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...
January 2018
Maximising the economic opportunities of deep space
... mainstays in the space industry have also ramped up their innovation programmes and acquisition pipelines. The angel community is flourishing with dozens of new angels making their first investments in the sector in 2017. However, notably nearly...
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...
