
The Defence, Security and Space Forum
Boosting connectivity for moving platforms
Wednesday 20th September 2023
11:20 - 18:20
Room: Alpha 6
Organizer: Volker Ziegler (Airbus Defence and Space, Germany)
Co-Organizer Siegbert Martin (Tesat-Spacecom, Germany)
Background
Pervasive connectivity is one of the megatrends for our society, influences everyone’s daily life and is the backbone of countless business operations. Many people are enjoying seamless and high-data rate connectivity at their homes and operators of mobile platforms (cars, ships, airplanes) as well as the network operators (ground-based or space-based) are investing a lot to deliver equivalent services for the people on the move or in remote areas. At the same time, information superiority is one, if not the, decisive factor in modern warfare. Being able to get an instant situational awareness, remotely connect to distant platforms or organize manned-unmanned collaborative missions is vital to successful operations.
This year’s forum brings together leading industry, institutional and academic experts to showcase and discuss the latest trends to provide pervasive and persistent connectivity to moving platforms even under congested and contested spectrum access. It will encompass network operator requirements as well as leading edge technologies for space-borne, airborne and ground vehicles. These topics will be addressed from the commercial point of view of satellite network operators and antenna technology providers for mobile platforms in addition to the perspective of defense-related airborne networks. The forum will also highlight and discuss institutional roadmaps of new technologies needed to address future societal and industrial challenges. Enjoy a variety of invited talks, the lunch and learn session and exciting panel discussions.
Programme
09:00 – 10:40 | EuRAD Opening Session |
10:40 – 11:20 | Coffee Break |
11:20 – 12:10 | Antenna Technology Challenges for Multi-Orbital Satellite Systems Miquel Albiol, SES Satellites |
12:10 – 13:40 | Next-Gen Communication for Advanced Airborne Defense Operations Thomas Schanne, Airbus Defence and Space |
13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch and Learn Microwave Journal Industry Sessions (Free lunch boxes) |
12:10 – 13:00 | Antenna Technology Challenges for Multi-Orbital Satellite Systems Miquel Albiol, SES Satellites |
Testing for Coexistence in Crowded and Contested RF Environments Tim Fountain, Rohde & Schwarz |
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14:00 – 14:35 | High Performance ESAs for Ku and Ka-band SATCOM and Point-to-Point Communications Gabriel M. Rebeiz, Extreme Waves |
14:40 – 15:15 | The Role of ESA in Supporting Connectivity from Space Xavier Lobao, ESA |
15:20 – 16:00 | Direct-to-Device Connectivity via Zephyr HAPS Andre Grabs, Airbus Defence and Space |
16:00 – 16:40 | Coffee Break |
16:40 – 17:40 | DSS Round Table |
1. | Moderators: Volker Ziegler, Siegbert Martin |
2. | Miquel Albiol, SES Satellites, Senior Manager RF Systems Engineering |
3. | Thomas Schanne, Airbus Defence and Space, Chief Engineer FCAS |
4. | Gabriel M. Rebeiz, Extreme Waves, CEO |
5. | Xavier Lobao, ESA, Head of Future Projects Division within the Telecom Technologies, Product & Systems Department |
6. | Andre Grabs, Airbus Defence and Space, HAPS Solutions Architect |
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