Tag Archives: Hispasat

QKD-GEO Mission: Spain’s Leap into Quantum Communications with Global Security Impact

(IN BRIEF) The QKD-GEO mission, led by Thales Alenia Space and Hispasat, is a pioneering project aimed at developing unbreakable quantum key distribution from geostationary orbit. This initiative, supported by EU recovery funds, seeks to revolutionize secure communications by using … Read the full press release

European Consortium Aims to Deliver Secure and Resilient Satellite Connectivity with IRIS²

(IN BRIEF) A group of European space and telecommunications companies, including Airbus Defence and Space, Eutelsat, Hispasat, SES, and Thales Alenia Space, have formed a consortium to respond to the European Commission’s call for tender for the future European satellite … Read the full press release

ESA to hold special media briefing on SmallGEO Europe’s versatile small telecom satellite platform on 18 January

PARIS, 16-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — A special briefing on SmallGEO, Europe’s versatile small telecom satellite platform, will be held on 18 January, after Director General Jan Woerner’s annual meeting of the press at ESA HQ, Paris. The SmallGEO platform line offers … Read the full press release

abertis announced it now controls 57.05% of satellite operator Hispasat

The conclusion of the €172.5 million deal gives abertis 57.05% of Hispasat. The acquisition is subject to the approval of the Spanish cabinet and the competition authorities. 31-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — abertis today signed an agreement to purchase the 16.42% of Hispasat held by … Read the full press release