Como venimos comentando en los últimos años, la ERA de las Mega Constelaciones está aquí para quedarse, y ahora la UE ha aprobado, la constelación de comunicaciones y seguridad Iris2 para todo el territorio de Europa.
Aquí podemos ver para que se utilizará esta Mega constelación.
The framework defined today is very clear:
- IRIS² will be a sovereign constellation, which imposes strict eligibility criteria and security requirements.
- IRIS² will be a constellation focused on government services, including defence applications.
- IRIS² will provide connectivity to the whole of Europe, including areas that do not currently benefit from broadband Internet, as well as to the whole of Africa, using the constellation's North-South orbits.
- IRIS² will be a "new space" constellation the European way, integrating the know-how of the major European space industries - but also the dynamism of our start-ups, who will build 30% of the infrastructure.
- IRIS² will be a constellation at the cutting edge of technology, to give Europe a lead, for example in quantum encryption. It will therefore be a vector of innovation.
- IRIS² will be a multi-orbit constellation, capable of creating synergies with our existing Galileo and Copernicus constellations. The objective here is to reduce the risk of space congestion.
Como venimos diciendo la importancia del espacio en la Defensa y las comunicaciones no hay hecho más que comenzar.
Estaremos a atentos al tamaño de la constelación y a las compañías que se pueden beneficiar.
