Bharti Enterprises has completed acquisition of a 24.5 per cent stake in UK’s BT Group from Patrick Drahi. The transaction is worth 3.2 billion pounds ($4 billion). The stake was […]
Portugal
Portuguese government admits DTT “a costly failure”
From Branislav Pekic in Rome: Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) in Portugal has been a “costly failure”, currently being used by less than 3 per cent of the country’s population and […]
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 […]
Hispasat’s comprehensive fire protection system in three new areas reforested by Green Engine
The satellite communications operator Hispasat has rolled out its comprehensive fire management solution in a forest reforested by Green Engine, an initiative promoted by Repsol Foundation and Sylvestris. The installation […]
FOSSA Systems opens a subsidiary in Portugal
FOSSA Systems has made the international leap with the firm’s first opening outside Spain — a subsidiary dedicated to R&D that will serve customers from its new Portugal location. A […]
Small but mighty companies working on ESA’s planetary defense mission
There are 28 small or medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) working on ESA’s Hera planetary defense mission, which involves about 100 companies in total. These SMEs are building European cutting-edge technologies for […]
UK aims to join Atlantic Constellation with funding for a new EO smallsat
Recently, the United Kingdom (UK) announced that the nation is joining Portugal and Spain as a member of the Atlantic Constellation and is contributing a new pathfinder satellite designed and […]
ESA’s Partnership Project’s first Triton-X satellite enroute to inaugural flight
The first satellite developed under the Triton-X multi-mission platform program for low Earth orbit is on its way to be integrated onto the launcher for its inaugural flight. Developed under […]
ISTSat-1 smallsat successfully passes thermal vacuum tests
ISTSat-1, the first Portuguese CubeSat, has completed its crucial structural qualification and thermal-vacuum tests as part of ESA’s Fly Your Satellite! Program and now it‘s ready for the next destination: […]