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The European Space Agency (ESA) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), through a Joint Statement signed at Mobile World Congress 2025, in Barcelona, Spain, agreed to cooperate and collaborate in fostering a more sustainable and responsible use of radio spectrum resources for satellite systems.
The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed a Memorandum of Intent (MoI) with the Mobile Satellite Services Association (MSSA), taking a further step towards transforming the future of global connectivity.
The European Space Agency (ESA), together with a consortium of European satellite industry, terrestrial technology providers and terrestrial mobile network operators, have released a study to investigate and optimise routing protocols enabling efficient operation of 6G Multi-orbit Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN).
The European Space Agency (ESA) and Seamless Air Alliance (SAA) have made key achievements in the development of 5G Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) for aviation connectivity.
The European Space Agency (ESA) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have signed a Memorandum of Intent (MoI) to collaborate on supporting the development and increased use of space-enabled solutions.
AI investment is booming globally, ESA is helping drive the ongoing transformation, enabled by technological innovations in the satellite telecommunication operations, through strategic research and development activities. A recent example is the Context Aware Spacecraft Telemetry Checking (CASTeC) platform, developed through ESA’s Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems’ (ARTES) Competitiveness & Growth programme.
The European Space Agency (ESA) and AAC Clyde Space are working to drive space-enabled capabilities to support maritime operations across the globe through the INFLECION project.
The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed a contract with Poland-based Creotech Instruments S.A. and Microamp Solutions to develop 5G-millimetre-wave (mmWave) capabilities, providing ultra-low latency that is critical for next-generation space and terrestrial applications.
The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed a contract with Thales Alenia Space to develop Element #2 of the High-throughput Digital and Optical Network (HydRON) project, marking a significant step forward in space-based optical communications.
The European secure satellite communications sector marked a strategic milestone as SpainSat Next Generation I (SNG I), with ESA’s Pacis 3 antennas onboard, successfully deployed via SpaceX Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral.