Papers and presentations will cover different technical and technological elements related to the implementation of future flexible telecom payload/systems including:

• Systems, applications and operators’ needs of flexible/generic payloads 
• Flexible Payload and System architectures 
• Flexibility for Constellations 
• Payload flexibility for dual-use and hosted payloads applications 
• Flexibility for interference management 
• Flexible RF power generation and output sections (e.g. flex-TWTA, Multiport Amplifiers, etc.) 
• Reconfigurable antennas (active and passive) 
• Digital on board processors and related technologies 
• Tunable frequency converters 
• Analogue (including optical) processor equipment and technologies 
• Reconfigurable Filters, RF Switches and Switching Matrices 
• Payload Photonic Technologies 
• Flexible Payload/System analysis, simulation and optimization tools 
• AIT approaches for flexible and modular payloads 
• Beamforming networks (hybrids, lenses, fully digital, etc.) 
• Payload calibration