Space to connect /en en Ericsson, Qualcomm and Thales Alenia Space reach milestone in space-based connectivity /en/worldwide/space/press_release/ericsson-qualcomm-and-thales-alenia-space-reach-milestone-space-based Ericsson, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., and Thales Alenia Space have partnered on 5G NR non terrestrial networks (NTN) technology since 2022 Demonstration validates key technical functionalities essential for robust satellite communication integration It pave... 05 Mar 2025 2744915 /sites/default/files/tas/images/5g-skytower-leo-satellite-copyright-thales-alenia-space_0.jpg Thales Alenia Space and Hispasat start the development of the world’s first quantum key distribution system capacity from geostationary orbit /en/worldwide/space/press_release/thales-alenia-space-and-hispasat-start-development-worlds-first The QKD-GEO mission is the most advanced civil project in the world in this area. It will produce unhackable ground-orbit keys that not even the most advanced quantum computers will be able to break. Quantum key distribution (QKD) is a disruptive technology ... 21 Jan 2025 2744832 /sites/default/files/tas/images/5g-skytower-leo-satellite-copyright-thales-alenia-space_0.jpg The Communications Module of the SpainSat NG-I satellite shipped from Madrid to Toulouse /en/worldwide/space/press_release/communications-module-spainsat-ng-i-satellite-shipped-madrid-toulouse The integration in Spain of the SPAINSAT NG satellite communication payloads at Thales Alenia Space’s clean rooms in Tres Cantos is a major step forward for Spanish space industry   Madrid, June 5, 2023 – The Communications Module of the SpainSat NG-I telec... 06 Jun 2023 2742760 /sites/default/files/tas/images/5g-skytower-leo-satellite-copyright-thales-alenia-space_0.jpg European Space and Telecoms Players Sign Partnership Agreement to Bid for IRIS2 Constellation /en/worldwide/space/press_release/european-space-and-telecoms-players-sign-partnership-agreement-bid Luxembourg / Madrid / Munich / Paris, 02 May 2023 – A group of European space and telecommunications players have come together to form a partnership to respond to the European Commission’s call for tender related to the future European satellite constellati... 02 May 2023 2742612 /sites/default/files/tas/images/5g-skytower-leo-satellite-copyright-thales-alenia-space_0.jpg The European project « VERTIGO » concluded with telecom data transmission on a laser link at record high power /en/worldwide/space/press_release/european-project-vertigo-concluded-telecom-data-transmission-laser April 12, 2023 - Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), and its partners are pleased to announce that the VERTIGO project has concluded with the successful demonstration of a high-power optical data transmission syste... 12 Apr 2023 2742498 /sites/default/files/tas/images/5g-skytower-leo-satellite-copyright-thales-alenia-space_0.jpg European project «VERTIGO» reaches key milestone by achieving record free-space laser communication transmission speed /en/worldwide/space/press_release/european-project-vertigo-reaches-key-milestone-achieving-record-free Towards unprecedented connectivity services using laser communications to boost the most powerful geostationary communications satellites capacities October 3, 2022 – Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), and its pa... 03 Oct 2022 2742319 /sites/default/files/tas/images/5g-skytower-leo-satellite-copyright-thales-alenia-space_0.jpg EUTELSAT KONNECT VHTS communications satellite successfully launched /en/worldwide/space/press_release/eutelsat-konnect-vhts-communications-satellite-successfully-launched A new-generation satellite delivering high-speed broadband and mobile connectivity to bridge the digital divide across Europe   September 8, 2022 – EUTELSAT KONNECT VHTS communications satellite built by Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thale... 08 Sep 2022 2742316 /sites/default/files/tas/images/5g-skytower-leo-satellite-copyright-thales-alenia-space_0.jpg KT SAT and Thales Alenia Space sign contract for KOREASAT 6A communications satellite /en/worldwide/space/press_release/kt-sat-and-thales-alenia-space-sign-contract-koreasat-6a Paris, September 12, 2022 – KT SAT Corporation Ltd. (KT SAT), the leading satellite service provider in South Korea, and Thales Alenia Space, the joint company between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), signed the contract for the KOREASAT 6A communications sa... 12 Sep 2022 2742315 /sites/default/files/tas/images/5g-skytower-leo-satellite-copyright-thales-alenia-space_0.jpg First imaging satellite in Meteosat Third Generation fleet in final integration phase prior to departure for Kourou /en/worldwide/space/press_release/first-imaging-satellite-meteosat-third-generation-fleet-final MTG-I1 set to revolutionize weather forecasting in Europe   Cannes, September 7, 2022 – Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), as prime contractor for the Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) satellites, is currently carry... 07 Sep 2022 2742314 /sites/default/files/tas/images/5g-skytower-leo-satellite-copyright-thales-alenia-space_0.jpg Thales Alenia Space partner with Eutelsat to deliver high-speed broadband across Europe using EUTELSAT KONNECT VHTS communications satellite /en/worldwide/space/press_release/thales-alenia-space-partner-eutelsat-deliver-high-speed-broadband The SpaceGate end-to-end baseband solution will reinforce the Eutelsat’s ground segment performances and efficiency   September 1st, 2022 –Thales Alenia Space (Thales 67%, Leonardo 33%) will support the delivery  of high-speed broadband across Europe as we... 01 Sep 2022 2742312 /sites/default/files/tas/images/5g-skytower-leo-satellite-copyright-thales-alenia-space_0.jpg