Eutelsat Group (Euronext Paris / London Stock Exchange: ETL) has selected Airbus Defence and Space to build the extension of the company’s OneWeb LEO constellation. Under a contract signed between […]
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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 […]
IRIS2 lifts off as European Commission and SpaceRISE sign contract in Brussels
SpaceRISE, the consortium comprising Eutelsat, Hispasat and SES, has signed the agreement with the European Commission (EC) and the European Space Agency (ESA) that will see the consortium design, deliver […]
Forrester’s Digest: EU spends €10bn on Starlink rival
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, […]
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 […]
Forrester’s Digest: Confusion over IRIS2 bids
Airbus Defence & Space and Thales Alenia Space, which were once part of the IRIS2 SpaceRISE consortium bidding for a mega-constellation of low Earth satellites, have submitted separate bids to […]
Forrester’s Digest: German army orders €2.1 billion Airbus satellites
The European Commission wants to build a new satellite constellation called IRIS2. A consortium (SpaceRise) has submitted its best and final bid to secure the contract to build the highly-secure […]
European space and telecoms players form partnership to bid for IRIS² Constellation
A group of European space and telecommunications players have come together to form a partnership to respond to the European Commission’s call for tender related to the future European satellite […]
European space + telecoms actors sign partnership agreement to bid for IRIS2 constellation
A group of European space and telecommunications players have come together to form a partnership to respond to the European Commission’s call for tender related to the future European satellite […]
Mynaric to develop quantum comms for satellite networks
Mynaric (NASDAQ: MYNA) (FRA: M0YN) was selected for three technology development projects that are related to quantum communication — these projects are part of the second phase of the QuNET initiative funded by Germany’s Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and co-funded with a total amount […]