On February 26, 2025 at 1:24 p.m. local time (4:24 p.m. UTC, 5:24 p.m. CET), Arianespace will launch the CSO-3 satellite with Ariane 6 from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French […]
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Eutelsat and NIGCOMSAT’s multi-year, multi-million-dollar partnership
Eutelsat Group and Nigerian Communications Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) have announced a multi-year, multi-million-dollar partnership to deliver low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite services in Nigeria. This strategic agreement positions NIGCOMSAT as Nigeria’s […]
WTA Certification Program renews Tier 4 Certification of Orange Bercenay-en-Othe Teleport in France
The World Teleport Association (WTA) has announced that Orange has successfully renewed the Tier 4 certification of its Bercenay-en-Othe Teleport in France under WTA’s Teleport Certification Program. Since its introduction at IBC 2015, the […]
Forrester’s Digest: Eutelsat orders 100 new OneWeb satellites
Paris-based satellite operator Eutelsat, which already has some 654 of its OneWeb satellites in low Earth orbit, is ordering another 100 satellites from Airbus Defence & Space. The new satellites […]
Eutelsat enjoys upgrade by analysts
Generally speaking, the recent newsflow for Paris-based satellite operator Eutelsat has been negative, however good news came on December 9th from market analysts at financial research specialist CFRA, which has […]
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, […]
L3Harris ‘notches another milestone’ for the Biomass satellite as its large unfurlable mesh reflector arrives in France
L3Harris reports it has ‘notched another milestone’ in aiding the European Space Agency’s (ESA) five-year mission to better understand the state of the Earth’s forests and their role in the […]
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 […]
Initial tests of the KERAUNOS optical communications satellite are successful
This experiment is the result of a collaboration between the French Defense Innovation Agency (AID), part of the French armament directorate (DGA), and two French New Space companies, Unseenlabs and […]
Equatorial Launch Australia signs multi-launch contract with Sirius Space Services
Sirius Space Services has signed a contract with Equatorial Launch Australia for a multi-year, multi-launch campaign from the Arnhem Space Centre. The agreement will see Sirius become a ‘Resident Launcher’ […]