Current and Future Tenders

Currently Open Tenders
	Beam Hopping System Demonstrator
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Tender nr.: AO 1-7448 Open from: 06 Mar 2013 Closes on: 29 May 2013
	Definition of propagation elements for system design of broadband satellite systems in Q/V band
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Tender nr.: AO 1-7442 Open from: 01 Mar 2013 Closes on: 22 May 2013
	Peltier device for telecom LNA application for the Next Generation Platform
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Tender nr.: AO 1-7437 Open from: 25 Feb 2013 Closes on: 24 May 2013
	Lightweight and Compact Diplexer for Multibeam Payloads
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Tender nr.: AO 1-7447 Open from: 06 Mar 2013 Closes on: 31 May 2013
	Imaging Antenna Systems Based on Aperiodic Feeding Arrays (*)
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Tender nr.: AO 1-7450 Open from: 13 Mar 2013 Closes on: 22 May 2013
	Rapidly Reconfigurable Radio for Dual Use (*)
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Tender nr.: AO 1-7449 Open from: 11 Mar 2013 Closes on: 03 Jun 2013
	Innovative payload output power sections
	Programme Element: ARTES 1 Tender nr.: AO 1-7487 Open from: 07 May 2013 Closes on: 02 Jul 2013
	Identification of opportunities for satcom actors in a low-carbon society
	Programme Element: ARTES 1 Tender nr.: AO 1-7522 Open from: 15 May 2013 Closes on: 17 Jul 2013
	Highly Integrated Multiple Beam Forming Networks for Ka-band Planar Array Antennas
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Tender nr.: AO 1-7498 Open from: 02 May 2013 Closes on: 27 Jun 2013
	Lightweight compact Ka band RF harness for multibeam payloads
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Tender nr.: AO 1-7481 Open from: 23 Apr 2013 Closes on: 18 Jun 2013
	Network security on multi-spot beam broadband networks for multicast based interactive systems
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Tender nr.: AO 1-7476 Open from: 26 Apr 2013 Closes on: 21 Jun 2013
	Efficient Load-aware Dynamic Global Radio Resource Mngm. in multi-spotbeam BB satellite networks
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Tender nr.: AO 1-7492 Open from: 16 Apr 2013 Closes on: 11 Jun 2013
	High density connectors suitability to space application
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Tender nr.: AO 1-7432 Open from: 04 Apr 2013 Closes on: 30 May 2013
	Retrodirective antenna
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Tender nr.: AO 1-7474 Open from: 16 May 2013 Closes on: 11 Jul 2013
	Next generation regenerative OBP in Broadband Satellite Systems for security applications
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Tender nr.: AO 1-7509 Open from: 07 May 2013 Closes on: 02 Jul 2013
	Compact lens-based mechanically steered Ka-band user terminal antenna (*)
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Tender nr.: AO 1-7493 Open from: 08 May 2013 Closes on: 19 Jun 2013
Intended Invitations to Tender
Planned Tender Issue: quarter 4, 2012
Priority 2 Tenders
	Embedded Antenna Arrays in small UAV Wing Structures (*)
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 12.1TT.30 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 4, 2012
Planned Tender Issue: quarter 1, 2013
Priority 1 Tenders
	Congestion aware end-to-end layers split free satellite network
	Programme Element: ARTES 1 Reference nr.: 13.1TF.13 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 1, 2013
Planned Tender Issue: quarter 1, 2013
Priority 1 Tenders
	Applications, markets & requirements for next generation MSS systems
	Programme Element: ARTES 1 Reference nr.: 11.1TF.07 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 1, 2013
	Sub-systems for the next generation of GEO telecommunication satellite platforms
	Programme Element: ARTES 1 Reference nr.: 11.1TF.14 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 1, 2013
Planned Tender Issue: quarter 2, 2013
Priority 1 Tenders
	Evaluation of the repeater equipment market for the next decade
	Programme Element: ARTES 1 Reference nr.: 13.1TF.02 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 2, 2013
	Cyberthreats on satcom networks and impacts on the global society
	Programme Element: ARTES 1 Reference nr.: 13.1TF.03 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 2, 2013
	Roadmap towards the implementation of a quantum communication satellite networks
	Programme Element: ARTES 1 Reference nr.: 13.1TF.06 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 2, 2013
	Competitiveness improvement plan for the core payload markets
	Programme Element: ARTES 1 Reference nr.: 13.1TF.09 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 2, 2013
	Next generation secure satellite networks
	Programme Element: ARTES 1 Reference nr.: 13.1TF.10 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 2, 2013
	Combined User and Gateway feed system at Ka- and Q/V-bands
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 12.1TT.12 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 2, 2013
	Flexible and High Efficiency SSPA in C-band
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Tender nr.: AO 1-7546 Reference nr.: 12.1TT.19 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 2, 2013
	Novel Ground Components Prototype beyond DVB-S2 for Broadband Satellite Networks
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 12.1TT.26 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 2, 2013
	Design and verification of Antenna tracking system for Q/V band Hubs
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 12.1TT.35 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 2, 2013
	Intelligent Radiator Breadboard
