Orolia has received certification from Cospas-Sarsat and the European Union Safety Agency for the firm’s newgen, distress tracking, emergency locator transmitter, the ELT-DT. This approval verifies Orolia’s continuous advancements in […]
Government
Unveiled is a £15 million satellite technology fund by the UK’s Science Minister
UK Science Minister Nusrat Ghani has unveiled a new £15 million fund to support UK space businesses for the development of satellite communications technology. The fund takes the form of […]
French institutions award Exotrail in-orbit logistics missions worth several million euros
Exotrail’s in-orbit transport service spacedrop™, has been selected via a competitive tender process to perform the first orbital logistics missions ordered by French institutions. In a contract worth several million […]
4iG’s first for Hungary with acquisition of Spacecom now enters global industry of space communications
4iG agreed on the conditions for purchasing the first step minority package of Spacecom. Pursuant to this, the infocommunication company can purchase 20% of Spacecom’s shares in the public and […]
FCC adopts new ‘5-Year Rule’ For Deorbiting Satellites
The Federal Communications Commission has adopted new rules requiring satellite operators in Low Earth Obit (LEO) to dispose of their satellites within 5 years of completing their missions. The new […]
GMV, FrontierSI, Ericsson and Optus prove 5G-based High Accuracy Positioning
GMV, FrontierSI, Ericsson and Optus and industry demonstration partners Kondinin, Platfarm and Position Partners have joined their efforts to demonstrate 5G LTE Positioning Protocol (LPP) capabilities in field trials as […]
European nexgen cybersecurity cryptography systems to be delivered via SES + EC + ESA consortium
An SES-led consortium of 20 European companies, with the European Space Agency (ESA) and European Commission support, will design, develop, launch and operate the EAGLE-1 satellite-based end-to-end system for secure […]
FAA contracts Raytheon I&S to modernize WAAS
Raytheon Intelligence & Space, a Raytheon Technologies business (NYSE: RTX), has been awarded a competitive, indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract from the Federal Aviation Administration with a ceiling value […]
Avanti Communications and Turksat’s 5-year agreement to deliver combined Ka-band coverage across Africa and Middle East
Avanti Communications (“Avanti”), provider of high throughput satellite capacity across EMEA, has a new 5-year partnership with Turkish communications satellite operator, Türksat Uydu Haberleşme Kablo TV ve İşletme A.Ş. (“ […]
Rivada Space Networks joins the EU space-based secure communication system
Rivada Space Networks GmbH has joined the EU Secure Connectivity Program. The need for secure and resilient global connectivity increases with the digitization of the economy and society and increasing […]