Satellite Communications
Key information
- Start date:
- To be confirmed
Contact details:
- FEPS Short Courses
- Email: FEPSshortcourses@surrey.ac.uk
Overview
This popular and intensive course will provide you with an in-depth background of satellite communication techniques, modern satellite multiple access, modulation and coding schemes, as well as providing an update on key emerging technologies and future systems.
Over the past few years, delegates have benefited from working in the project groups. The project presentations on the last day are always one of the course highlights!
We are running this course face to face with some project work taking place in the evenings.
Who is this course for?
This course is ideal for engineers practising within the satellite communications field or for those in allied fields requiring an update in this area.
The project presentation is a very good exercise for team building… I appreciate all staff’s sincere efforts and contributions… A very enjoyable course, held at a very nice facility… Generally a very good course that provides quite a comprehensive and detailed introduction... Would strongly recommend to others.
Comment from previous studentLearning outcomes
On successful completion of this course, you will be have knowledge of:
- Link budgets and planning
- Modulation, coding and multiple access
- Digital audio/video broadcasting
- Satellite personal communication systems
- Satellite networking
- Plus a good all round idea of current and emerging systems and technologies for the future.
Because the course also gives emphasis to the theoretical aspects of the subject you will gain a comprehensive understanding of the field. Consequently you will be better placed to apply your knowledge to the workplace.
Course content
Please note that we reserve the right to alter the syllabus. Any major changes will be notified to delegates before the course starts.
Learning and teaching methods
Learning and teaching methods include the following:
- Lectures to provide the fundamental knowledge
- Class discussion to encourage interaction and participation.
Assessment
There is no assessment for those who take this as an individual short course.
Course leader
Professor Zhili Sun
Professor of Communication Networking
Course contributors
Professor Barry Evans
Professor-Information Systems Engineering
Daryll Jones
Airbus - Course Lecturer
Ben Moores
Course Lecturer - One Web
Mark Posen
Course Lecturer - RPC Telecommunications
Patrick Sharkey
Course Lecturer - Inmarsat
Simon Watts
Course Lecturer - Avanti
Alex de Silva Curiel
Course lecturer - SSTL
Entry requirements
Suitable for early-career professionals and graduates. Some prior knowledge of communications and an engineering background is required.
Pre-requirements
As part of the course delegates will be expected to do small group design projects for which they will need to do calculations requiring either a calculator with trigonometric functions or an excel spread sheet on a laptop. The laptop will be needed for PowerPoint presentations at the end of the week.
The course material will provide the background and all the necessary design equations for the projects. Delegates should ideally have an engineering or computer science qualification or industrial background with relevant experience.
The projects will be communications based, and thus if delegates do not have knowledge of digital communications they may wish to consult a textbook on the subject prior to attending the course.
Recognition of prior learning
This course will require an undergraduate degree level of understanding of telecommunications systems.
Fees and funding
Price per person:
£2,000
IET members: Early bird rate*£2,100
Standard Early bird rate*£2,300
For all bookings made after 28 March 2025* For all booking before 28 March 2025
What these fees include
Lunch, refreshments and course notes which will be provided in electronic format.
Group bookings
Rate of £2,000 per person applies for bookings of three or more people from the same organisation
Payments
Payment can be accepted by purchase order, credit card or bank transfer on our online store.
Please note that we do not charge VAT as we are an educational establishment.
Payments will be accepted subject to availability. If making payment by credit card, please forward the transaction receipt by email to the FEPS Short Courses Team
How to apply
If you are interested in attending this course, then please email the FEPS Short Courses Team to register your interest.
Terms and conditions
When you accept an offer of a place at the University of Surrey, you are agreeing to comply with our policies and regulations and our terms and conditions. You are also confirming you have read and understood our privacy notice.
- Cancellations notified in writing ten working days before the event; we charge a cancellation fee of 35 per cent of the standard rate. If we have already received payment we refund 65 per cent of the full fee.
- Cancellations within 10 working days before the event; We charge these at the full rate and do not give refunds.
- If no written notice of cancellation is received, no refund can be made.
- The University of Surrey reserves the right to cancel any event. In this case, the full fee will be refunded unless a mutually convenient transfer can be arranged. Details of event changes or cancellations are available by emailing the FEPS Short Courses Team.
- Delegates can make a provisional registration for a course by email. However bookings are only acknowledged formally once payment has been received.
- Substitutions from the same company may be made following consultation with the FEPS Short Courses Team.
- The University reserves the right to cancel any course on the grounds of insufficient numbers or for other reasons beyond our control. In this case the full fee will be refunded unless a mutually convenient transfer can be arranged.
- Registrations cannot be accepted without a valid purchase order, credit card payment or cheque.
- Proof of payment.
- Registrations must come with a valid purchase order, credit card payment or cheque.
Disclaimer
This online prospectus has been prepared and published in advance of the commencement of the course. The University of Surrey has used its reasonable efforts to ensure that the information is accurate at the time of publishing, but changes (for example to course content or additional costs) may occur given the interval between publishing and commencement of the course. It is therefore very important to check this website for any updates before you apply for a course with us. Read more.
Course location and contact details
Campus location
Stag HillThis course is based at Stag Hill campus. Stag Hill is the University's main campus and where the majority of our courses are taught.
University of Surrey
Guildford
Surrey GU2 7XH