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Tender nr.: AO 1-7480 Reference nr.: 12.1TT.52 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 2, 2013
	Ultra High Throughput Transmission through wideband Ka transponder
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 13.1TT.05 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 2, 2013
	Micro Electrical Mechanical System (MEMS) Based Flow Control Elements for Electric Propulsion
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 13.1TT.10 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 2, 2013
	In-flight star tracker (STR) detector annealing
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 13.1TT.14 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 2, 2013
	Development of flexible Optical Solar Reflector (OSR)
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 13.1TT.15 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 2, 2013
	Very High Efficiency Battery Discharge Regulator
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 13.1TT.20 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 2, 2013
	On-board Software and Electrical Ground Support Equipment for efficient integration and testing
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 13.1TT.22 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 2, 2013
	Overlapped focal arrays for multiple shaped beam reflector antennas
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 13.1TT.24 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 2, 2013
	Advanced Design and Manufacturing Techniques for Antenna Feed Chains
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 13.1TT.27 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 2, 2013
	Feed assembly for Feeder link Beams at Q/V band
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 13.1TT.29 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 2, 2013
	SiGe VCO block
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 13.1TT.37 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 2, 2013
	Dielectric Channel Filter for 30 GHz Combining Multiplexers
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 13.1TT.38 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 2, 2013
	High Rate Data Collection Platform prototype development
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 13.1TT.44 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 2, 2013
	Antennas for VHF and UHF applications
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 13.1TT.50 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 2, 2013
	Low Cost BFN/ RF front end using multinode on chip for Ka band user terminal phased array antennas
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 13.1TT.53 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 2, 2013
	Broadband Linearisers for High Capacity Ka-Band Multibeam Payloads
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 13.1TT.63 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 2, 2013
Priority 2 Tenders
	Reusable and non explosive actuator for hold down and release mechanisms (*)
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 11.1TT.06 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 2, 2013
	Photonically Wired Spacecraft Panels (*)
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 12.1TT.37 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 2, 2013
	Additive Manufacturing based bellows (*)
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 12.1TT.41 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 2, 2013
	Xenon Very High Temperature Resistojet (VHTR) Technology (*)
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 12.1TT.45 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 2, 2013
	Electrical Propulsion orbit raising analysis and optimisation tool (*)
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Tender nr.: AO 1-7545 Reference nr.: 13.1TT.11 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 2, 2013
	High efficiency solar cells on 6'' wafers (*)
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 13.1TT.21 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 2, 2013
Planned Tender Issue: quarter 3, 2013
Priority 1 Tenders
	Roadmap for the introduction of photonic technologies based payloads
	Programme Element: ARTES 1 Reference nr.: 12.1TF.07 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 3, 2013
	Future Ground Based Beam Forming Techniques
	Programme Element: ARTES 1 Reference nr.: 12.1TF.11 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 3, 2013
	Scenarios for integration of satellite components in future networks
	Programme Element: ARTES 1 Reference nr.: 12.1TF.12 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 3, 2013
	Payload equipment and parts suppliers competitiveness survey
	Programme Element: ARTES 1 Reference nr.: 12.1TF.15 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 3, 2013
	Analysis of the impacts of implementing terrestrial network standards in satellite components
	Programme Element: ARTES 1 Reference nr.: 12.1TF.17 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 3, 2013
	Next generation of MEO satellite based networks
	Programme Element: ARTES 1 Reference nr.: 13.1TF.05 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 3, 2013
	Single aperture Tx/Rx multi beam antenna
	Programme Element: ARTES 1 Reference nr.: 13.1TF.07 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 3, 2013
	Capacity Enhancement and Interference Management for Interactive Satellite Networks
	Programme Element: ARTES 1 Reference nr.: 13.1TF.11 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 3, 2013
	VAlidation STandard (VAST) antenna for range qualification at Ku/Ka/Q/V-band
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 11.1T1.42 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 3, 2013
