As ESA’s umbrella programme for telecom, ARTES, celebrates its 25th year, we will be examining why it was set up, how it and the European satcom environment have evolved, the opportunities and challenges that both face today, and what the future holds.

This week we spoke to Carlo Elia, Head of the Telecommunications Technologies, Products and Systems Department, who told us how his area supports Europe’s industry.

What do astronauts, Pokémon, wildlife park rangers and surgeons all have in common? The answer is virtual and augmented reality, or VR and AR.

QKDSat is a highly innovative project, the first of its kind, which will validate Quantum Key Distribution via satellite technologies. 

As ARTES celebrates its 25th year, we will be examining why it was set up, how it and the European satcom environment have evolved, the opportunities and challenges that both face today, and what the future holds.

SatixFy, the UK-based satellite communication technology company, has announced the availability of functional samples of its chipset products, conceived and produced in record time.

On 1^st of November, ESA Director Magali Vaissiere won the Space Achievement Award in the Industry/Project Individual section.

The first live demonstration of SATis5 will take place at the 9th FUSECO Forum November 15-16 2018 “Preparing Industry Verticals for Edge Computing, Network Slicing & 5G”. The SATis5 is the ARTES funded specifically focused on satellite integration with 5G terrestrial networks.

It is nearly time for the first new electric propulsion module of Spacebus Neo to complete its last run of tests in Thales UK’s Belfast assembly centre before being shipped to Cannes for final spacecraft assembly.

5G has the potential to change the way we live our lives and is already creating new business opportunities across multiple industry verticals. This event is aimed for organistaions that want to benefit from the next generation communication networks, enhance their business and enable 5G applications.