Provision of multimedia services over Europe by means of geostationary satellites with multispot coverage using small terminals

Wireless Networks

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 125-139

  Luglio, Michele ^a,b,d,e,f   Marinelli, Mauro ^b,g,h,i   Paraboni, Aldo ^c,j,k,l  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b ALENIA SPAZIO   (Italy)

^c POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^d Image Processing Department   (United States)

^e ACTS SECOMS   (Italy)

^f European Community   (Italy)

^g SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^h Fatme Spa   (Italy)

ⁱ European Community ^*  (Italy)

^j Fucino   (Italy)

^k ITALIAN SPACE AGENCY   (Italy)

^l EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (France)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SATELLITE LINKS; TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES;

SATELLITE EXTREMELY HIGH FREQUENCY COMMUNICATIONS MULTIMEDIA SERVICES;

DIGITAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 0031997641     PISSN: 10220038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1019139603088     Document Type: Article

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