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|  | | | | | | | | Magali Vaissiere, Director of Telecommunications and Integrated Applications | |
ESA's Telecommunications and Integrated Applications Directorate
The Telecommunications and Integrated Applications Directorate (TIA) of ESA is responsible for co-ordinating, shaping and supporting innovation in satellite telecommunications and for the promotion of applications that involve the combined use of space-based telecommunications, Earth observation and navigation systems.
By facilitating research and development activities and by forging partnerships within the industry, ESA's TIA directorate contributes to the development of European and Canadian industries, assisting them in the production of advanced technologies and concepts to develop world-class products and services.
ESA’s TIA directorate also plays an investment role by supporting public-private partnerships that contribute to the development and deployment of new satellite systems allowing the demonstration and validation of future services.
The work of ESA’s TIA Directorate includes:
- identifying the needs of industry, satellite operators and European institutions and proposing programmes and developments that address these needs
- undertaking development, testing and in-orbit demonstration of new satellite systems, equipment and services
- ensuring that new technologies are successfully turned into products and services which are subsequently exploited by service providers and applications developers
- promoting standards to ensure the benefits of interoperability of systems across Europe and Canada
- developing space-based applications that provide solutions to the needs of European citizens and society at large
The ESA Telecommunications Programme has been in place since 1975. Through its many research and development activities, it has contributed to the consolidation of the competitive position of European industry, operators and service providers. In the course of its development, the ESA Telecommunications Programme has evolved into a flexible tool known as the Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems (ARTES) programme. ARTES offers varying degrees of support to projects with different levels of operational and commercial maturity.
ESA Member States’ participation
The TIA directorate’s ARTES programme is currently supported by 18 ESA Member States: Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom and also Canada, an ESA cooperating state. Each country's subscription determines the level of participation of its own industrial sector in ARTES. The national interests of each country are represented by their respective delegations.
ESA's relationship with other institutional programmes
The TIA directorate’s ARTES programme works in conjunction with other public entities, such as, the European Union, Eurocontrol and the European Defence Agency, amongst others.
In the framework of the European Strategy on Space, satellite telecommunications is a key component of the exploitation initiatives. As part of the directorate's IRIS programme, for example, ESA’s TIA directorate is cooperating with Eurocontrol and European civil aviation authorities on the development of the satellite based component of the future air traffic management system. Other important applications are foreseen in cooperation with various European Commission directorates.
ESA's cooperation with national agencies fosters synergies between national and European projects. The projects AlphaBus (with CNES), AmerHIS/REDSAT (with CDTI), HYLAS (with BNSC) and small GEO (with DLR), have demonstrated the usefulness of developing opportunities around national initiatives.
Last update: 26 October 2011 | |
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