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Digital Satellite Ground Segment DEV Systemtechnik, Friedberg, Germany Abstract The efficiency of terrestrial communication infrastructures has grown exponentially over the past decades, driven by the early transition from analog to digital technology and the subsequent introduction of packet-based transmission protocols, underpinned by continuous advances in semiconductor technology. Mobile communications have followed the same evolutionary path, [...]

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JOANNEUM RESEARCH joins the Digital IF Interoperability Consortium (DIFI) 13. February 2026 JOANNEUM RESEARCH has joined the DIFI Consortium, an independent space industry group formed to advance interoperability in satellite and ground system networks. JOANNEUM RESEARCH joins a growing roster of leading organizations in the space industry coming together to form the Digital IF Interoperability [...]

DIFI ESA Working Group Prepares Industry Recommendations and Invites Broader Participation Piscataway, New Jersey, USA – October 20, 2025 - The Digital Intermediate Frequency Interoperability (DIFI) Consortium today announced that its Electronically Steerable Antenna (ESA) Working Group is actively developing recommendations to support interoperability and efficient network management of ESA terminals. The group aims to [...]

DIFI PlugFest 2025 Demonstrates Breakthroughs in Digital Interoperability for Satellite Ground Systems Event this month featured testing, analysis and a Showcase Day at WORK Microwave’s Holzkirchen Facility in Germany Piscataway, New Jersey, USA and Holzkirchen, Germany – 08 September 2025 - The Digital Intermediate Frequency Interoperability Consortium (DIFI) successfully concluded its annual European PlugFest earlier [...]