Tag: Communications

Over 30 ESA Business Incubation Centres (ESA BICs) across Europe have supported hundreds of start-ups for the past two decades. Next to start-ups active in the space sector, some founders have discovered applications for space technologies in various other sectors. Here...

ESA announces three new Invitations to Tender under the ARTES 4.0 programme The ESA Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems (ARTES) 4.0 Future Preparation (FP) strategy is designed to identify new market opportunities, define future technology needs, monitor regulatory trends, and...

DiGOS GmbH, a German company specialising in optical technologies, has received the European Space Agency’s 21 Rising Stars award for its significant contributions to satellite and space debris laser ranging. The award recognises the company’s development of advanced laser...

On 9-10 December, the ESA Investor Forum, held in Frankfurt, Germany, brought together key players in the space industry to discuss the main commercial space dynamics and programmes currently underway in Europe. The forum aimed to foster dialogue among...

Paris, France (SPX) Jan 22, 2024
Eutelsat Group (Euronext Paris, London: ETL), a key player in the satellite communications industry, has announced a significant development in its partnership with Paratus South Africa, a leading specialist in connectivity solutions. This collaboration marks an important step in enhancing Paratus South Africa's connectivity offerings through the integration of Eutelsat OneWeb's services.

Washington DC (SPX) Dec 14, 2023
A NASA technology experiment on the International Space Station completed its first laser link with an in-orbit laser relay system on Dec. 5, 2023. Together, they complete NASA's first two-way, end-to-end laser relay system. NASA's LCRD (Laser Communications Relay Demonstration) and the new space station demonstration, ILLUMA-T (Integrated LCRD Low Earth Orbit User Modem and Amplifier Term

Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $235 million contract by the U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command for the Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next Gen OPIR) polar satellites 1 and 2. This contract brings the total value awarded...

The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) of the United Kingdom has announced a partnership with OneWeb to collaborate on Position, Timing, and Navigation (PNT) capabilities for the company's second-generation satellite constellation. NPL, which is the national measurement standards laboratory of...

Yahsat Government Solutions (YGS), a subsidiary of Yahsat, has secured a significant new contract with the UAE government worth over $5 billion. The deal, announced on September 22nd, grants YGS an Authorization to Proceed (ATP) to provide satellite capacity and...

Fairwinds Technologies has been awarded a $30 million contract by Comtech for its Troposcatter family of systems (FOS) to support U.S. Army tactical communications. The announcement was made by Comtech on July 13.Fairwinds, a tech systems integrator, secured the...