	High Voltage on Printed Circuit Boards Study
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 11.1TT.07 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 3, 2013
	System Demonstrator for Advanced Interference Mitigation Techniques in Satellite Networks
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 13.1TT.06 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 3, 2013
	Enhanced electrical conductivity of dielectrics for differential charging mitigation
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 13.1TT.09 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 3, 2013
	Robust High Rate determination algorithm based on star sensing
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 13.1TT.13 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 3, 2013
	Feasibility Study and Pre-Test of a Low Cost Concentrator Solar Array
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 13.1TT.18 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 3, 2013
	Configurable High Voltage Power Supplies for Full Electric Propulsion Spacecraft
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 13.1TT.19 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 3, 2013
	Array fed reflector antenna for non-regular beam-size coverage
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 13.1TT.26 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 3, 2013
	Reflector development for high directivity beams at Q/V band
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 13.1TT.28 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 3, 2013
	Dielectric Filling Techniques for High-Power Ku-Band Harmonic Filters
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 13.1TT.34 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 3, 2013
	Efficient Reconfigurable Digital Filter Banks
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 13.1TT.35 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 3, 2013
	Envelope tracking circuit for high efficiency SSPAs
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 13.1TT.36 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 3, 2013
	Advanced Solar Antenna for M2M Service Applications
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 13.1TT.45 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 3, 2013
	Aeronautical antenna for dual band including L-band AMS(R)S and other existing aircraft applications
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 13.1TT.54 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 3, 2013
Priority 2 Tenders
	GNSS-based autonomous orbit determination in LEOP and other non-operational phases (*)
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 12.1TT.51 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 3, 2013
	On-Board Spectrum Monitoring (*)
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 12.1TT.68 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 3, 2013
	High temperature high voltage potting adhesive (*)
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 13.1TT.17 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 3, 2013
Planned Tender Issue: quarter 4, 2013
Priority 1 Tenders
	Nanosatellites for commercial telecommunication services
	Programme Element: ARTES 1 Reference nr.: 13.1TF.04 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 4, 2013
	Fuel cells for extra large telecommunication-satellites
	Programme Element: ARTES 1 Reference nr.: 13.1TF.08 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 4, 2013
	On-board emitter location system for geostationary telecom satellites
	Programme Element: ARTES 1 Reference nr.: 13.1TF.12 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 4, 2013
	Satcom integration with LTE-based core network emulator
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 11.1TT.29 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 4, 2013
	Advanced mobility management protocols for future high-capacity multi-beam GEO satellite networks
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 13.1TT.01 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 4, 2013
	Development of a testbed to trade-off candidate UAS C2 air interfaces
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 13.1TT.07 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 4, 2013
	Discrete Lens for Array Fed Reflector Antennas
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 13.1TT.25 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 4, 2013
	Prototypes for Advanced Access Schemes
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 13.1TT.48 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 4, 2013
Priority 2 Tenders
	High Speed modem prototype for UAV terminals (*)
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 11.1TT.26 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 4, 2013
	Smart gateway proof-of-concept experimentation on TDP5 (*)
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 12.1TT.06 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 4, 2013
	Orthogonal Freq. Div. Multiplexing & Multiple Access Techn. Demonstr. for Sat. Comm. Networks (*)
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 12.1TT.07 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 4, 2013
	Development of on-board IP router protocol stacks for future satellite systems (*)
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 13.1TT.02 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 4, 2013
	Federated testbed infrastructure for future integrated satellite terrestrial networks research (*)
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 13.1TT.03 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 4, 2013
	Reference procedure for adoption of software tools and digital products as ITU-R recommendations (*)
