Skip to content

VDE Position Paper – New Space Communications

Recently, the new position paper “NeSC – NewSpace Communications” has been published by the VDE ITG. In this publication, the experts show the characteristics and technical boundary conditions of NewSpace Communications (NeSC) systems, describe current system solutions and market participants, opportunities and challenges of the NeSC concepts, and finally give recommendations for action for research, development and implementation of NeSC systems.

As part of the currently growing commercial NewSpace sector, new communication systems are being developed – so-called “Non-Terrestrial Networks” (NTN), which are increasingly based on NeSC system approaches. These are intended to complement the existing terrestrial mobile and wired networks for voice, video and data communication, thus enabling global availability. The combination of terrestrial and satellite-based systems will significantly increase the reliability and spatial availability of communication systems overall.

The VDE, one of Europe’s largest technology organizations, stands for innovation and technological progress for more than 130 years. The VDE is the only organization in the world to combine science, standardization, testing, certification and application consulting under one roof. For more than 100 years, the VDE mark has been synonymous with the highest safety standards and consumer protection.

The Information Technology Society in the VDE (VDE ITG) is the national association of all those working in the field of information technology in business, administration, teaching, research and science. Its goals are to promote the scientific and technical development and evaluation of information technology in theory and practice. The nine departments, to which more than 80 expert committees are assigned, cover the entire spectrum of information technology. About 10,000 VDE members have joined the ITG and over 1,000 experts work on the committees on a voluntary basis.

We are very proud that Andreas Knopp, Marcus Thomas Knopp, Simon Heine and Kevin Li were part of the team of experts involved in the development of the position paper.

More information: https://www.vde.com/de/itg/publikationen/studien/vde-positionspapier-nesc-new-space-communications

BLOG/NEWS

The new era of Space Commercialization – Satellites in the geopolitical Chess Game

Read the free publication by SeRANIS project head Prof. Dr. Andreas Knopp and Prof. Dr. Rafaela Kraus.

NPS & SeRANIS – First steps towards Shared Use of the MC3 network

As a Recurring Visiting Professor, Andreas Knopp once again attended the Space Systems Academic Group of the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) in California.

CDR Review confirms: “SeRANIS shows a promising path to establishing a Space Innovation Hub in Germany”

During this event, the team was able to demonstrate their innovative and sustainable design to a high-caliber panel of experts from the Bundeswehr and space research.

The future of connectivity: B5G/6G demonstrator from SeRANIS at the WSA

SeRANIS PhD students present a B5G/6G demonstrator that heralds the future of wireless communication.

Starlink for the Bundeswehr: A good idea? The system was put through its paces at FZ Space

The use of Starlink in the Bundeswehr has been considered and discussed for some time.

Israeli Consul General visits UniBw M

Israeli Consul General Carmela Shamir visited the Universität der Bundeswehr München.

High-ranking visitor at FZ SPACE of UniBw M – Commander of the Bundeswehr Space Command gets information about the SeRANIS mission

Major General Michael Traut visits the SPACE research center to learn more about the SeRANIS mission.