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ACTIVE ANTENNA FOR DIRECT SATELLITE-TO-DEVICE 5G/6G COMMUNICATIONS IN FREQUENCY RANGE 1 (FR 1) (ARTES 4.0 SPL 5G/6G 5B.253) - EXPRO+ - RE-ISSUE
Open call · deadline 2026-09-02 (13 days left at last rebuild).
| Reference | AO-1-13052 |
|---|---|
| Source programme | esa |
| Type | tender |
| Segment | Open Competition |
| Status | open |
| Closing date | 2026-09-02 |
| Indicative budget | > 500 KEURO |
| Last updated | 2026-08-14 |
What this call is about
The objective of this activity is to design, develop and test a demonstrator of a Tx and Rx active antenna based on tiles for direct satellite-to-device 5G/6G communications in FR1.Targeted Improvements:Increase the antenna apertures up to 400% with respect tothe platform size while being highly storable and assessing…
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