Current multibeam satellite systems consist of a very large number of spot beams. In this
paper, we analyze them from the large scale MIMO perspective, and establish a comparison …

Emerging interactive satellite applications demand highly efficient transmission schemes.
Narrow-band satellite return channels for mobile users have peculiar characteristics that …

Multibeam satellites are widely used nowadays, and their use is expected to keep growing
due to their increased capacity and technology readiness for higher frequencies. The on …

Satellite communication is facing the urgent need of improving data rate and efficiency to
compete with the quality of service offered by terrestrial communication systems. An …

Aggressive frequency reuse in a multibeam satellite system offers wider bandwidths per
beam at the cost of increased co-channel interference. Focussing on the return link of …