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RECONFIGURABLE INTELLIGENT SURFACE OVER-THE-AIR TECHNOLOGY VALIDATIONS (ARTES 4.0 SPL 5G/6G 3F.040) EXPRO+ - RE-ISSUE
Open call · deadline 2026-09-02 (53 days left at last rebuild).
| Reference | AO-1-12730 |
|---|---|
| Source programme | esa |
| Type | tender |
| Segment | Open Competition |
| Status | open |
| Closing date | 2026-09-02 |
| Last updated | 2026-07-11 |
What this call is about
The objective of the activity is to develop and implement over-the-air satellite system demonstrators that validate Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface technology developments in realistic conditionsTargeted Improvements:Enabling a variety of integrated terrestrial/satellite 5G/6G use-cases currently not feasible with…
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