Signal Processing for High-Throughput Satellites: Challenges in New Interference-Limited Scenarios

The field of satellite communications (SatCom) is enjoying renewed attention in the global telecommunications market, and high-throughput satellites, with their multiple spot beams, are critical components for delivering the rates that will be demanded in the future. In this article, we present the state of the art and the open research challenges in the area of high-throughput satellites, with a focus on signal processing approaches for efficient interference mitigation.