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 13.1TT.04 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 4, 2013
	Prototyping & Testing of Efficient Multicarrier Transmission for Broadband Satel. Comms (*)
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 13.1TT.08 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 4, 2013
	Low mass and low cost Xenon flow control device (*)
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 13.1TT.12 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 4, 2013
	Hinge rotary actuator based on Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) materials technology (*)
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 13.1TT.16 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 4, 2013
	Isolated ISO-11898 compliant CAN transceiver (*)
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 13.1TT.23 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 4, 2013
	Statistical prediction tool for antenna performance in an uncertain RF scattering environment (*)
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 13.1TT.30 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 4, 2013
	Multi-mission and multi-frequency reflector antennas (*)
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 13.1TT.31 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 4, 2013
	Advanced techniques and materials for faster and simpler painting processes on aluminium (*)
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 13.1TT.32 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 4, 2013
	Passive intermodulation prediction for high power broadcasting antennas (*)
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 13.1TT.33 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 4, 2013
	Collector development for high power and high frequency TWTs (*)
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 13.1TT.39 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 4, 2013
	Ka/Q-band Upconverter (*)
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 13.1TT.40 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 4, 2013
	Self-protected GaN SSPA (*)
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 13.1TT.41 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 4, 2013
	Low power broadband ADC development (*)
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 13.1TT.42 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 4, 2013
	Q/V-band vacuum amplifiers for future high-capacity telecom Gateways (*)
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 13.1TT.43 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 4, 2013
	Medium-Earth Orbit Search-and-Rescue Personal Locator Beacon antennas for COSPAS SARSAT (*)
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 13.1TT.46 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 4, 2013
	Low-cost MMIC Chipset for future broadband VSAT (*)
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 13.1TT.47 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 4, 2013
	All-ODU Terminal Prototype (*)
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 13.1TT.49 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 4, 2013
	Integrated Ka/Ku band terminal (*)
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 13.1TT.51 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 4, 2013
	High Throughput Land Mobile Satellite Terminals (*)
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 13.1TT.52 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 4, 2013
	Low cost antenna solutions for TV reception in urban environment (*)
	Programme Element: ARTES 5.1 Reference nr.: 13.1TT.55 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 4, 2013
Planned Tender Issue: quarter 4, 2014
Priority 1 Tenders
	System Platform for Provision of Broadcast and Interactive Services to Handheld/Home End-users
	Programme Element: ARTES 34 Reference nr.: 08.153. Planned Tender Issue: quarter 4, 2014
	S-band Common Core Hub for Broadcast and Interactive Services
	Programme Element: ARTES 34 Reference nr.: 08.153.57 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 4, 2014
	In-home Gap Fillers
	Programme Element: ARTES 34 Reference nr.: 08.153.58 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 4, 2014
	S-Band Two-way Emergency Interactive Terminal
	Programme Element: ARTES 34 Reference nr.: 08.153.60 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 4, 2014
	System Platform for Provision of Broadcast and Data Acquisition Services to Vehicular Users
	Programme Element: ARTES 34 Reference nr.: 08.153.61 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 4, 2014
	System Platform for Real-time Emergency Services
	Programme Element: ARTES 34 Reference nr.: 08.153.63 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 4, 2014
	S-band Applications
	Programme Element: ARTES 34 Reference nr.: 08.153.64 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 4, 2014
	S-band Demonstration and Trials
	Programme Element: ARTES 34 Reference nr.: 08.153.65 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 4, 2014
	Two-way Interactive Communications Experimentation Campaign
	Programme Element: ARTES 34 Reference nr.: 08.153.66 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 4, 2014
	S-band System Architecture Study and Ground Components Specifications
	Programme Element: ARTES 34 Reference nr.: 08.153.67 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 4, 2014
	Hybrid Multi-service and Multi-band User Terminal Study and Development
	Programme Element: ARTES 34 Reference nr.: 08.153.68 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 4, 2014
	Inmarsat S-band Ecosystem: Users and Applications, Specifications
	Programme Element: ARTES 34 Reference nr.: 08.153.69 Planned Tender Issue: quarter 4, 2014