Thales: strengthened collaboration with Eutelsat – 09/01/2022 at 09:31


(CercleFinance.com) – Thales Alenia Space announced on Thursday that it is partnering with Eutelsat to provide broadband and high-speed connectivity in Europe via a new telecommunications satellite.

The joint company between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%) indicates that it will bring its ‘SpaceGate’ ground connectivity solution to the Eutelsat Konnct VHTS satellite in order to increase the performance of the ground segment of the system, whose launch is scheduled for September 6 in Kourou aboard an Ariane 5 rocket.

With a speed of 500 Gb/s, this very high-powered satellite designed by Thales Alenia Space must provide high-speed Internet access everywhere in Europe, in particular in white areas, and thus contribute to reducing the divide

digital.



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