Moon bouncing's feasibility was debated for covert broadcasts & military comms. While intriguing, overcoming significant technical challenges like power requirements and signal degradation is crucial for practical implementation. It's not just sci-fi! #SpaceComms 2/6

Vandals hit Oklahoma radio tower, text-messaging from space goes live, & Australia’s new class license rolls out! Plus, ARISS celebrates with astronauts, 6 GHz low power gains & more. Full story: https://tinyurl.com/2uu45vkb #HamRadio #SpaceComms

Historic Earth-Venus-Earth bounce by the Netherlands, Ofcom’s push for direct phone-satellite links, hams raising autism awareness & more! Check out the latest in ham radio news: https://tinyurl.com/5a96ka2k #HamRadio #SpaceComms #DX

Europe's first deep-space optical communication link The European Space Agency (ESA) successfully established a transmission-reception optical link with NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) experiment onboard its Psyche mission, located 265 m...

"Europe's first deep-space optical communication link"

We are talking here of nearly 300 million kilometres, which opens up the ability to send precisely targeted data across the near solar system.

The positional accuracy required is mind-boggling, and dwarfs...

🧪 #SpaceComms

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🛰️ How Do They Communicate with Earth?
Via satellite relays, the ISS maintains 24/7 connection to Earth for:
📡 Video calls
📁 Data transfer
🎮 Even controlling Earth-based robotics remotely!
#SpaceComms

🗣️Nuestro investigador del Grupo en #SpaceComms Arnau Singla ha intervenido en el #5GForum de Sevilla para explicar el papel de las Redes No Terrestres (NTN) como habilitadoras clave del #5G avanzado y del futuro #6G

📡Las #NTN facilitarán una conectividad global y resiliente

#i2CATResearch

Eutelsat CEO Confirms No Current Alternative to Starlink's Ukraine Operations, Citing Scale Limitations | AI News Brew <p>PARIS/KYIV - The CEO of French-British satellite operator Eutelsat has confirmed there is currently no viable alternative to Elon Musk's Starlink network for Ukraine's satellite communications needs, highlighting ongoing concerns about the country's technological dependence.</p><p>Eva Berneke, Eu...

Eutelsat CEO Confirms No Current Alternative to Starlink's Ukraine Operations, Citing Scale Limitations
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#Starlink #Ukraine #SatelliteTech #SpaceIndustry #Eutelsat #CyberDefense #TechDependency #EuropeanSpace #DefenseTech #SpaceComms

📢 #i2CATalent | The #SpaceComms Group Director, Joan A. Ruiz-de-Azua, is the new SatCom Working Group Vice Chairman at NetworldEurope! 🛰️🌍

ℹ️NetworldEurope promotes the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA), which provides a clear roadmap for the @ec.europa.eu R&D programmes.

⬆️ Last chance to visit #i2CAT at #MWC25!

🌌 Learn the #Spacei2CAT knowledge and pioneering projects in #NTN connectivity and our roadmap for deploying labs and experimentation centres in #SpaceComms, both in orbit and on the ground, at booth 14 of the Catalonia Pavilion (Congress Square 210) 💫

U.S. GAO issues report critical of DoD satellite laser comms progress The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently issued a report about laser comms being built to support a network of Department of Defense (DoD) satellites—and recommends...

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#lasers #spacecomms #hypersonicmissiles

👩‍🔬 Parlen sobre reptes i oportunitats de dones en #STEM i sobre la bretxa de gènere en sector #TIC

🗣️Andra Blaga, investigadora en Sistemes Dirigits per #IA
🗣️Elena Fernández, investigadora en #SpaceComms
🗣️Estela Carmona, investigadora de #SoftwareNetworks
🗣️Karla Trejo, investigadora d'#IA Distribuïda

i2CAT brings space communications to MWC Barcelona 2025 - i2CAT The i2CAT research centre will return to Mobile World Congress Barcelona from 3 to 6 March (Fira de Barcelona Gran Via) to display its knowledge and pioneering projects in non-terrestrial connectivity...

🛰️ Once again, we participate in #MWC25, where we will exhibit pioneering projects in #NTN connectivity

🌍 Our #SpaceComms research and its interconnection with terrestrial networks seeks to grant access to communications anywhere, anytime

➕ information: i2cat.net/mwc2025/

#Spacei2CAT

🛰️ #TechUpNights returned to the terrace of #Pier01 yesterday with Elena Fernández, researcher and PhD Candidate at #i2CAT's #SpaceComms research group 🌕 An excellent opportunity to learn about #satellites, securing communications in space through #cybersecurity, and more!

🌕 This afternoon, you can learn more about securing communications in space via #cybersecurity 🛰️ Join Tech Up Nights – Vol.16!

🗣️ Elena Fernández, researcher and PhD Candidate at #i2CAT's #SpaceComms research group

📢 Register here 🔗 www.techbarcelona.com/event/tech-up-nights-vol...

🌕 Tech Up Nights – Vol.16 is coming soon!

🛰️ How to secure communications in space? Applying #cybersecurity to inter-satellite links

🗣️ Elena Fernández, researcher and PhD Candidate at #i2CAT's #SpaceComms research group

📢 Register now 🔗 www.techbarcelona.com/event/tech-up-nights-vol...