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This paper provides an overview of the technology trends pertinent to Ka-band broadcasting satellite systems. Starting from the state-of-the-art digital broadcasting systems, we present technology trends that can further expand the use of Ka-band satellite broadcasting and improve the performance and efficiency. In particular, it is shown that the combination of DVB-S2X features offer significant advances and opportunities to service providers. This is true particularly in geographical areas that are subject to severe atmospheric attenuation.
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The performance results were obtained internally at the European Space Agency. The performance results were submitted to DVB – TM-S working group in support of DVB-S2X development. Opinions, interpretations, recommendations and conclusions presented in this paper are those of the authors and are not necessarily endorsed by the European Space Agency.
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Alagha, N.S., Arapoglou, PD. (2015). Technology Trends for Ka-Band Broadcasting Satellite Systems. In: Pillai, P., Hu, Y., Otung, I., Giambene, G. (eds) Wireless and Satellite Systems. WiSATS 2015. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 154. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25479-1_11
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