Space Development Agency (SDA) cops to issues with scaling its Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA). The agency is grappling with a 2-3 month schedule slip. Core issues include:

Satellite Contact Failures: SDA and its vendors have struggled with the on-orbit checkout process – aka an inability to establish contact with one of its satellites launched in late 2025.

Component Scarcity: Sustained shortages of optical communications terminals (OCTs) and encryption devices continue to serve as the “critical path” for all vendors.

Launch Schedule Pressure: The next scheduled mission, T1TL-A, is ~ 4 months behind schedule due to the 45-day government shutdown, a launch rocket tech glitz, and issues with onboard software for satellites. https://satnews.com/2026/03/08/space-development-agency-faces-growing-pains-as-pwsa-scaling-hits-chokepoints/

Read my TechAptitude post on the PWSA program here: https://techaptitude.substack.com/p/us-space-forces-laser-mesh-network

#SDA #Space #PWSA #Lasers #OpticalNetworks #Satellites #USSpaceForce #SpaceCraft #DoD #TechAptitude

Implementation of 10GPON

https://peertube.eqver.se/w/smmgLUWxmCVYc2grzQZsqQ

🚀 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗔𝗣𝗜 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝗙𝗬𝗨𝗭 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱!

Our expert Dr. Behnam Shariati, Strategy Lead of AI for Network Automation at Fraunhofer HHI, will speak at FYUZ 2025 on “𝗟𝗟𝗠-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝗣𝗜𝘀 : 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀-𝗩𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀-𝗩𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗔𝗣𝗜 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻”.

Our Wireless Communications and Networks team will also be on site, joined by our partners from l14y lab and airpuls GmbH.

#FYUZ25 #NetworkAutomation #OpticalNetworks #Telecom

📢 𝗙𝗟𝗘𝗫-𝗦𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗘 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗢𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗮𝘁 𝗢𝗙𝗖 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱

A 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗼𝗱𝗲 enabling switching across multiple fiber lanes and spectral bands — essential for supporting next-generation applications like 𝗔𝗜, 𝗫𝗥, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲.

👉 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀: https://6g-flexscale.eu/en/outcomes

#FLEXSCALE #OpticalNetworks #FutureNetworks

⏱️〰️🎓 Just announced at our #Network #eAcademy infoshare: The first three learning units in our brand new Optical Time & Frequency Networks (OTFN) eAcademy are now out!

- Why do we need precise #time?
- Introduction to #TimeAndFrequency
- #Metrology concepts for Time & Frequency

Explore the training map (in “clock format”) and make sure to take some 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 to explore this emerging topic: https://wiki.geant.org/display/NETDEV/Time+and+Frequency+Networks+Training

#WhiteRabbit #OpticalNetworks #OpticalNetworking #Fibre #CERN #LearningAndDevelopment

#HEAnet and #GÉANT support a new €1.3M #DigitalTwin Framework For #OpticalNetworks Project launched by Marco Ruffini, Trinity College Dublin.

The project aims to revolutionise optical networks with cutting-edge digital twin technology, enabling rapid and disruption-free advancements: https://connect.geant.org/2024/07/16/heanet-and-geant-support-a-new-e1-3m-digital-twin-framework-for-optical-networks-project-launched-by-trinity-college-dublin

#Network #DigitalTwins #Networking #Research #Innovation #Science #NRENs