Broadcast and Satellite Communication Systems

Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits

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The flyer »Broadcast and Satellite Communication Systems« gives an overview on the activities in the business fields Digital broadcasting and satellite communication. This page includes the links related to the information given in the flyer to provide an easy access to the complementary information".

Reference Projects

  • SiriusXM system

    Fraunhofer IIS made major contributions to the Sirius XM system.

    For further information on the SiriusXM system visit the SiriusXM home page.

  • DVB-SH

    Fraunhofer offers for example a chipset IP for DVB-SH.
    A short introduction to DVB-SH can be found on Wikipedia.
    Fraunhofer is member of DVB. For further information about DVB see the DVB home page.

  • J-Ortigia

    J-Oritigia and Ortigia cover the verification of the DVB-SH technology in the field. Further information can be found on the ESA web page (telekom.esa.int).

  • MiLADY

    The MiLADY project is an ESA funded activity covering the analysis and modelling of the system with 2 or more satellite ("angle diversity", "spatial diversity").

  • MIMOSA

    The MIMOSA project is an ESA funded activity covering the evaluation of MIMO technologies for satellite applications.

  • CME

    In cooperation with ESA Fraunhofer developed channel measurement equipment.
    The CME is available as a product. For further information see link below.

  • SafeTRIP

    SafeTRIP is a project supported by the European Commision. The project targets satellite-based applications for road safety and emergency handling.

  • DAB and DRM

    Fraunhofer IIS is member of both WorldDMB and the DRM consortium.

Products offered by Fraunhofer IIS

  • Fraunhofer IIS offers a number of equipment in the area of broadcasting, ranging from DRM test and monitoring equipment, DAB receiver kits, DAB Content Server, to DVB-SH IPs. 

Related and Complementary Business Fields

The broad range of Fraunhofer IIS business fields can be accessed via the navigation on the left. This landing page addresses the activities in Broadcast and Satellite Communication Systems, which benefit from synergies to other business fields like Embedded Communication.

  • Digital Broadcasting

    The business field digital broadcasting covers solutions for audio, video and data broadcasting.

  • Satellite Communication

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    • Embedded Communication

      The business field Embedded Communication covers activities like short and medium range oriented communication systems.

    Related Departments

    An overview of all departments is available via the navigation on the left. Especially the following departments are active in the business field broadcasting:

    • Digital communication

      The communications department develops solutions for digital broadcasting, satellite-based systems and long distance terrestrial communcation.

    • RF and microwave design

      The satellite and terrestial communication activities include also antenna design and RF components.

    • Integrated Digital Terminals

      The department is engaged in current and future broadcast and communication system development, services and applications as well as commercial terminal and chipset development.

    • Multimedia Realtime systems

      Fraunhofer offers the communication technology together with the related source coding technologies.