SANTANA project

Within the SANTANA project, highly integrated transmit / receive modules are developed to demonstrate the technology of Ka-band multimedia terminals emploing digital beamforming.

A complete medium size DBF system has been realised (64 antenna elements each for the transmiting / receiving terminal). This system has been successfully demonstrated by establishing communication links between the DBF terminal and moving platforms (car or plane).

SANTANA is a joint project of IMST GmbH and TU Hamburg-Harburg, DLR Oberpfaffenhofen and EADS Astrium GmbH. The project is funded by BMWi on behalf of DLR Bonn.

For more information on SANTANA project and recent activities (in german) please visit the SANTANA project website or download the flyer.

Smart Antennas @ IMST

IMST is a customer-oriented service provider for research and development in the range of cellular radio, antennas and other radio solutions.

A main focus of the antenna development at IMST GmbH is smart antennas, also called intelligent antennas, e.g. phased arrays. These types of antennas, which incorporate in general active components for beam steering, have achieved ever more popularity in the last years, mainly driven by satellite based multimedia mobile applications. Nowadays mobile satellite terminals, either for maritime, aeronautical or land applications, must be able to track one or more satellites and provide sufficient bandwidth.

For more information on the smart antenna activities and projects at IMST GmbH please visit our website.