The IRIS2 project for hundreds of satellites was confirmed December 16th with the signing of contracts worth €10.6 billion with the SpaceRISE consortium. The consortium, led by satellite operators SES, […]
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Quadsat + NATO NCIA verify Quadsat system to measure WGS compliance
Quadsat has worked with NATO NCIA to perform a measurement campaign to verify U.S. Space Force’s Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) compliance. Following on from Quadsat’s inclusion in the 2023 NATO DIANA program, […]
Europe’s most advanced weather satellite is now fully operational
The two main instruments on board Eumetsat‘s Meteosat-12, the Flexible Combined Imager (FCI) and the Lightning Imager (LI), play a crucial role in enabling meteorological services to help protect lives […]
Capestone acquires Next Era and expands connectivity across Europe and Middle East
Capestone, a division of OptConnect, announced it has acquired all activities of Next Era, a France-based, specialized niche distributor of 4G/5G/mobile networks and critical communications in EMEA. With this step, […]
constellr’s multi-year contract with the German Space Agency to provide Earth Observation research
constellr, a European provider of thermal data services that enables smarter decisions for climate action, resource use, and global food security through actionable thermal intelligence powered by precise monitoring of […]
SES under considerable market pressure, within hours from high to ‘all time low’
November 7th saw satellite operator SES present its latest set of numbers. By and large the all-important analysts thought they were solid, and there was an initial uptick with share […]
Airbus Space, “Merger with Thales-Alenia possible” as rivals combine expertise
Aerospace giant Airbus Defence & Space CEO Guillaume Faury told analysts that he would prefer to merge all of its Space Division with rival satellite specialist Thales Alenia Space’s similar […]
The US Begins Deploying Meadowlands Jammers Against russian and Chinese Satellites Starting in 2025
By Svetlana Shcherbak The U.S. Space Force prepares to put the Meadowlands electronic warfare anti-satellite weapon into operation after it completes final tests, which were extended by an additional two […]
Video CDN services come to Israel with partnership of MedOne and Redge Technologies
A strategic partnership has been formed between Redge Technologies, a leading provider of OTT and edge computing technologies in Central and Eastern Europe, and MedOne, Israel’s leading data center operator, […]
EWIA’s drive for sustainable growth now welcomes Vantage Towers and INWIT
The European Wireless Infrastructure Association (EWIA) has welcomed its newest members, Vantage Towers, a pan-European tower company, and INWIT, a tower company in Italy. “In EWIA’s drive for sustainable growth […]