Space is a Network.
Constellations is Your Connection.
As AI, cloud computing and cyber threats accelerate the pace of network operations, satellite communications must embrace software-defined, interoperable architectures to keep pace with modern defense and commercial requirements.
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Achieving practical interoperations that meet efficiency and SWAP demands (not to mention economics) will also require digitally transforming ground systems/space networks with virtualized, standards-compliant modems and other components.
Multi-orbit antennas were in the spotlight at the recent SATELLITE 2024 show. I heard much talk about them in meetings, on the floor and in panels.
One reason is that they’re not parabolic antennas. Most industry standards for satellite terminals that cover antenna functions are based upon the legacy scenario in which a single-purpose parabolic antenna is controlled by a single modem.
My recent post about satellite D2D service triggered a flashback for Reino Tantilla, who replied remembering the days when flip phones, digital assistants and cameras were three separate devices. “What’s the next step in convergence?” he wondered.
Is the business opportunity for satellite direct-to-device on cell phones a done deal? Sort of…
Telecom Industry Embraces Disaggregation: Telefónica and MTN Group Lead Shift Towards Separating Hardware and Software, Promoting Innovation and Cost Efficiency in Global Networks
Space network interoperability reached another significant milestone when the DIFI Consortium completed its first “plugfest.”
A new plug-in from Geon Technologies aims to make digital IF implementations easier by automating DIFI data packet construction, reducing the need for custom code.
Version 1.2 of the Digital IF Interoperability Standard introduces synchronized timing and flow control, improving efficiency and flexibility in space networks and airborne connectivity by enabling better timing mechanisms from the network edge to local service chains.
