Organised by ESA Telecom, the second edition of the workshop was a success, with roughly fifty people attending on each of the two days. Many of these attended both days of the workshop at ESTEC in Noordwijk Netherlands.
| One of these, Wolfgang Fritsche of IABG, has attended four such ESA Telecom workshops in the last few years. "I find it extremely valuable to see the progress of different technologies over time. It was not that long ago when very few people had even heard of the developments which are now being routinely discussed at this workshop", he said. |
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The workshop was divided into five separate sessions, each covering a different theme in IP networking over satellite and concluded with an open discussion. Speakers from across Europe and beyond came to answer questions and give insight into a wide array of topics.
| Penny Glover from SatLynx who gave a presentation on the first day said, "I've had a long association with ESTEC and ESA Telecom and I've always found them good at bringing the community together. |
Jose Luis Casas of Alcatel Espacio echoed this sentiment, "It's easy to focus on only the projects which you or your company are involved in. This workshop has given me the opportunity to look at what others are working on. It's been extremely useful."
| Held on 24 and 25 May 2004, the purpose of the workshop was to present recent findings and offer a forum to specialists wishing to exchange ideas in the rapidly evolving field of satellite networking. Frank Zeppenfeldt, Communication Engineer, Roberto Donadio, Applications and Standardization Principal Engineer, Stephane Pirio, Ground Segment Engineer and Domenico Mignolo, Terminals, Testing, and Simulations Senior Engineer were the organisers and hosts. |
Mr Zeppenfeldt had this to say about the workshop: "I'm quite pleased with this years workshop. I think the integration of DVB-RCS and WiFi generated a lot of interest and Roberto and I are already looking forward to next year where we focus even more on specific subjects."
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