EU: IRIS² procurement enters next phase
The European Commission enters the second phase of the procurement procedure for a concession contract to design, develop and operate the IRIS².
European companies sign partnership agreement to bid for IRIS² constellation
IRIS² aims to bring a new secure and resilient connectivity infrastructure to European governments, businesses and citizens.
IRIS²: European Commission launches invitation to tender for industry
The Commission launches an invitation to tender to procure a concession contract to implement the EU satellite constellation called IRIS².
IRIS²: European Union adopts space-based connectivity programme
The Council of the European Union adopted a regulation on the EU’s secure connectivity programme for 2023-2027. This is the last step in the decision-making procedure.
Hyper-connectivity as a trigger for strategic autonomy in the European Union: through a transformative and tisruptive technological transition
The creation of an EU space communication infrastructure would largely decrease congestion in space, resulting from space traffic and space debris that hinders the appropriate execution of operations in that domain.
Welcome to IRIS², Europe’s new Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnection & Security by Satellites
With an EU budget of €2.4 billion (plus a contribution from ESA and private investments to come), IRIS² establishes space as a vector of our European autonomy, writes Thierry Breton, Commissioner for Internal Market of the European Union.
European Union to boost secure communications with a new satellite system
The Council of the European Unione and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on a regulation establishing the EU's secure connectivity programme for the period 2023-2027.