Satellite sovereignty: Europe moves to get IRIS2 in gear

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Source: European Defence Agency

In depth: European authorities have begun selecting partners to deliver flagship satellite comms project IRIS2, and, in doing so, enable a wide-range of next-gen secure services for member states’ public bodies. But will scale of ambition bring overstretch on complexity and hubris?

This article includes:

  • Themes: 5G core; Bandwidth-light IoT; Critical communications; Defence industry; Deployment phase; European sovereignty; Global connectivity; Government applications; HardGov platform; Hosted applications; Initial services; Low-LEO orbit; Multi-layered satellite system; Network of networks; Non-geostationary orbit; Open standards; Public-private partnership; Resilience; Satellite communications; Secure networks; Security measures; Sovereign capabilities; Strategic intervention.
  • Events: Critical Communications World; GOVSATCOM launch; IRIS2 deployment; IRIS2 design and development; IRIS2 partner selection; IRIS2 service launch; SpaceRISE bid; SpaceRISE partner engagement.
  • People: Adel Al-Saleh; Anan Hanan; Jean-François Fallacher.
  • Geographic: Brussels; Europe; European Union (EU); France; Luxembourg; Spain; United Kingdom (UK); United States of America (USA).
  • Organisations: Airbus Defence and Space; Amazon; Deutsche Telekom (DT); Eutelsat; European Aviation Network; European Commission (EC); European Space Agency (ESA); Hisdesat; Hispasat; Indra; Intelsat; OHB; OneWeb; Orange; OQ Technology; Sateliot; SES; Skylo; SpaceRISE; SpaceX; Starlink; Telesat; Telespazio; Thales Alenia Space; Thales Six; Viasat.

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