ESA Connectivity and Secure Communications

• Live demonstration shows reliable satellite-5G connectivity on the move

  Making video calls while travelling – or when faced with an unstable internet connection – just got easier, thanks to a technology that allows devices to seamlessly bond satellite and ground connections. The European Space Agency (ESA) recently partnered with British advanced networking technology company UniVirtua to conduct a live demonstration of the dashAlpha platform, which could be used to uninterruptedly connect vehicles essential to disaster relief as well as self-driving cars.

• Satellite ready to test link for global 5G-broadband

  A small satellite designed to deliver direct 5G-broadband access from space to a compact ground device, supported by the European Space Agency (ESA), has made it into orbit after its launch. The planned demonstration link is an early step in exploring space-enabled fast connectivity for inaccessible regions – highlighting future possibilities such as connecting rural schools and providing remote healthcare access.

• Beam-hopping JoeySat marks two years in orbit

  An innovative satellite that offers reliable connectivity wherever and whenever it is needed – in crowded places such as summer festivals as well as following passengers in planes, trains and automobiles – has celebrated its second anniversary in space.

• ESA links with Japan for speedy and secure communications

  People will communicate up to a thousand times faster using high-capacity optical links between satellites, thanks to a partnership agreed today between the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Space Compass Corporation in Japan.

• ESA and GSMA Foundry empower industry to achieve seamless global connectivity

  At MWC25 Barcelona, the European Space Agency (ESA) unveiled a funding initiative, promoted in partnership with GSMA Foundry, to support projects aimed at integrating satellite and terrestrial networks for seamless connectivity.