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The NANOSATELLITES – Concept, challenges and prospects

May 3, 2022 Telecom

STATE OF THE ART OF NANOSATELLITES 1.1. Classification of satellites To start the space age, three small satellites were the first to be launched into low Earth orbit (LEO) during the International Geophysical Year (IGY) from 1957 to 1958: Sputnik I, Explorer I and Vanguard 1: Figure 1: Views of the space segments of the Sputnik I, Explorer I and ... Read More »

Understanding nano-satellites in eight points

May 3, 2022 Telecom

1-The nano satellites that have appeared for 20 years, have attracted the attention of scientists because of their low cost compared to the importance of their usual space missions launched by large powerful countries. 2-A nanosatellite is a small satellite weighing 1 to 10kg. The nanosatellites developed by the university space centers (CSU) are of the CubeSat type, they have ... Read More »

Why optical fiber has the advantage over satellite networks

May 3, 2022 Telecom

Development in the satellite telecommunications sector is in the process of resuming projects from the end of the last century which have not had the expected success. Will they have more chances to succeed this time around? OneWeb was taken over by the British government because of Brexit and the need to have their sovereignty over the navigation system. Even ... Read More »

Internet convergence and space: Challenges and opportunities

May 3, 2022 Regulation

Space has always been the last frontier of mankind. The rise of the Internet has probably been one of the most disruptive and exciting things of the past few decades. As the 2020s approached, space and Internet technologies have been converging. Global technology leaders who view the evolution of the Internet, in terms of adoption, affordability, performance and reach as ... Read More »

Digital technologies for older people and healthy aging.

May 3, 2022 AI/ICT

By Ahmed Khaouja (*) Every year on May 17, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), a specialized institution of the United Nations (UN), celebrates World Telecommunications and Information Society Day. The theme for this year 2022 is entitled “Digital technologies at the service of the elderly and healthy aging”. The objective of choosing this theme is to raise awareness in all ... Read More »

Interview with Kamal Ammor, Commercial Director of Nortis Telecom.

May 3, 2022 Telecom

1- Before we begin, could you briefly introduce Nortis Telecom? Nortis Telecom is a leading VSAT telecommunications operator in Morocco, founded by the Norwegian incumbent operator Telenor (Norway Telecom) more than 22 years ago, then integrated into the international Eurona group. Present on several continents and countries, with a very prestigious client portfolio in different line of businesses (National Defense ... Read More »

In the metaverse world, designed using several technologies, each user will have their own avatar, a kind of digital "self", that is to say, an imaginary character they will choose to represent them in this virtual place. Let us recall in passing that the word "metaverse" is made up of "meta" which means transcendent and "vers" which implies "to turn" that has produced several words such as universe, conversation and many more... The metaverse or web 3.0 revolution comes down to the fact that we will not be content, as usual, to look at the screen of our computers, but we will also be completely immersed in the Internet via headsets. Even if the real metaverse networks are, for the moment, at the development stage, several sectors are already rushing to invest in them because, they believe, the metaverse constitutes a new Eldorado to conquer. Thus, brands are already there, such as the “Carrefour” chain, which recently organized virtual job interviews via the Sandbox platform. All the major American firms in the ICT industry crave these new metaverse markets; the GAFAMs (Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft) as well as their Chinese counterparts, the BATXs (Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent, Xiaomi) are working hard to conquer a market that is barely emerging. Each giant, American or Chinese, wants to grab a good share of this great and very promising business, since the Bloomberg Intelligence forecasts, that this brand-new activity will attain a turnover of over 800 billion dollars by 2024. For metaverse to function properly at the global level, it is necessary to implement a standardization of the various processes. The metaverse will also require powerful computer processing and sophisticated electronic hardware. Intel, for example, estimates that metaverse requires a 1000-fold increase in the computing power of current computers. Is it already in quantum computing? Metaverse will have, among other advantages, the possibility of offering distance training of such quality that it will be difficult to distinguish the virtual from face-to-face. On the other hand, because of their helmets, metaverse users will have to master the geometric space where they operate. This will be the great challenge for the "metaversers" not to increase the number of accidents as the statistics are beginning to point to serious and real risks. Without neglecting some psychological aspects of this new revolution, such as attachment to one's digital "self" and preferring the virtual world to the detriment of reality and living in society. Several studies have already raised the possibility of users becoming irrationally attached to their avatars, as what it happened to a journalist from the British Times, who spent several hours on a metaverse platform, thus, concluded that the metaverse seems to encourage anti-social behavior. The other drawback, which is not negligible and which will be the subject of Lte magazine next publication, is the environmental impact of the metaverse. In short, metaverse technology seems to be well engaged on the right path, unless the supply of the electronic elements necessary for the metaverse networks is also, being impacted by the current crisis in the global supply chain of electronic components. This file will therefore be simple and complete, starting with this first article which deals with the metaverse in seven points and which will help to better understand everything related to this new technology, and will also propose some expected applications of the metaverse. Furthermore, the legal aspect will be presented as a necessity for the regulation of the metaverse world, and finally, this file will be closed by an interview carried out with Guillaume, an expert in the field of metaverse at Digitevent in France. In the free forum, Ata-ilah Khaouja will review the burning energy news around "Textual sobriety, energetic intoxication". In the telecom section, we will offer you an exceptionally rich article on the history of telecoms, which will retrace, more precisely, the emergence of Moroccan telecoms within the medina of Rabat. And as always, other relevant reading awaits you in the other sections, notably in “events” and “media library”. Ahmed Khaouja ITU expert and director Lte magazine.