Satellite Industry Days

Part 3

Understanding the impact of next-generation satellite technologies

Technological advances in the satellite industry have enabled high to very-high-throughput satellites in GEO, MEO and LEO orbits. New satellite constellations pave the way for reliable high-speed data and internet communications in previously unserved areas and for mobile applications.

With software defined payloads, satellite operators and even the end users can reconfigure footprint coverage and bandwidth allocations even when the satellites are already in orbit. This makes it possible to react to new operational requirements flexibly, helping to reduce costs.

Technological innovations open up new possibilities and also bring with them new challenges, which we addressed at our third Satellite Industry Day.

Watch the on-demand videos and find out:

How to deploy digital ground segment infrastructures for very high throughput satellites.
How to enable antenna terminal testing for NewSpace
How satellite in-orbit testing has evolved in response to flexible high-throughput digital payloads.
How in-orbit reprogrammable satellites can set a new standard in flexibility and principally address markets that are highly changeable and mobile.
How the benefits of each orbit can be leveraged and how to orchestrate multi-orbit satellite communications.

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Satellite Industry Days Part 3 - the view from space

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Satellite Industry Days Part 3 - the view from space

At the R&S Satellite Industry Days Part 3, leading experts contributed to describing how the next generation of space industry shall revolutionize the traditional space industry by deploying a new generation of technologies with faster development and production cycles at reduced costs.
Take a look at the infographic to get an overview of NewSpace and all its essential components.

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Expert insights on-demand

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VHTS and digital ground - WORK Microwave

The presentation provides insights into digital ground segment infrastructures for satcom and spacecom, in particular concerning the link between RF signals and the digital domain. It helps system integrators and operators understand how to best migrate from an analog to a digital teleport infrastructure. The presentation also examines some important design aspects, for example weighing bandwidth versus dynamic range and noise floor for optimizing the performance of A/D- and D/A converters. Furthermore, it explains why a digital IF gives engineers a much greater design freedom, in particular when it comes to wideband circuits for Ka and V band.

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Enabling antenna terminal testing for New Space - Rohde & Schwarz

New LEO and MEO constellations will create vast new markets for end users, who will need user terminals. Antennas and especially phased array ones are key technologies for meeting the user demands for connectivity and operators’ requirements for increasing agility across orbits and frequency bands. Efficient testing to ensure proper operation is crucial. This presentation outlines the challenges that arise from testing devices of different size, form, factor and weight, and how to efficiently counter these challenges with compact test solutions for mass market user terminals.

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Evolution of satellite in-orbit testing in response to flexible high-throughput digital payloads - Calian

An in-orbit test system is used to validate the performance of the transponders of a communication satellite after launch; advances in spacecraft payloads for software-defined and very high-throughput satellites due to larger bandwidths and higher frequencies have been matched for in-orbit test systems. This presentation highlights some of the technical challenges encountered while testing complex satellite transponders in orbit and how advances in test and measurement equipment have allowed these challenges to be met.

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Software Defined Satellites - EUTELSAT

Since 2022, the EUTELSAT QUANTUM satellite has been operational at 48 degrees East, providing technical capabilities unrivalled for client-based software-defined footprint definition and frequency allocation. This presentation outlines what QUANTUM stands for and how EUTELSAT's customers can use it according to their specific needs. Furthermore, it shows examples taken from QUANTUM CMRS (Communication Mission Reconfiguration Software), which enables users to design their mission payload configuration via a secure terrestrial connection.

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Vision for Satellite Communications in 5 & 6G networks – Airbus

The presentation covers the role of GEO, LEO and MEO systems in 5G and 6G networks, detailing the Airbus view that the end game is a fully interconnected “space wide web” of GEO, MEO and LEO all working together leveraging regenerative on-board processing with high speed routers, packet switching, and laser and RF inter-satellite links between the “nodes” in the space wide web.

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The experts

Jörg Rockstroh

Jörg Rockstroh

Director Business Development, WORK Microwave

As Director, Business Development, Jörg leads the strategy and innovation programs of WORK Microwave. In parallel, he holds the position of Director, Digital Products, where he manages the product roadmap for the company’s digital Satcom portfolio. Prior to that he served in various engineering roles and was responsible for the development of the satellite modem product lines.

Günter Pfeifer

Günter Pfeifer

Product Manager OTA Chambers, Rohde & Schwarz

After joining Rohde & Schwarz in 1997, Günter spent 18 years in the field of mobile communications as the product manager responsible for different R&S radio communications testers. His expertise of mobile broadband topics lead to his involvement in 5G technology management, before joining the OTA product management team. Günter holds a degree in electrical engineering from the University of Applied Sciences in Kempten, Germany.

Peter Waskowic

Peter Waskowic

Director Satellite Communication Products, Calian

Peter is the Calian Director responsible for satellite communication products. He has over 25 years of experience with the company and his career has focused on the development of both hardware and software products, particularly for satellite test & measurement, and monitoring areas. Peter’s team goal is to deliver innovative, high performance products to customers. He is a Professional Engineer and has an M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Saskatchewan.

Andreas Voigt

Andreas Voigt

Service Operations Senior Engineer, EUTELSAT

Andreas works for Service Operations in EUTELSAT’s business unit Video as Senior Engineer. He holds responsibility as a knowledge resource and trainer, as well as being the most senior consultant for Incident, Problem and Change Management for EUTELSAT Control Centers. In addition to which, Andreas has been elected as Director for the Satellite Innovation Group (SIG), representing EUTELSAT. He leads the AI working group in SIG.

Glyn Thomas

Glyn Thomas

Payload Product Manager and Senior Expert, Airbus Defence and Space

Glyn is a Senior Expert in flexible, processed and HTS payloads for both commercial and governmental applications. He is responsible for overall payload strategy within Airbus Defence and Space, covering GEO, MEO and LEO. He previously managed research and development where he generated a number of key patents in the fields of flexible communications payloads. Glyn graduated from St. Andrews University with a degree in Theoretical Physics and also holds a Master’s degree in Microwave Solid State Physics.

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