Projects

Below is a list of all running or recently completed projects. Find out about projects funded by ESA through contracts awarded to previous ITTs.

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	Alternative approach to designing and analysing reliability for low-cost telecom missions
	Company: SSTL (UK) Programme Element: ARTES 1 Description: The scope of this study is to propose an alternative to currently used reliability prediction methods in the European Space Industry compliant with ESA PA approach and requirements (ECSS-Q standards) for the design, development and analysis of space systems in general and low cost telecommunication satellites in particular.
	ArctiCOM
	Company: Sintef (N) Programme Element: ARTES 1 Description: The scope of the project is to do an assessment of demands for and offers of communication services in the Arctic region in the 2015-2020 time frame. The assessment will include a number of market sectors such as shipping, mining, oil and gas exploration, fisheries and others, and geostationary and non-geostationary satellite communication systems as well as terrestrial communication systems.
	Beam Hopping Techniques for Multibeam Satellite Systems - Indra Espacio
	Company: Indra Espacio (E) Programme Element: ARTES 1 Description: The project intends to study, analyse and optimize beam hopping techniques in multibeam broadband satellite systems. The benefits in terms of capacity and system flexibility compared to conventional system architectures shall be assessed through detailed system simulations.
	Benefit Analysis of Integration of MSS in Terrestrial Mobile Networks
	Company: Mott MacDonald (UK) Programme Element: ARTES 1 Description: The project objective is to optimise the role of satellites in support of terrestrial mobile networks and hence to maximise the likelihood of take-up of an integrated mobile satellite system.
	Contribution of the European Telecommunication Satellite Industry to Global Sustainable Development (SUSSAT)
	Company: Eftec (UK) Programme Element: ARTES 1 Description: This project aims to provide a holistic assessment of the contribution of the Satcom industry to global sustainable development, considering economical, societal and environmental aspects.
	COSAT: The role of satellite in converged fixed/mobile/broadcast environment
	Company: Nomor Research GmbH (D) Programme Element: ARTES 1 Description: One of the main objectives of this project is to investigate seamless video delivery to the end user across different access technologies. It also aims to maintain the integrity and wherever applicable, adapt and enrich the quality of the video media across the whole distribution chain.
	Efficient Networking and MAC Techniques in Next Generation Interactive Broadband Satellite Networks
	Company: Thales Alenia Space España (E) Programme Element: ARTES 1 Description: The work to be performed in this project will produce a series of white papers describing provision of efficient networking and MAC techniques that satisfy key commercial requirements for the satellite interactive network.
	ESPRIT
	Company: Thales Alenia Space - France (F) Programme Element: ARTES 1 Description: During the next two decades, the civil Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) market is expected to ramp-up exponentially. ESPRIT aims at identifying and defining the best solution to provide satellite Command & Control communications to UAS when flying in non-segregated airspace.
	European Roadmap for Flexible Payloads
	Company: EADS Astrium Ltd (UK) Programme Element: ARTES 1 Description: This study investigates technical solutions that will increase the flexibility of telecommunications payloads with specific focus on C/Ku and Ka-band multi-beam architectures.
	Flexible reflector antennas in the context of European Telecommunication strategy - A feasibility study
	Company: TICRA (DK) Programme Element: ARTES 1 Description: The purpose of this work is to study and quantify the properties, advantages and limitations provided by a shaped dual reflector equipped with a reconfigurable surface when applied to a realistic mission scenario in Ku band.
	Interplanetary Communication ACTION 1: Requirements Analysis
	Company: EADS Astrium GmbH (D) Programme Element: ARTES 1 Description: This activity will collect the requirements for interplanetary communication systems to support space exploration activities. It will take into account input from concept studies of future missions (e.g. Mars Sample Return), as well as from studies on the medium- and long-term programmatic planning such as the ?Analysis of space-based services architecture for the European space exploration?.
	Introduction of Multiple Beam Networks in Africa
	Company: EADS Astrium SAS (F) Programme Element: ARTES 1 Description: This project will provide a comprehensive analysis of the current situation of the ICT sector and terrestrial networks in Africa. It will provide an assessment of the technical and financial benefits that a multiple spot beam like satellite infrastructure could bring, including satellite system detailed design and programmatic aspects.
	Location Based Services and Satellite Applications
	Company: Helios Technology (UK) Programme Element: ARTES 1 Description: The objective of this study is to assess the competitive situation between satellite and terrestrial communications networks in the Location Based Services market in the medium term (2005-2010).
	MUDSAT, DTN for M2M for Satellite Applications
	Company: Tolerant Networks Ltd (IRL) Programme Element: ARTES 10 Description: The study is related to Delay-/Disruption-Tolerant Networking (DTN) and Machine-to-Machine (M2M) applications. It investigates potential DTN/M2M and other DTN use-cases and their applicability for satellite communication scenarios.
	Next Generation of Consumer Terminal Architectures for Broadband and Broadcasting Applications
	Company: Space Engineering S.p.A (I) Programme Element: ARTES 1 Description: This project examines new architectures for satellite consumer terminals, traditionally based on the split between indoor units (IDU) and outdoor units (ODU).
	Next Generation Waveform for Improved Spectral Efficiency
	Company: DLR (D) Programme Element: ARTES 1 Description: The goal of this activity is to design enhanced waveforms to be used by the forward and return links of next generation broadband and narrowband satellite networks, together with the associated estimates in terms of system performance improvements and high level complexity.
	Resources Management using Adaptive Fade Mitigation Techniques (FMT) in DVB-RCS Multi-Beam Systems
	Company: Triagnosys (D) Programme Element: ARTES 1 Description: The study aims to identify, analyse, simulate, optimise and demonstrate resource management (RM) schemes for adaptive fade mitigation techniques.
	SAGA - Satellite Advanced Global Architecture
	Company: ASTRIUM Satellites (F) Programme Element: ARTES 1 Description: SAGA capitalizes on previous studies in the frame of Public Safety satellite communication capability to assess the potential interest of a future programme, in line with the 6th Space Council and the ESDP expectations.
	Satellite networks for video distribution and content delivery (SEDUCE)
	Company: EADS Astrium SAS (F) Programme Element: ARTES 1 Description: The project will evaluate how the evolution of the video distribution and content delivery sector impacts satellite networks and will assess how the satellite should adapt to and benefit from this new environment.
	SatNEx III
	Company: DLR (D) Programme Element: ARTES 1 Description: The work of the Satellite Communication Network of Excellence (SatNEx) initially supported by the European Union (EU) is continuing with support from ESA’s TIA Directorate through the Advanced Research in Telecommuncations Programme (ARTES) and the Technical Directorate Network of Centers programmes. Due to this shift in support, the name of the group has changed slightly to the Satellite Communication Network of Experts.
	φSAT: The Role of Satellite in Future Internet Services
	Company: Space Hellas SA (GR) Programme Element: ARTES 1 Description: The φSAT project aims to study and assess the potential role of SatCom with respect to the Future Internet (FI) networking research trends at the EU and global level, and to investigate the technical feasibility and business viability of the integration of SatCom with terrestrial FI networks.
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