Recent advances in Joint Communication and Positioning (JCAP) motivate the integration of navigation signals within communication waveforms. This paper investigates a hybrid …
The inclusion of Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) components has significantly enhanced the reach of 5G networks. OpenAirInterface5G (OAI) has developed an open-source, …
Interferometric radiometers operating at L-band, such as ESA's SMOS mission, enable crucial Earth observations providing high-resolution measurements of soil moisture, ocean …
Spiking neural networks (SNNs) implemented on neuromorphic processors (NPs) can enhance the energy efficiency of deployments of artificial intelligence (AI) for specific workloads. …
The Artificial Intelligence Satellite Telecommunications Testbed (AISTT), part of the ESA project SPAICE, is focused on the transformation of the satellite payload by using …
The 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) aims to integrate non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) with terrestrial 5G networks. In this context, prototyping and testing are essential …
Atmospheric entries and hypersonic flights are challenging. The bow shock in front of the vehicle and friction heat the gas flow around the vehicle and result in the ionization of …
Provisioning of 5G services via Non-Terrestrial Networks (5G-NTN) has become a reality. Currently, 5G-NTN is being developed by adapting the 5G Terrestrial Network (5G-TN) protocol …
3GPP Release-17 formally recognizes Non- Terrestrial Network (NTN) components as an integral part of future telecommunication networks. The integration of 5G with NTN has gained …
Technical advancements and experimental works for the integration of 5G and Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) have gained significant traction over the past few years. NTN components …
The fifth generation (5G) of wireless communications offers a plethora of new communications paradigms, scenarios, and services. Among them, the integration of terrestrial and …
This research contribution by Sumit Kumar, Abdelrahman Abdalla, Oltjon Kodheli, Jorge Querol et al. (2022), published in 11th Advanced Satellite Multimedia Conference, investigates …
Remote Sensing from distributed platforms has become attractive for the community in the last years. Phase, frequency, and time synchronization are a crucial requirement for many …
The functional performance of space-borne instruments must be validated on ground before and after satellite integration. The effects of radio-frequency interference are also …
This manuscript describes the Microwave Interferometric Reflectometer (MIR) instrument, a multi-beam dual-band GNSS-Reflectometer with beam-steering capabilities built to assess …
In this chapter, we present a new hardware test-bed to demonstrate closed-loop precoded communications for interference mitigation in multibeam ultrahigh throughput satellite …
In this document, we present a real-time demonstrator of precoding technique, to be used to enable full frequency reuse in the forward link of future multi-beam satellite systems. …
The3Cat-3/MOTS mission is a joint initiative between the Institut Cartogràfic i Geològic de Catalunya (ICGC) and the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya-BarcelonaTech (UPC) to …
MERITXELL is a ground-based multisensor instrument that includes a multiband dual-polarization radiometer, a GNSS reflectometer, and several optical sensors. Its main goals are …