CANCELLED Rohde & Schwarz Satellite Summit
This event has unfortunately been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Learn to Launch: Overview of Space Regulatory Procedures and Requirements
Speaker: Anne Cortez, CEO of Washington Federal Strategies
Anne Cortez, a regulatory licensing expert, will explain the challenging space regulatory application and approval procedures. Participants will learn to navigate the often confusing and complicated licensing process and understand how to develop a product that is streamlined for regulatory clearance success. With three decades in space and spectrum regulatory work, Washington Federal Strategies helps space innovation companies build in-house licensing skills with the “Learn to Launch” basics class and the more rigorous “License to Launch” instruction course Participants will gain a solid understanding of the processes required for space product licensing, spectrum selection, experimental space licensing, and space regulatory and compliance requirements.
Satellite RF System Testing Guidance for Regulatory Technical Compliance
Speaker: Matt Hammond, Space Mission Systems with Rohde & Schwarz
After filing for a radio license with the regulatory bodies and completing the Space Cap ITU inputs, many additional engineering testing steps are required to ensure that your satellite communications device is both technically compliant with the regulations and successful in its mission. Appropriate steps will assist in making the licensing process smooth, as well as clarify RF systems limits and mitigate mission risks.
R&S will present an overview describing regulatory and EMC testing requirements, including a space regulatory and compliance test checklist for the various satellite network segments including satellite payloads, ground equipment, and launch vehicles.
5G NTN Takes Flight, a look at possible services
Speaker: Reiner Stuhlfauth, 5G & 6G Technology Manager at Rohde & Schwarz
Ubiquitous communication networks including satellite and airborne are becoming a reality. Systems connecting LEO/MEO/GEO satellites to ground and airborne terminals are under development. This presentation takes a closer look at the current 5G Non-Terrestrial Network (5G-NTN) standard as it relates to satellites, its architecture, technical design and testing challenges, and important system considerations.
Global Research defining future 6G capabilities
Speaker: Reiner Stuhlfauth, 5G & 6G Technology Manager at Rohde & Schwarz
Eventually current 5G communications technology will give way to 6G, but what will that look like. This presentation takes a global view of research supporting future 6G capabilities such as THz Communication, Environment Sensing, AI and Machine Learning, Massive MIMO, Photonics, and new Network Topologies.
DIFI – a Satellite Operator’s Perspective
Speaker: Carmel Ortiz, SVP, Technology and Innovation at Intelsat
Intelsat will provide an update on recent progress within the Digital IF Interoperability (DIFI) Consortium - including results of the September “plugfest” – and why industry adoption of the standard is important for satellite operators.
Presentors:
Anne Cortez, CEO at Washington Federal Strategies
Anne has provided global support services for three decades on complex licensing of innovative spectrum uses. In addition to leading the team at WFS, she has served as an attorney for the FCC, lead legal counsel in the Auctions Division, and served as Special Assistant for Reinventing Government in the Office of the Chairman. Currently, as CEO of WFS, she leads the company in assisting defense contractors, startup companies, universities, radio researchers, and entrepreneurs through complex issues. Such issues include federal and foreign regulation, R&D, product development, imaging satellite launch, terrestrial use of GPS spectrum, UAV licensing, advanced radar research, innovative data link technologies, and NASA-related research.
Matt Hammond, Space Mission Systems at Rohde & Schwarz
Matt is an electrical engineer with over twenty-five years in wireless engineering testing, including satellite modem development. During much of his twenty years at Rohde & Schwarz, Matt developed and managed the North American wireless chipset strategies for Rohde & Schwarz and supported some of the largest wireless chipset companies around the world. Matt currently manages the North American satellite test strategy and initiatives for Rohde & Schwarz. As a result of working with some of the largest satellite networks and manufacturers, Matt intimately understands the challenges and nuances of testing satellite payloads, ground stations, and user terminals.
Reiner Stuhlfauth, 5G & 6G Technology Manager at Rohde & Schwarz
Reiner is a Technology Manager for wireless communications at Rohde & Schwarz headquarters in Munich, Germany. He focuses on wireless communications technology and T&M aspects in cellular and non-cellular radio technologies like those used in satellite applications. In this role, he promotes test and measurement solutions for e.g. LTE, 5G and WLAN. Reiner is an O-RAN delegate in working group 4 and one of a group of authors at Rohde & Schwarz who have published a technology book on 5G NR: “5G New Radio – Fundamentals, procedures, testing aspects”.
Carmel Ortiz, SVP, Technology and Innovation at Intelsat
Carmel has more than 30 years of experience in the telecommunications, satellite, and digital media industries. In her current role as Senior Vice President of Technology and Innovation at Intelsat, Carmel is responsible for the ideation, design, and development of large breakthrough technology initiatives that will reshape Intelsat’s service offerings. Prior to joining Intelsat, Carmel was the Vice President/Chief Systems Engineer of OneWeb, where she was responsible for the overall system engineering, design, and performance of the low-earth orbit (LEO) broadband communication system.
