25 November 2021
European scientists bounced first ever LoRa message off the Moon
...Moon. This could become relevant for future lunar communications. The team, some of them licensed radio amateurs... captured. This dataset is going to become a classic for radio communications and signal processing students. A big thumbs up to the team ...
March 2015
Ka-band satellite communication and lowering the price of VSATs
... idle, above the heads of potential customers During this period, satellite television began evolving as fast as satellite communications. Even when a satellite receiver cost a few hundred dollars, and the antenna was 1-1.5 metres in diameter, they...
June 2015
Watching over alpine explorers
... not exchanged directly but always via the server in the regional centre, which contains communication software and a database. The communication software reacts to incoming messages from the mobile clients and stores the information in its...
April 2017
Sky-fi dawn of the space internet era
...services to the developing world. Today, the primary technology for providing internet access is based on fibre optical communication. Physical cables are laid worldwide to connect continents and to provide broadband access. The three main exceptions...
July 2019
Aggression in outer space – time for action
... situational awareness (SSA); the difficulty is to overcome the present strict data exchange restrictions imposed by the defence community. One way forward is for the space surveillance actors, both civilian and military, to share their information...
October 2019
Space-based cybersecurity challenges for NATO
...threat assessment (ITW/TA): US space-based infrared sensors detect the hot plumes of ballistic missile launches and communicate the information to service commanders. The overall missile defence capability also includes Patriot – a long-range surface...
