Laurent Jaffart, Director of Connectivity and Secure Communications at the European Space Agency (ESA), has spoken encouragingly about the UK participating in the EU’s IRIS2 super-constellation being assembled by the […]
SpaceRISE Consortium
Forrester’s Digest: Belgium’s Aerospacelab raises $110milion
Charleroi, Belgium-based, Aerospacelab has raised $110 million (€94.5m) of fresh cash to expand its manufacturing capacity and improve its bid for a role in IRIS², Europe’s planned highly-secure multi-orbit broadband […]
Deutsche Telekom strengthens Europe’s connectivity: Participation in the IRIS² satellite project
With the satellite constellation IRIS2 (Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security via Satellite), the European Union wants to improve Europe’s digital infrastructure with modern satellite technology. The project aims to […]
Eutelsat: “What a mess”
Within minutes of Eutelsat releasing its half-yearly results on February 14th a major sell-off by shareholders occurred, and drove Eutelsat’s share price down to another ‘all time low’ of just […]
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 […]