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Optical Comms

Intelsat + Aalyria to advance multi-orbit connectivity

September 13, 2023

Intelsat has signed an MoU with Aalyria to advance advance the development of a new optical technology that will transfer record amounts of data between ground and space. The MoU […]

Filed Under: Aalyria, Comms, Intelsat, News, Optical, Optical Comms, Optical Ground Station, Optical Ground Terminal, Optical Links, Optical System, Space-to-Ground, Space-to-Ground (S2G)

Warpspace selected for NEDO’s “SBIR Program” for FY2023

August 14, 2023

Warpspace has reported that the company’s proposal, “Development of a modem and router to realize a multi-protocol platform for optical communications in space,” has been selected by the National Research […]

Filed Under: Disaster Prevention, Japan, NEDO [Japan], Optical Comms, Optical Constellation, Routers, SmallSat, SmallSat Builds, SmallSat Design, Smallsat Development, Smallsat Fleet, smallsats, WARPSPACE

OQ Technology wins million€ ESA contract to build 3 advanced smallsats

July 5, 2023

OQ Technology has been awarded a 1.1 million euros contract to design, build, integrate, test and demo three, advanced smallsats that will feature multiple payloads, providing space-based, 5G, narrowband Internet-of-Things […]

Filed Under: 5G, 5G over Satellite, 5G-IoT-NTN, Agriculture, Comms, Earth Observation (EO), ERMIS Mission, European Space Agency (ESA), Hyperspectral Data, Hyperspectral Imaging, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), News, Optical Comms, OQ Technology, Satellite 5G-IoT, Satellites, SmallSat

PDR completed by Warpspace of their 1st optical comms satellite

June 19, 2023

Warpspace has completed the PDR (Preliminary Design Review) of their first satellite — WarpHub Intersat — developed for inter-satellite optical communication services, and have now confirmed that the satellite’s design […]

Filed Under: Japan, Launch, LEO, MEO, Optical Comms, Optical inter-satellite links (OISL), Preliminary Design Review (PDR), WARPSPACE

SSC awarded millions€ contract by ESA for 2nd phase of NODES

May 15, 2023

Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) has been awarded a 2.26 million euros contract by the European Space Agency (ESA), with the support of the Swedish National Space Agency, under its ARTES […]

Filed Under: Agencies, Business Moves, Contracts, ESA ARTES, Free-Space Optical Communications, Optical Comms, Swedish Nat'l Space Agency, Swedish Space Corp. (SSC)

Kepler raises million$$ for optical constellation

April 16, 2023

Kepler Communications recently raised $92 million in Series C funding led by IA Ventures — since 2016, the company has raised more than $200 million in equity, with support from […]

Filed Under: Business Moves, Equity Financing, Funding, Kepler Communications, Optical Comms, Optical Constellation, Seed Funding, Series C, SmallSat, SmallSat Builds, SmallSat Design, Smallsat Development, Smallsat Fleet, SSO

Raising €26 million in funding is Cailabs for their optical ground and laser comms business

December 11, 2022

The space sector is currently undergoing a real revolution, with the number of satellites in orbit expected to exceed 100,000 by 2030. Consequently, laser communications are set to grow exponentially […]

Filed Under: Business Moves, Development, France, Funding, Ground Stations, Investments, Light Shaping, News, Optical Comms

DARPA selects 11 teams to develop LEO smallsat ‘Translator’ optical comms terminals

October 17, 2022

DARPA has selected 11 teams for Phase 1 of the Space-Based Adaptive Communications Node program, known as Space-BACN, that aims to create a low-cost, reconfigurable optical communications terminal that adapts […]

Filed Under: Agencies, Command + Control, Comms, Constellations, DARPA, DoD, LEO, Military, Optical, Optical Comms, Optical inter-satellite links (OISL), Optical Modem, SmallSat, Space-BACN, Terminals Tagged With: Featured

DARPA initiates LEO Satellite ‘Translator’ development program

August 11, 2022

DARPA has selected 11 teams for Phase 1 of the Space-Based Adaptive Communications Node program, known as Space-BACN, which aims to create a low-cost, reconfigurable, optical communications terminal that adapts […]

Filed Under: Agencies, Business Moves, Command + Control, Cross-Constellation, DARPA, Development, Fiber, Intersatellite, LEO, Military, Optical Comms, Optical Modem, SmallSat, SWaP-C, Terminals

Panaxx and DSG Global Consultants now stratigic business partners

June 5, 2022

“DSG Global is excited to be working with Panaxx as we assist our collective clients in fielding their state-of-the-art defense, geo-intelligence and secure communication capabilities to our allies…” Panaxx Corporation […]

Filed Under: Business Moves, Defense, Geospatical Intelligence, Government, Optical Comms, Partnerships, U.S. Government

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