Member Release: DEV Systemtechnik today announced that it has joined the DIFI Consortium, an independent space industry group formed to advance interoperability in satellite and ground system networks. DEV Systemtechnik joins a growing roster of leading organizations in the space industry coming together to form the Digital IF Interoperability Consortium. These organizations are contributing to [...]
DIFI Chairman Stuart Daughtridge Nominated for Satellite Executive of the Year Recognition of his leadership in advancing interoperability for the ground segment PISCATAWAY, NJ March 5, 2024: In February, Via Satellite magazine announced its nominees for the coveted Satellite Executive of the Year award and included among them Stuart Daughtridge, Chairman of the Digital [...]
New DIFI Working Group to Tackle Interoperability Challenges Threatening Flat-Panel Antennas’ Future Rapid innovation in electronically-steerable technology has come at the price of interoperability (PISCATAWAY, NJ: February 27, 2024) The Digital Intermediate Frequency Interoperability Consortium (DIFI) has established a new working group to focus on a fast-emerging challenge to advancements in ground segment technology. Electronically-steered [...]
Simon Swift, Engineering Director - Digital Technologies, ETL Systems, and Vice Chair of the DIFI Working GroupAs stated in a report published by the UK Military of Defence (MoD) exploring the increasingly complex nature of combat, “the pace of technological change and proliferation is rapidly broadening and deepening the threat spectrum.” Not only have these [...]
THE WORLD TELEPORT ASSOCIATION JOINS THE DIGITAL IF INTEROPERABILITY CONSORTIUM (DIFI) Wednesday, November 22, 2023 (0 Comments) Posted by: Victoria Krisman Share | (New York City, November 22, 2023) – The World Teleport Association (WTA) today announced that it has joined the DIFI Consortium, an independent space industry group formed to advance interoperability in satellite and ground [...]
September “Plugfest” Provided First Test of Interoperability Nearly 90% of vendor systems succeeded in communicating through 111 different test combinations, proving the functionality of the standard PISCATAWAY, NJ: 2 November 2023: The Digital Intermediate Frequency Interoperability Consortium (DIFI) held its first Plugfest – where vendors test the interoperability of their products based on a [...]
DIFI Consortium Releases Version 1.2.0 of the DIFI Standard with Improvement in Flow Control September 06, 2023 13:47 ET| Source: DIFI ConsortiumFollow PISCATAWAY, N.J., Sept. 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Digital Intermediate Frequency Interoperability (DIFI) Consortium today announced the release of version 1.2.0 of the DIFI Standard, IEEE-ISTO Std 4900-2021: Digital IF Interoperability [...]
DIFI Consortium Elects Leaders of Working Groups to Drive Evolution of its Digital Interoperability Specification and Certification PISCATAWAY, NJ: May 1, 2023: The Digital Intermediate Frequency Interoperability (DIFI) Consortium announced today the result of leadership elections for working groups that are driving the evolution of its digital Intermediate Frequency (IF)/Radio Frequency (RF) interoperability specification and [...]
Top Satellite Companies and Users Join the DIFI Consortium to Accelerate the Industry’s Digital Transformation PISCATAWAY, NJ: March 6, 2023: The Digital Intermediate Frequency Interoperability Consortium (DIFI) announced today the addition of new member organizations to its growing family of satellite service, technology, and major user organizations. Joining DIFI in the second half of [...]
DIFI Lays the Building Blocks for Ground Tech Interoperability Continued adoption of the ground segment’s interoperable digital standard would lead to benefits reaching space. From scalability and new efficiencies to more confident end users, DIFI is set to play an important role for the whole satellite ecosystem. When things just work, isn’t that really a [...]