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Follow on Google News | Airbus Defence and Space to provide an update on EDRS-A status at Global MilSatCom 2016SMi are excited to announce Hughes Boulnois, Head of EDRS, Airbus Defence and Space will be presenting at Global MilSatCom 2016 this December in London.
By: SMi Group The SpaceDataHighway is a public–private partnership between ESA and Airbus Defence and Space. The DLR German Aerospace Center funded the development of the cutting-edge laser technology that forms the backbone of the system. The first node, EDRS-A, was launched on 29 January 2016 as a hosted payload on the Eutelsat-9B satellite. The second, the dedicated EDRS-C satellite, will be launched in 2017**. "SpaceDataHighway is no longer science fiction. It will revolutionise satellite communications, and help to keep the European space industry at the forefront of technology and innovative services," said Evert Dudok, Head of the Communications, Intelligence & Security (CIS) business line at Airbus Defence and Space*. SMi Group are delighted to announce Hughes Boulnois, Head of EDRS, Airbus Defence and Space will be presenting at Global MilSatCom 2016 this December in London on "SpaceDataHighway : Benefit of Laser Communications for aircrafts and EO satellites." Further information available at http://www.smi- This year's Global MilSatCom will bring together over 500 of the industry's key senior military representatives alongside the world's leading SatCom solution providers and operators. There will be over 120 military and government attendees from Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Russia, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and USA. The three-day event agenda includes unique presentations from UK Ministry of Defence, U.S. Department of Defence, Brazilian Air Force, NATO NCIA, Department of National Defence Canada, Italian MoD, Danish Defence Command, Joint Staff, UAE Space Agency, Hungarian Defence Forces, European Space Agency, Belgian Defense, Australian Department of Defence, New Zealand Defence Force, DISA, DGA France, Norwegian Defence Logistics Association, U.S Marine Corps Forces for Europe and Africa, Airbus Defence and Space, Eutelsat, Intelsat General, Viasat, Boeing, Thales, Newtec, OneWeb, Lockheed Martin, Northern Sky Research, O3b Networks, Advantech Wireless, Avanti Communications, GovSat and many more. Some of the important topics that will be covered by these speakers include; SatCom for governmental use, the SatCom AoA in the U.S, the renewal of European programmes and how emerging markets are satisfying their MilSatCom requirements, transforming MilSatCom with commercial technologies, evolution of protected resilient SatCom, TNS and HTS, Wideband Global SatCom, allied partnerships and interoperability and so much more. For a full list of speakers and agenda please visit http://www.smi- SMi have also introduced two new pre-conference workshops taking place on the 7th November at this year's event: · Workshop A: Architecting Space Systems, hosted by The Aerospace Corporation · Workshop B: The Low Earth Orbit Small Satellite Constellation Revolution, hosted by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd Global MilSatCom 2016 is proudly sponsored by: Lead Sponsor: SES | Gold Sponsor: Airbus Defence & Space | Sponsors: Advantech Wireless, Avanti Communications, Boeing, Eutelsat, Hughes, Intelsat General, Lockheed Martin, GovSat, Newtec, O3b Networks, Raytheon, Thales and ViaSat Exhibitors: COMSAT, Comtech Telecommunications, Datapath, GATR Technologies, iDirect, Iridium Communications Inc, Satcube, SCISYS, Spacepath Communications, Spectra Group UK, The Aerospace Corporation, Unique Broadband Systems and XTAR. Delegate places now over 97% sold out for Global MilSatCom 2016! Those who are interested in attending are advised to contact SMi, the organisers, today to secure participation. Online registrations can be made at https://www.smi- *Source: EDRS – SpacDataHighway. Airbus Defence and Space. http://www.edrs- **Source: Phys.org http://phys.org/ 18th annual Global MilSatCom 8th-10th November 2016 Park Plaza Riverbank Hotel, London, UK http://www.smi- Sponsors/Exhibitors: Delegates/Groups: Media: Contact Julia Rotar on jrotar@smi-online.co.uk ________________________________________________________ About SMi Group: Established since 1993, the SMi Group is a global event-production company that specializes in Business-to- End
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