<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>C-Band | Dr. Jorge Querol</title><link>https://jorge.querol.org/tags/c-band/</link><atom:link href="https://jorge.querol.org/tags/c-band/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description>C-Band</description><generator>HugoBlox Kit (https://hugoblox.com)</generator><language>en-US</language><lastBuildDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><image><url>https://jorge.querol.org/media/sharing.png</url><title>C-Band</title><link>https://jorge.querol.org/tags/c-band/</link></image><item><title>COSMIC – Direct-to-Device Communications in Mobile Satellite Systems</title><link>https://jorge.querol.org/project/cosmic/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://jorge.querol.org/project/cosmic/</guid><description>&lt;div class="mb-4"&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Role:&lt;/strong&gt; Principal Investigator (PI)&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Funding:&lt;/strong&gt; FNR-5G BRIDGES (Luxembourg) · €692,000 (2025–2028)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 id="executive-summary"&gt;Executive Summary&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;COSMIC&lt;/strong&gt; aims to enable direct-to-device (D2D) mobile satellite communications using C-band frequencies. The project encompasses radio channel characterization, custom terminal antenna prototyping, and over-the-satellite field demonstrations.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 id="key-objectives--contributions"&gt;Key Objectives &amp;amp; Contributions&lt;/h3&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;C-Band NTN Channel Modeling&lt;/strong&gt;: Comprehensive propagation models for land-mobile satellite links in C-band.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Compact Terminal Antennas&lt;/strong&gt;: Advanced antenna designs for handheld and IoT satellite terminals.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In-Orbit Field Demonstration&lt;/strong&gt;: Live over-the-air validation connecting standard-based UE terminals via satellite.&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;h3 id="project-details"&gt;Project Details&lt;/h3&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Funding Agency&lt;/strong&gt;: FNR 5G BRIDGES (Luxembourg)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Budget&lt;/strong&gt;: €692,000&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Duration&lt;/strong&gt;: 2025 – 2028 (36 months)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Role&lt;/strong&gt;: Principal Investigator (PI)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Partner Companies&lt;/strong&gt;: Industrial SatCom partners in Luxembourg&lt;/li&gt;
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