WORK Microwave will showcase their satellite ground-segment solutions at IAC 2022 — these solutions transform space and satellite communication deployments, enabling greater flexibility, scalability, sustainability and more.
Partnered ground and space segments for reliable, scalable transmission operations
At IAC 2022, WORK Microwave will perform a joint demo at the neighboring IQ spacecom at Booth D8C and will showcase how the companies’ combined technologies allow operators to reliably perform telecommand and telemetry transmission tasks and other mission communication for ground and space segments. From space, IQ spacecom’s XLink Space Segment Transceiver connects seamlessly with WORK Microwave’s AX-60-S02190 CCSDS TM/TC Ground Station Modem. Both platforms connect to IP networks with easy-to-use, straightforward connectivity. The solutions feature space communication waveforms according to CCSDS and DVB-S2 standards. Creating one of the world’s first end-to-end CubeSat solutions, the modem and transceiver give operators an affordable, one-stop-shop solution for new space applications, including LEO satellite missions for Earth Observation (EO).
Optimize ground segment operations with a virtual solution
WORK Microwave’s Virtual Ground Station (VGS) solution is a state-of-the-art ground station architecture that uses IP networks to improve the flexibility of antenna, processing, and operations composition. Based on digitized RF signals over IP — in accordance with the DIFI standard — and wideband signal processing on a cloud platform by a virtualized software modem, VGS brings high flexibility, scalability, efficiency, and “switchability” to ground-segment operations. By supporting as-a-service business models, including ground-station-as-a-service and software-as-a-service, VGS enables operators to pay per use while reducing hardware investments. Additionally, any digitized antenna worldwide can access VGS for satellite and space communication.
VGS includes:
- V-Series software modems for waveform-based processing and connection to DIFI-compliant IP network subscribers. V-Series software can run completely in the cloud or on-premises at physical satellite ground stations based on operators’ requirements.
- Digitizer/SDR modules with multi-GHz bandwidths are a key element in supporting the migration of ground infrastructures into the digital domain. SATCOM-specific designs allow integration into the signal chain with selectable levels of access for operators, integrators, engineers, and programmers.
- DBUC/DBDC digital up/downconverter with signal IP connectivity that seamlessly connects to WORK Microwave’s V-Series software modem thanks to DIFI standard compliance, requiring less space, investment, hardware maintenance, and cost.
Digital optical ground station brings space-to-ground communication to light
At IAC 2022, WORK Microwave will showcase its Digital Optical Ground Station (DOG) suite of products designed to overcome bandwidth limits and RF spectrum regulatory challenges with free space optical communication using CCSDS and SDA standards. Based on the company’s well-established A-Series platform, DOG is perfect for LEO, GEO, and lunar missions. Leveraging a multi-mission approach, DOG combines optimal hardware and software for all scenarios, empowering operators to detect and process optical communication from and to space terminals such as CubeLCT, T-OSIRIS, OPTEL-µ, or CAT. With more than 35 years of ground station experience, WORK Microwave offers a turnkey solution from telescope to modem with full integration services for optical ground stations. Top-tier providers of telescopes and adjacent optical components are part of WORK Microwave’s optical ground station solution.
Headquartered in Holzkirchen, Germany (near Munich), and comprised of four operating divisions — Satellite Communication, Navigation Simulators, Defence Electronics, and Sensors and Measurement — WORK Microwave leverages over 35 years of experience to anticipate market needs and apply an innovative and creative approach to the development of its technologies while maintaining the highest standards for quality, reliability, and performance. WORK Microwave’s Satellite Communication division develops and manufactures high-performance, advanced satellite communications equipment for Earth observation, NGEO constellations, direct-to-home broadcast, IP networks, teleport management, government communications, and many more applications.
