2 Dec 2024
ESA has signed the contract for its latest Pioneer Partnership Project - ESpaDA (Engine for Space Data Analysis) with Methera Global Communications Ltd, headquartered in the United Kingdom, on 31st October 2024.
26 Nov 2024
ESA’s Civil Security from Space programme is working to support governments in the event of large-scale civilian evacuations, ensuring authorities are equipped and prepared in times of crisis.
21 Nov 2024
ESA is bringing together Hungarian and Estonian space expertise, which will see the development and launch of Estonia’s first commercial satellite.
21 Nov 2024
ESA, together with a Starion-led industrial consortium, has marked a significant milestone in quantum communications technology with the successful implementation of a terrestrial quantum key distribution (QKD) link.
13 Dec 2024
Satellite 5G capabilities are growing in their importance across businesses and society. ESA’s 5G-HOST-SAT (5G Hub Over-The-Air Vertical Segment Validations) project is working to support the digitisation and greening of the agriculture, through the enhancement of existing services with 5G and satellite connectivity.
13 Nov 2024
ESA’s 5G-EMERGE project, as part of its Space for 5G/6G and Sustainable Connectivity programme, is expanding its scope to meet the growing needs of media distribution as it moves into its second phase.
18 Nov 2024
ESA is working with Forsway, a provider of cost-efficient hybrid satellite terrestrial solutions and equipment for broadband connectivity, to develop a two-way/ hybrid satellite connectivity system.
11 Nov 2024
As part of ESA’s Pacis 3 project, the X-Band receive active antenna (RX) developed and manufactured by Airbus Defence and Space Spain and Airbus CRISA distributed electronic units (which manage spacecraft energy sources while protecting power distribution), have successfully completed their full acceptance testing.
5 Nov 2024
Digitalisation and interoperability in satellite ground segments is crucial to growing a more competitive and flexible satcom sector. ESA came together with nine companies during the Digital Intermediate Frequency Interoperability (DIFI) European Plugfest event on Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, UK.
7 Nov 2024
ESA is a key driver of 5G and 6G technologies, with 6G technologies still in the middle of their research and development and pre-standardisation phases. These challenges and opportunities will be shared by ESA’s Space for 5G/6G and Sustainable Connectivity strategic programme line at the 12th FOKUS FUSECO Forum in Berlin, hosted by Fraunhofer FOKUS (Institute for Open Communication Systems).