Integral Satcom Initiative
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The Integral Satcom Initiative (ISI) is the European Technology Platform on Satellite Communications, whose membership embraces major part of relevant private and public stakeholders from Satellite Communications (SatCom) and Space sector in Europe. Currently ISI involves more than 180 member organizations from 29 Countries.
The ISI European Technology Platform activities deal with and address together, for the first time in a unified, industry-led body, all research, technology and innovation aspects related to satellite communications, including mobile, broadband, and broadcasting applications.
ISI objective is to foster and develop the entire industrial SatCom sector, maximize the value of European research and technology developments in the SatCom domain and contribute to European Union
(EU) and European Space Agency
(ESA) policies.
During the last years, ISI has defined and updated the Strategic Research Agenda for SatCom, working continuously for the development of the SatCom sector in Europe, promoting strategic development initiatives, stimulating R&D efforts and addressing the main challenges that Europe SatCom sector is facing.
Activities within ISI are internally organized into the following Working Groups:
ISI has defined and is currently developing the “ISICOM” (Integrated Space Infrastructure for global Communications) initiative. ISICOM is the ISI proposal for an advanced European Satellite Communication System fully integrated with the Global Communication Networks of the Future and able to complement Galileo and GMES
by adding important value and functionalities.
Furthermore, ISI has contributed to the European activities on the Future Internet
, starting from the endorsing of the “Bled Declaration: Towards a European approach to the future Internet”, also elaborating documents and position papers highlighting the role of Satellite Communications within the Future Internet domain.
The ISI reference and working documents are publicly available on the ISI Website. These include among others the
The ISI European Technology Platform activities deal with and address together, for the first time in a unified, industry-led body, all research, technology and innovation aspects related to satellite communications, including mobile, broadband, and broadcasting applications.
ISI objective is to foster and develop the entire industrial SatCom sector, maximize the value of European research and technology developments in the SatCom domain and contribute to European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
(EU) and European Space Agency
European Space Agency
The European Space Agency , established in 1975, is an intergovernmental organisation dedicated to the exploration of space, currently with 18 member states...
(ESA) policies.
During the last years, ISI has defined and updated the Strategic Research Agenda for SatCom, working continuously for the development of the SatCom sector in Europe, promoting strategic development initiatives, stimulating R&D efforts and addressing the main challenges that Europe SatCom sector is facing.
Activities within ISI are internally organized into the following Working Groups:
- R&D Working Group
- Users Working Group
- Regulatory Working Group
- Security Working Group
- Future Internet Working Group.
ISI has defined and is currently developing the “ISICOM” (Integrated Space Infrastructure for global Communications) initiative. ISICOM is the ISI proposal for an advanced European Satellite Communication System fully integrated with the Global Communication Networks of the Future and able to complement Galileo and GMES
GMES
Global Monitoring for Environment and Security is a joint initiative of the European Commission and European Space Agency, which aims at achieving an autonomous and operational Earth observation capacity....
by adding important value and functionalities.
Furthermore, ISI has contributed to the European activities on the Future Internet
Future Internet
Future Internet is a general term for research activities on new architectures for the Internet.-History:While the technical development of the Internet has been an extensive research topic from the beginning, an increased public awareness of several critical shortcomings in terms of performance,...
, starting from the endorsing of the “Bled Declaration: Towards a European approach to the future Internet”, also elaborating documents and position papers highlighting the role of Satellite Communications within the Future Internet domain.
The ISI reference and working documents are publicly available on the ISI Website. These include among others the
- ISI Vision document.
- ISI Strategic Research Agenda.
- ISICOM overview.
- Position Paper on Future Internet.
External links
- Integral Satcom Initiative Official Web Site
- FP7 Official Web Site (Cordis)
- European Space Agency
- sISI The European CommissionEuropean CommissionThe European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union....
FP7-ICT Supporting Action to ISI