UniVirtua is delighted to announce its acceptance onto the European Space Agency’s (ESA) ARTES 4.0 ‘Space for 5G’ research & development programme to advance its dashAlpha bonded multi-bearer platform, in collaboration with the UK Space Agency (UKSA).
The project encompasses the integration and bonding of satellite and 5G data bearers into the dashAlpha platform, utilising the Satellite/5G Hub at the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxford, UK.
Additionally, the project covers the application of machine learning to evolve dashAlpha into a secure, resilient and intelligent networking platform capable of delivering voice, video and data services across a multitude of heterogeneous data bearers in challenging network conditions, enabling UniVirtua to deliver solutions to a wide range of market sectors including emergency services, disaster relief, rail transport, maritime and automotive.
ESA ARTES 4.0 Programme – https://connectivity.esa.int/advanced-technology
ESA Space for 5G – https://connectivity.esa.int/space-5g
About the UK Space Agency
The United Kingdom Space Agency (UKSA) is an executive agency of the UK Government, responsible for the UK’s civil space programme. It was established on 1 April 2010 to replace the British National Space Agency (BNSC) and took over responsibility for government policy and key budgets for space exploration. The UKSA represents the United Kingdom in all negotiations on space matters. The Agency “[brings] together all UK civil space activities under one single management” and is based at the former BNSC headquarters in Swindon, Wiltshire.
Learn more about the UKSA at – https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-space-agency
About the European Space Agency
The European Space Agency (ESA) provides Europe’s gateway to space.
ESA is an intergovernmental organisation, created in 1975, with the mission to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space delivers benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world
ESA has 22 Member States: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia and Slovenia are Associate Members.
ESA has established formal cooperation with four Member States of the EU. Canada takes part in some ESA programmes under a Cooperation Agreement.
By coordinating the financial and intellectual resources of its members, ESA can undertake programmes and activities far beyond the scope of any single European country. It is working in particular with the EU on implementing the Galileo and Copernicus programmes as well as with EUMETSAT for the development of meteorological missions.
Learn more about ESA at – https://www.esa.int