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How ESA supported the demonstration of spatially combined amplifiers across Ka and Q Bands

The European Space Agency (ESA) remains a key supporter of advanced satellite technologies, as shown through the "Spatial Power Combining Amplifiers at Ka and Q/V Bands for Telecom Satellites" project. The successful project marks the demonstration of spatially combined amplifiers in a single waveguide across Ka and Q frequency bands, a testament to the collaborative potential of European space innovation.

ESA-hosted workshop drives technological leadership for telecom payloads

The European Space Agency (ESA) hosted its 5th Workshop on Advanced Flexible Telecom Payloads at its European Centre for Space Applications and Telecommunications (ECSAT), located on Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in the UK.

ESA and Japan’s Space Compass Corporation partner to pioneer next-generation optical communication network

ESA, in partnership with Japanese company, Space Compass Corporation, has signed a Memorandum of Intent (MoI) to jointly conduct the feasibility study for Japan’s LAIDEN project and ESA’s High Throughput Optical Network (HydRON) demonstration system.

ESA and Austria host world-leading quantum minds to drive space-based quantum information networks

The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) jointly hosted a workshop to address the challenges and opportunities in the interconnection of quantum networks, for example, through future scalable quantum computers and devices over large distances.

ESA supports Loft Orbital’s YAM-8 launch through upgraded platform

Loft Orbital, with a European Space Agency (ESA)-funded upgraded Airbus Arrow 150 platform on board, has successfully launched its Longbow YAM-8 satellite on Friday 14 March at 23:43 PT (Saturday 15 March 07:43 CET) on a Transporter-13, taking place at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, United States. The upgrades to the platform were supported under an ESA Pioneer Partnership Project: the In Orbit Demonstrator by Airbus (IODA).

ESA partners with Polish technology company to develop a satcom security solution using post-quantum algorithms

The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected AROBS Polska for the Post-Quantum Cryptography Algorithms for Satellite Telecommunication Applications (PQC ASTrAL) project.

ESA and GSMA to support three 5G/6G-NTN innovation challenges for global seamless connectivity

The European Space Agency (ESA) and Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) Foundry announced at MWC25 Barcelona, Spain, an ESA-funding round to support three innovation challenges.

ESA and ITU collaborate to advance in radio spectrum sustainability

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.

ESA and the Mobile Satellite Services Association forge partnership to drive space-based 5G/6G networks

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.

ESA white paper to optimise performance and operations for 6G Non-Terrestrial Networks

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).