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Apr 26, 2024 · IRIS². The IRIS 2 (Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite) constellation is the European Union’s answer to pressing challenges ahead, offering enhanced communication capacities to governmental users, businesses, while ensuring high-speed internet broadband to cope with connectivity dead zones.
Feb 14, 2023 · This programme is the new flagship of the European space strategy to enhance the EU’s resilience and capacity to answer to threats and foreign interference. This is a giant leap for EU’s technological sovereignty made possible by the joining of forces of the public and private sector.
The IRIS² Satellite Constellation is the European Union’s third flagship, addressing long-term challenges of EU’s security, safety and resilience by offering enhanced connectivity services to governmental users.
Nov 7, 2024 · The European Commission awarded a 12 years concession contract to develop, deploy and operate the Union’s secure connectivity satellite system IRIS² to SpaceRISE consortium in October 2024. ... It also involves subcontractors from multiple segments of the satcom ecosystem: Thales Alenia Space, OHB, Airbus Defence and Space, Telespazio, Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Hisdesat and Thales SIX.
Apr 9, 2024 · Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite (IRIS2) will provide secure communication services to the EU and its Member States, as well as broadband connectivity for European citizens, private companies, and governmental authorities.
Nov 17, 2022 · The new Satellite Constellation named IRIS 2, is the European Union’s answer to pressing challenge of tomorrow, offering enhanced communication capacities to governmental users, businesses, while ensuring high-speed internet broadband to cope with connectivity dead zones.
IRIS2: INFRASTRUCTURE FOR RESILIENCE, INTERCONNECTIVITY AND SECURITY BY SATELLITE. The need for a secure and resilient global connectivity increases with the digitisation of the economy and society, and the increasing geopolitical and cybersecurity threats.
Feb 14, 2023 · The ambitious EU space-based secure communication system will allow the provision of commercial services by the private sector. Access to advanced, reliable and fast broadband connections to citizens and businesses across Europe, including rural areas, will enhance cohesion across Member States.
- IRIS² will be a "new space" constellation the European way, integrating the know-how of the major European space industries - but also the dynamism of our start-ups, who will build 30% of the infrastructure.
Nov 21, 2022 · The programme aims at deploying an EU satellite constellation, to be called ‘ IRIS² ' (Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite). Satellite based connectivity through Low earth orbit will also enable Europe to provide ultra-secured connectivity to armed forces.
