EASii IC and ST Engineering iDirect demonstrate interoperability for European Space Agency (ESA) HTS Free Hopper Project at Electronica 2022

Interoperability testing with ST Engineering iDirect’s wideband patented MCM7500 Multi-Carrier Modulator and EASii IC’s Oxford-2 satellite modem ASIC will be showcased during the upcoming Electronica 2022 event in Munich from November 15-18th. The demonstration will be conducted as part of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Free Hopper project, which aims to validate the technical maturity of advanced DVB-S2X beam-hopping using the DVB-S2X standard. Beam-hopping is a patented technique that allows highly flexible allocation of satellite capacity to areas that need it most. ESA, under the Artes 4.0 Telecom program, has…

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EASii IC announces first silicon for its DVB-S2X satellite Modem ASIC

EASii IC announces its satellite modem ASIC, EZID211 also known as Oxford-2. The Oxford-2 is aimed at the earth-segment satellite communication market. Targeted applications include: internet via satellite user terminals covering GEO, MEO and LEO constellations, aero-mobile, earth observation, cellular backhaul, IP trunking, IOT and many other applications. The Oxford-2 is compliant with the DVB-S2 standard ETSI EN 302 307-2 and implements the latest S2X, adaptive coding and modulation (ACM), Very Low Signal to Noise Ratio (VLSNR) and super frame functionality. The receiver section comprises a dual L-band tuners and…

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