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To date, a low-cost GPU or CPU-based demodulation solution with typical consumer terminal performance have not been developed. Such technology would allow field-upgradable terminals that can enable the deployment of new waveforms without expensive hardware swaps in the middle of the life of the system.This activity will develop and test a software-based demodulator running in a consumer GPU as found in a games console or a PC graphics card or a low-end CPU (Intel Core i3 or equivalent), with a throughput equivalent to a TV receiver or a consumer satellite broadband terminal. Superior demodulation algorithms than those in common open-source Software Defined Radio (SDR) toolkits will be studied and further developed and implemented.The activity will be implemented in a phased approach:- Phase 1 shall implement and test a DVB-S2/S2X demodulator on one of the hardware platforms described above. The DVB-S2/X demodulator software will be tested against a hardware modulator or dedicated test equipment in the relevant environment to ensure the baud rate is met and fully compliant with as a minimum theDVB-S2 specification. Phase 1 deliverable will be a DVB-S2/S2X demodulator on a low-end CPU or GPU platform. Budget is up to 700 kEuro.- Phase 2 shall implement and test in the relevant environment 5G-NR waveform or other proprietary waveform development on the hardware platform delivered by Phase 1.Procurement Policy: C(1) = Activity restricted to non-prime contractors (incl. SMEs).  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