel distributed via the analogue cable
TV system into each room, providing the hotel's guests
with geographically tailored information.
The REACT project proposes to address the limitation of the current dependence on mobile technology by developing a hybrid solution for emergency services that intelligently combines the usage of mobile and satellite communication for the transmission of information. The system will be designed for use not only in rural areas where standard mobile communication may be limited or unavailable but also during a major crisis when standard networks are overloaded.
The objective of the GAMMA project is to develop and demonstrate a pre-operational A-SMGCS which will provide surveillance and conflict detection services to controllers and vehicle drivers at airports.
The main objective of the SAET project is to define an engineered satellite-based network architecture for the provision of multimedia services on-board European trains.
The STICK Project aims at providing broadband communications capabilities to the Public Protection and Disaster Relief sector.
STICK will be a service that can be easily deployed by minimally trained operators, providing a mobile broadband shared network that can be simultaneously accessed by multiple users with multiple applications fully independent from public networks which may collapse when disaster strikes.
The CCN#3 "Open eTraining Network for the Millennium Development Goals" to SatElections is a pilot project dedicated to the development of a broadband satellite network in support to both the training (eTraining service) and the electoral needs (Electoral Data Transmission) of the Independent Electoral Commission of the Democratic Republic of Congo (IEC-DRC).
Pacific Skies is dedicated to defining,
developing, implementing and piloting a premium
internet access and corporate services product aimed at
small/medium enterprises (SMEs) in Asia and the Middle
East. The service, branded IPsys Broadband, offers two
way Internet Access for remote corporate sites and is
retailed through ISPs and satellite service providers
specialised in the corporate market. The network will
support services typically demanded by corporate users,
such as virtual private networks (VPNs) suitable for
intranet and extranets.
SEDNET is dedicated to the development
of an interactive retail TV experience with satellite
broadcast in the forward channel and SMS as the tool
for response, ordering and marketing. The SEDNET
product will enable NetCast customers to receive
dynamic, interactive media broadcasts over one-way
satellite communications.
The Webraska project aims to develop and deploy innovative wireless real-time navigation services in Europe using two different satcom networks and terminals.
The objective of project Cached VIdeo Content Set top Box was to provide a cost effective solution for a satellite based PushVOD (Video On Demand) infrastructure. This would allow end users located in areas not covered by reliable broadband networks to access services such as on demand video rental and Catch Up TV.
Hurricane is a dual polarised Ka-band Satcom on the move (SOTM) system which comprises a low profile antenna to be mounted on a positioner to dynamically track the satellite as the system moves. This project covers the design and fabrication of the low profile antenna which uses novel technology to produce an efficient array based aperture to enable a significant reduction in antenna height compared to reflector solutions whilst maintaining the required G/T performance.
G3 Solar Array Drive Mechanism project aims to capitalize successful qualification and heritage of Constellation, SpacebusTM and ATV SADM to
develop a new product that meet competitiveness and technical objectives of the new SpacebusTM satellite range.
The Typhoon project has successfully designed, developed and tested an X-band (7/8GHz) Satellite-On-The-Move terminal incorporating a low profile antenna, and satellite trials have been successfully carried out over a representative range of tracks and terrains, both on and off road.
The next generation solar array (NGSA) under development by Airbus Defence and Space is based on a hybrid solar array concept consisting of a rigid backbone of Eurostar 3000 (E3000) type sandwich panels in combination with lightweight lateral panels.
The mechanical pressure regulators that are widely used on telecommunications platforms for Helium control suffer from significant drawbacks inherent to their design. An alternative method is an electronic bang-bang regulation.
The focus of Cuva.me is on the development of compact dual band UHF-VHF antennas for use in maritime emergency situations. There are three main segments in this project: study/preliminary design, modelling and fabrication/test/ validation. The main challenge lies in managing the trade-off between compactness and electrical performance in hostile environments.
The aim of the project is to develop and test a Phased Array Antenna Full Facet Prototype allowing the simultaneous reception of at least 4 Search And Rescue (SAR) signals relayed by the satellites in view.
The study aims to identify the architecture and critical technologies required to fulfill the future demand in High Accuracy Antenna Pointing Systems to cope with highly demanding multimedia missions using very small beamwidth (up to 0.2 degrees).
Although the commercial satellite communication and broadcasting services have only recently expanded to the Ka-band, future applications, such as 3DTV, live video and video conferencing, require higher and higher data rates and therefore more bandwidth. The need for bandwidth can be satisfied by preparing the next generation satellites with the Q/V-band capability.
The aim of the project is the design, development, manufacturing and test of a Ka-Band high power isolator in WR51 waveguide technology capable to handle 350 Watt CW in both forward and failure modes.
SWAY4Edu aims to develop a satellite ICT solution to support three main activities in Africa, these being Rural Radios, Electoral eTraining and Space4Education. It is to be an open eTraining network for the Millennium Development Goals.
The project, which is part of ESA's Newcomers initiative of the ARTES 3-4 Programme, is aimed at developing, integrating and validating a set of mobile applications onboard of vehicles such as cars, coaches and trucks, using the S-Band delivery platform of Solaris on the Eutelsat W2A satellite.
The SFEDONA project aims to design, develop, validate and demonstrate a complete end-to-end fire detection and alerting application which makes use of state-of-the-art fire detection technologies based on terrestrial optical cameras and sensors, data fusion, satellite and wireless communications as well as modern IT technologies.
