ESA Strategy in Mobile Sat Telecommunications

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ESA Telecommunications ARTES Programme
Jorgen Sandberg Head of Technology Projects
Division Directorate of European Union and
Industry
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ARTES Programme Organisation

• ARTES (Advanced Research in Telecommunications
  Systems) Programme constitutes the backbone of
  the Telecommunications activities of ESA.
• ARTES is a highly flexible Programme that allows
  the implementation of RD activities with
  different degrees of technical and commercial
  maturity
• ARTES is structured into Programme Lines, which
  cover the main Strategic Areas of Satellite
  Communications, and ARTES Elements, which
  represent the legal and financial frames of the
  Programme

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ARTES Programme Elements
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ARTES 1

• Objective perform mission, system and general
  configuration studies to prepare medium and
  long-term programme
• Funding level fully funded (100), no need to
  contact delegation
• Process of participation via Invitation To
  Tender
• Planned ITTs 2005
• Continuous ITT publication process
• Tender period 6-10 weeks
• Evaluation period 5 weeks
• Yearly workplan based on Call for Ideas and
  approved by JCB -gt AC -gt IPC
• Steps leading to a contract
• ITT -gt Proposal -gt Evaluation -gt Clarifications
  -gt Negotiation -gt Contract award

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ARTES 3

• Objectives
• Promote Multimedia applications
• Develop and validate comprehensive MM Systems and
  Advanc. Mobile Systems
• ARTES 3 is divided in 4 Programme Lines
• Line 1 Development of the Multimedia Market
  (Applications/Services)
• Line 2 Development of Satcom System Elements
  (Equipment Products)
• Line 3 Pioneering Novel Systems
• Line 4 Advanced Mobile Systems
• Funding level co-funded activities (50)
• Process of participation via ITT (Lines 12) and
  continuous Open Call for Proposals (Lines 34)
• Lines 1 and 2 have a yearly workplan approved by
  JCB -gt AC -gt IPC

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ARTES 3

• Planned line 2 ITTs in 2005
• Subjects
• 'Multimedia Satellite Equipment' (Issued twice a
  year)
• 'Multimedia Ground Terminals and Equipment'
  (Issued twice a year)
• Opening of ITTs in February and September
• Tender period 8-10 weeks
• Evaluation period 4-8 weeks
• Proposals particularities
• Strong emphasis on Strategic Plan / Business Plan
• Market ready product, EQM
• Value for money
• Steps leading to a contract
• ITT -gt Proposal -gt Evaluation and consultations
  with delegates -gt Clarifications -gt Negotiation
  -gt Contract award

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ARTES 4

• Objective Research, develop demonstrate state
  of the art technologies and services with clear
  applications potential
• Flexible Industry driven Programme Element
• Funding level up to 50
• Process of participation continuous open Call
  for Proposals
• Strong emphasis on
• Strategic Plan / Business Plan,
• Products ready for the market,
• Value for money
• Steps leading to a contract
• Always open ITT
• Proposal with letter of support from delegation-gt
  evaluation -gt
• clarifications -gt AC -gt IPC approval (if
  total cost is above 1M Euro)-gt negotiation -gt
  contract award

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ARTES 5

• ARTES 5 is the instrument to prepare the Long-
  Term technological basis for future European and
  Canadian Satellite Communications
• Funding level fully funded (100)
• Yearly workplan based on Call for Ideas and
  approved by JCB -gt AC -gt IPC
• The ITTs contain firm SOW and technical
  specifications
• Steps leading to a contract
• ITT -gt Proposal with letter of support from
  delegation -gt Evaluation -gt Negotiation -gt
  Contract awarded to winner

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Start-up Initiative

• The Start-up Initiative is a special measure to
  assist companies in getting their first contract
  with ESA
• A company can get only one contract within this
  initiative
• Proposals are submitted to ESA in response to a
  special ITT, which leaves the product to be
  defined by the bidder
• Cost is limited to about 300kEURO

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New products - generation process
ARTES-5 (ASTE) BUILDING BLOCKS CRITICAL TECH.
M A R K E T
ARTES-3 MULTIMEDIA
ARTES-1 SYSTEM STUDIES MARKET STUDIES
ARTES-4 GENERIC
TRP
GS
ESA 100FUNDED
PARTNERSHIP 50FUNDED
Commercial Maturity (Time)
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Maturity
ARTES-3/4 EQM
ARTES-5 EM-level
TRP/GSTP feasibility
Time
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ESA Telecom As Supporter
Funding
Space Infrastructure Providers
Finance
Tech. Devel.
Advanced Financial Support
Infrastructure
Risk Reduction
Licensing
ESA Telecom
Service
Potential
Providers
Service
Frequency Coordination
Providers
Pilots
Services
Users
Requirements
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Government ESA Industry Triangle
ESA
Industry
Government/Delegate
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Telecom Long Term Plan 2006-2010

• Continue the ARTES 1, ARTES 3, ARTES 4 and ARTES
  5 as they are today.
• Add Alphasat mission into ARTES 8.
• Introduce Small Satellites in new ARTES 11
• Emphasize Piggy-Back

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ARTES-8 Large Platform

• AlphaBus is an initiative of Alcatel Space and
  EADS Astrium
• Two sub-elements
• Sub-element 1
• Pre-developments
• AlphaBus development
• Protoflight model manufacturing and test
• Sub-element 2
• AlphaSat development commercial, institutional
  and technology payloads
• Announcement of Opportunity gt Beauty contest
  -gt
• Phase A studies -gt selection of payloads

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ARTES 11 Small Platform

• Initiative of OHB Germany
• Two sub-elements
• Sub-element 1
• Platform development
• Up to 3 kW payload power
• Up to 500 kg payload mass
• 2m x 1.5m x 2m structure
• Protoflight model manufacturing and test
• Sub-element 2
• Satellite development payload not defined

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Telecom - Long Term Plan 2006-2010
A1 A3 A4 A5 A8 A11 Total
Preparatory 50 50
SystemsEquipmentTechnology 175 200 150 525
Applications 30 20 50 100
Large Mission 300 300
Piggy-Back 30 30 60
Small satellites 100 100
Total 50 235 250 200 300 100 1135
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