The Energy & Sustainability Supplement
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News - Europe, Laurence Russell
The latest news from the AI, data center, telco, chip, and cloud sector
The Energy & Sustainability Supplement
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Aselan declares 198-satellite Astralink constellation for sovereign Turkish connectivity
Sovereign trend in dual-use space technology spreads to space underdog Türkiye, following new Starlink slow-downs in Ukraine
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ESA picks neXat, Telesat, & Colt for $1.68m Cableshield to backup subsea cable infrastructure
ESA to finance emergency data rerouting system via satellite in the event of subsea cable failure
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Orange inaugurates first Telesat Lightspeed gateway in Europe at Bercenay-en-Othe, France
Telesat expands its influence on the ground, targeting defense and government markets
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Eutelsat buys another 229 satellites for OneWeb from Airbus for ~€1bn
Satellite operator doubles down on LEO proliferation, champions IRIS² at Paris Summit
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Satellite Internet coming to UK rail network as part of £7.8bn space strategy
British rail policymakers plan to enable seamless broadband on trains by 2030 after promising to do it by 2025
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Orbital partners with Reflex Aerospace for space data center constellation
Experienced German developer finds its first US customer, promises its technology exclusively
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Eutelsat releases 2025-26 financial results, with 69.5% increase in LEO revenues YoY
Legacy European satellite operator continues navigating GEO & broadcast decline through LEO market, IRIS² leadership
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Hisdesat contracts Airbus & Thales Alenia Space on SpainSat NG III after NG II disaster
High-profile government-funded geostationary contract predates the 2027 launch of Airbus, Leonardo, and Thales space giant
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Ukraine's sovereign €1bn communications constellation to launch in 2027
Danish-Ukrainian joint constellation project perseveres despite CEO passing away
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NewOrbit raises $18.5m to build a satellite to survive VLEO for up to 5 years
UK startup building satellite to sustain 200-300 km elevation solely through AURA
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SSC Space and NorthBase partner to expand global ground station network
Two Nordic space companies deepen collaboration amid European sovereignty push
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Eutelsat retires 139 West A GEO satellite after more than 22 years of service
Company's longest-serving satellite sent to graveyard orbit
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Univity raises $31 million for 5G satellite demonstrators
French state-backed Series-A strengthens VLEO 5G demonstrator, hoping to enable Euro sovereignty
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Archangel Lightworks secures $13.57m in Series A funding to scale optical downstream technology
Deployable optical terminal technology to scale manufacturing in Oxford
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Sateliot launches €116 million public/private Series C to fund its constellation deployment
Catalan LEO contender seeks match funding from state on dual-use sovereign IoT tech
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$5.72bn Russian LEO constellation launches first satellites to build Starlink competitor
Russia joins worldwide bid for sovereign LEO, with unlikely hopes to operate by 2027
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SpaceX’s Starlink asks Ofcom for permission to build two new Earth stations in London and Essex
Starlink targets new gateways, data centers, in the heart of England, according to Ofcom docs
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Eutelsat terminates contracts with Russian state’s AT1 and AT2 satellites after malfunction
Unexplained malfunction may have permitted the operator to dodge early termination fees
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Eutelsat completes its re-financing plan, closing €1.5bn bond offering
Funding to support LEO growth
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Sateliot signs first commercial contract with Spain’s PLD Space and its MIURA 5 rocket
Spain touts space sovereignty milestone, stressing economic and security achievements
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Vodafone IoT and Skylo announce partnership to integrate satellite NB-IoT
Mobile giant takes steps toward satellite IoT hybridisation, chasing 41 percent CAGR satellite IoT market
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Open Cosmos launches first two satellites of its LEO telecom constellation
Liechtenstein authorises valuable Ka-Band license to European mission developer
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Hisdesat confirms NATO satellite sustained “non-recoverable damage” after impact
Reports estimate a $400m insurance claim in the wings
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NATO’s SpainSat NG II reports “space particle” impact, hindering €2bn military satellite program
Widely feared micro debris hazard appears to have compromised high-profile NATO satellite communications initiative
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Alps Blockchain rebrands to Alps, pivoting to AI and HPC data centers
The Italian crypto specialist hopes to transition to support AI computation as it scales
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Airbus, Leonardo, and Thales to form new European space giant
Europe plans new conglomerated aerospace manufacturing giant to compete globally
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Sateliot and Nordic Semiconductor claim low Earth Orbit 5G IoT breakthrough
Proves standard cellular devices can be supported by LEO satellites, duo say
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4iG weighs $100m investment into Axiom Space as part of orbital data center plan
Hungary telco eager to be on the ground floor of orbital data centers