Beam-hopping technology enables it to vary the power of its signals, enabling them to respond rapidly to surges in customer demand.
and OneWeb agreed to collaborate on the satellite's development. The program aims to help European space firms benefit from ESA Partnership Projects in the highly competitive worldwide market for telecommunications satellites.JoeySat is being developed as part of the Sunrise Partnership Project between ESA and telecommunications operator OneWeb, with backing from the UK Space Agency.
The project also serves as an example of ESA furthering innovation in next-generation 5G connectivity by working leanly with commercial off-the-shelf components and flexible project management to bring novel technologies more quickly into the market. "The UK Space Agency has supported the mission with more than £50 million to fund both the game-changing technology behind JoeySat’s creation and the development of a wider ecosystem that will ensure a reliable and sustainable end-to-end service, said Harshbir Sangha, Missions and Capabilities Delivery Director at the UK Space Agency, in a mediaThe satellite has completed commissioning tests of its platform and payload and begun the one-year test campaign of its innovative features,...
"JoeySat is in a near-polar orbit and will send signals via ground stations in Norway and Sweden to demonstrate the full capabilities of flexible payloads in next-generation constellations with global connectivity. Experiments will include end-to-end communications with dynamic resource allocation and 5G pilot tests with the University of Surrey," said a media statement by ESA.
The team believes that the beam-hopping technology has the potential to improve connection and people's lives, whether that means improved internet services in rural areas or the ability to respond to emergencies more efficiently.
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