News Summary:
On December 16, 2024, Hispasat secured a role in the EU's IRIS² satellite project, a €10.6 billion initiative aiming for strategic communications autonomy. Hispasat will design, deliver, and operate the governmental ground segment for secure telecommunications services to member states. The company will also lead the development and operation of the Low LEO layer, incorporating innovative missions and fostering participation from the European New Space ecosystem. This project, backed by €6.5 billion in public funds and over €4 billion in private funds, is a SpaceRISE consortium effort, slated for launch by early 2030. Separately, on January 21, 2025, Hispasat announced the QKD-GEO mission, described as the world's most advanced civil project in its field, focusing on creating unhackable ground-orbit keys. Finally, on January 23, 2025, Hispasat launched Tower Insight, a solution for continuous monitoring of cellular towers using sensor data uploaded to a web platform, available to telecommunications customers in Latin America, Europe, and Africa.
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