{"id":6709,"date":"2026-07-13T09:52:38","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T07:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silicon-austria-labs.com\/?p=6709"},"modified":"2026-07-30T09:37:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T07:37:57","slug":"project-5g-antenna-kick-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silicon-austria-labs.com\/en\/project-5g-antenna-kick-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Project 5G-aNTeNna KICK-OFF"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Sover\u00adeign connec\u00adtivity made in Europe: The pionee\u00adring 5G-aNTeNna project is driving the deve\u00adlop\u00adments for compact user termi\u00adnals to foster tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgical inde\u00adpen\u00addence.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Linz, June 02, 2026<\/strong> \u2013 Silicon Austria Labs (SAL) is leading the deve\u00adlop\u00adment of a compact Euro\u00adpean user terminal that combines 5G-NTN and highly effi\u00adcient phased-array antennas. The system enables highly secure and resi\u00adlient broad\u00adband commu\u00adni\u00adca\u00adtion in the Ka-band. The project consor\u00adtium, which includes Tech\u00adniSat, EnSi\u00adlica, Terma Tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies, FRITZ!, and CISC Semi\u00adcon\u00adductor, is thus provi\u00adding the key tech\u00adno\u00adlogy for the new EU satel\u00adlite infra\u00adstruc\u00adture IRIS\u00b2.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #009a9b\">The Back\u00adbone for Euro\u00adpe\u2019s Digital Sover\u00adeignty<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Euro\u00adpean Union has laun\u00adched IRIS\u00b2 to ensure sover\u00adeign, highly secure, and resi\u00adlient satel\u00adlite broad\u00adband commu\u00adni\u00adca\u00adtions, which are essen\u00adtial for govern\u00adments, the mili\u00adtary, and enter\u00adprises. A remar\u00adkable feature is the constel\u00adla\u00adti\u00adon&#8217;s scala\u00adbi\u00adlity, which opens a massive upco\u00adming commer\u00adcial market. IRIS\u00b2 lever\u00adages 5G-NTN tech\u00adno\u00adlogy, which will drive the next major trans\u00adfor\u00adma\u00adtion in the Satcom market.<\/p>\n<p>To fully unlock this dual-use poten\u00adtial, Europe requires ground hard\u00adware that is not only highly secure but also compact, cost-effi\u00adcient, and scalable for mass produc\u00adtion. The user terminal deve\u00adl\u00adoped in the 5G-aNTeNna project fills this critical gap.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #009a9b\">A Strong Euro\u00adpean Alli\u00adance for Next-Gen Satcom User Termi\u00adnals<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To cover the entire value chain from funda\u00admental re\u00adsearch to commer\u00adcial mass produc\u00adtion, the 5G-aNTeNna project unites leading Euro\u00adpean experts, each cont\u00adri\u00adbu\u00adting critical exper\u00adtise to the termi\u00adnal&#8217;s deve\u00adlop\u00adment:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Silicon Austria Labs (SAL):<\/strong> Project lead and one of Euro\u00adpe\u2019s top re\u00adsearch centers for Elec\u00adtro\u00adnics and Soft\u00adware Based Systems (ESBS), driving appli\u00adca\u00adtion-oriented cutting-edge re\u00adsearch, inclu\u00adding wire\u00adless commu\u00adni\u00adca\u00adtions and Milli\u00admeter Wave tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tech\u00adniSat:<\/strong> Pioneer in consumer elec\u00adtro\u00adnics, satel\u00adlite recep\u00adtion tech\u00adno\u00adlogy, and large-scale Elec\u00adtronic Manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adring Services (EMS), inclu\u00adding PCB assembly, plastic and metal process\u00ading, device assembly, and product deve\u00adlop\u00adment.<\/li>\n<li><strong>EnSi\u00adlica:<\/strong> Fabless semi\u00adcon\u00adductor company with world-class exper\u00adtise in desi\u00adgning and supp\u00adlying custom RF, mmWave, mixed-signal and digital ICs, inclu\u00adding Ka-band beam\u00adformer and 5G-NTN modem chips that are manu\u00adfac\u00adtured prima\u00adrily within the Euro\u00adpean Union.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Terma Tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies:<\/strong> Terma is a leading Euro\u00adpean space tech\u00adno\u00adlogy company deli\u00advering mission critical solu\u00adtions for space, defence and secu\u00adrity appli\u00adca\u00adtions. In the 5G-aNTeNna project, Terma cont\u00adri\u00adbutes its SPECTRA Soft\u00adware Defined Radio (SDR) plat\u00adform, enab\u00adling secure, flexible and resi\u00adlient satel\u00adlite commu\u00adni\u00adca\u00adtions aligned with Europe IRIS\u00b2 programme.<\/li>\n<li><strong>FRITZ!<\/strong> is one of the leaders in Europe when it comes to broad\u00adband internet and digital home solu\u00adtions. Their key port\u00adfolio includes the FRITZ!Box for all broad\u00adband connec\u00adtions like 5G, Fiber Optics, DSL, Cable with its soft\u00adware FRITZ!OS. FRITZ! has focused on deve\u00adlo\u00adping inno\u00adva\u00adtive products in-house and produ\u00adcing them with part\u00adners in Europe.<\/li>\n<li><strong>CISC Semi\u00adcon\u00adductor:<\/strong> A globally opera\u00adting tech\u00adno\u00adlogy company deli\u00advering hard\u00adware and soft\u00adware products, toge\u00adther with engi\u00adnee\u00adring services, for mission-critical commu\u00adni\u00adca\u00adtion and iden\u00adti\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adtion systems. Its SDR- and FPGA-based test, veri\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adtion, and measu\u00adre\u00adment solu\u00adtions are trusted by leading compa\u00adnies and ensure the quality, secu\u00adrity, and inter\u00adope\u00adra\u00adbi\u00adlity of their products.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Toge\u00adther, this consor\u00adtium of excel\u00adlence bridges the gap between labo\u00adra\u00adtory re\u00adsearch and commer\u00adcial market readi\u00adness, ensu\u00adring that Euro\u00adpe\u2019s upco\u00adming space infra\u00adstruc\u00adture is supported by sover\u00adeign, cutting-edge ground tech\u00adno\u00adlogy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact:<\/strong><br \/>\nDipl.-Ing. Stefan Wimmer<br \/>\nManager Busi\u00adness Deve\u00adlop\u00adment | Intel\u00adli\u00adgent Wire\u00adless Systems<\/p>\n<p>E-mail: <a href=\"mailto:stefan.wimmer@silicon-austria.com\">stefan.wimmer@silicon-austria.com<\/a><br \/>\nMobile: +4366488515619<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sover\u00adeign connec\u00adtivity made in Europe: The pionee\u00adring 5G-aNTeNna project is driving the deve\u00adlop\u00adments for compact user termi\u00adnals to foster tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgical inde\u00adpen\u00addence. Linz, June 02, 2026 \u2013 Silicon Austria Labs (SAL) is leading the deve\u00adlop\u00adment of a compact Euro\u00adpean user terminal that combines 5G-NTN and highly effi\u00adcient phased-array antennas. 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