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We investigate different techniques to improve the spectral efficiency of systems based on the DVB‐S2 standard, when the transmitted signal bandwidth cannot be increased because it has already been optimized to the maximum value allowed by transponder filters. We will investigate and compare several techniques involving different sections of the transceiver scheme. The techniques that will be considered include the use of advanced detection algorithms, the adoption of time packing, and the optimization of the constellation and shaping pulses. The low‐density parity‐check codes recently proposed for the evolution of the DVB‐S2 standard will be considered, as well as the adoption of iterative detection and decoding. Information‐theoretical analysis will be followed by the study of practical modulation and coding schemes. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.