5 Mar 2025
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.
5 Mar 2025
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.
28 Feb 2025
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).
27 Feb 2025
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.
21 Feb 2025
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.
21 Feb 2025
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.
19 Feb 2025
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.
14 Feb 2025
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.
13 Feb 2025
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.