 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
A Switchboard In Space, AmerHis Will Offer New Satellite Services
Paris (ESA) Nov 04, 2002 AmerHis represents a new service in space and the first multimedia system in worldwide communications. The AmerHis payload will fly on the Hispasat satellite Amazonas in 2004 where it will work like a switchboard, enabling the operator, Hispasat, to provide interactive satellite services such as high-speed Internet access, MPEG-based services, video and radio on demand. By offering bi-directional communications via satellite, AmerHis, will offer more and better services to customers. Interconnection with the different terrestrial communication networks which control the satellite's capacity will also make it more efficient. The agreement to allow the development to go ahead was signed at the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) in Noordwijk, the Netherlands on 11 October 2002 between Claudio Mastracci, Director of Applications in ESA and Luis Garcia Echegoyen, General Manager of Alcatel Espacio, the Spanish subsidiary of Alcatel Space. "This program is a model for ESA, profitable for everyone, the agency, the industry and the operator and it will also be good for business and the users, furthermore it is a good symbol of cooperation in Europe for satellite communications," said Claudio Mastracci. Luis Echegoyen comments, "... thanks to ESA a new idea in satcom will come true. AmerHis is also a challenge because it has to be done on a very tight schedule, quite unusual in the space field but in the end it will meet the needs of its users". This ambitious project will mark a new era in the building of communication satellites thanks to the ESA initiative; well supported by the Spanish Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI). The multinational consortium led by Alcatel Espacio comprises Alcatel Space from France, Mier Comunicaciones and Indra Espacio from Spain, EMS Technologies from Canada and Nera from Norway. The value of the system is EUR 56 million of which ESA's contribution is EUR 28 million. Delivery of AmerHis is planned for mid 2004. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links ESA Telecom homepage ESA Telecom Interactive Multimedia Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology -- CDTI Hispasat SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express The latest information about the Commercial Satellite Industry
Globalstar Buys Central American Satellite Gateway Operator
Milpitas CA (SPX) Jan 11, 2006Globalstar recently announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the stock of Globalstar Americas Telecommunications, Globalstar Americas Holdings, and Astral Technologies Investments. |
|
|
| The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2006 - SpaceDaily.AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA PortalReports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additionalcopyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement,agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any Web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy Statement |
