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The European Commission launched an in-depth probe on 2023-02-13 into whether Viasat’s planned acquisition of Inmarsat would reduce competition for providing Wi-Fi on planes in Europe.

Mentioned as: European Commission (EC)Org RelationshipFeb 14, 2023Europe opens full-scale investigation into Viasat’s Inmarsat acquisition

The European Commission expects to decide on the Viasat–Inmarsat transaction by 2023-06-29.

Mentioned as: European Commission (EC)Org RelationshipFeb 14, 2023Europe opens full-scale investigation into Viasat’s Inmarsat acquisition

The European Commission acknowledged that the inflight connectivity industry is undergoing a transition as Starlink, OneWeb, and other non-geostationary orbit operators enter or plan to launch IFC services.

Mentioned as: European Commission (EC)Technical ProductFeb 14, 2023Europe opens full-scale investigation into Viasat’s Inmarsat acquisition

The European Commission plans to investigate whether new non-geostationary orbit players are likely to exert sufficient competitive pressure on the merged Viasat–Inmarsat entity in the near future.

Mentioned as: european commissionTechnical ProductFeb 14, 2023Europe opens full-scale investigation into Viasat’s Inmarsat acquisition

Viasat reached a $7,300,000,000 deal to acquire Inmarsat that is under regulatory review by the European Commission.

Mentioned as: European Commission (EC)Org RelationshipFeb 14, 2023Cobham to supply satellite terminals to Inmarsat for U.S. Navy network

The European Commission is spending approximately 2,000,000,000 EUR on the three-satellite Copernicus Carbon Dioxide Monitoring mission (CO2M).

Mentioned as: European Commission (EC)Narrative GeneralFeb 2, 2023US forges strategy to monitor emissions

The European Commission selected eight collaborative projects in July 2022 that Airbus is part of covering different innovative technology areas.

Mentioned as: European Commission (EC)Org RelationshipJan 31, 2023Airbus Launches European Defence Fund R&D Projects

Since 2018 Thales Alenia Space has been advancing a roadmap to develop mature end-to-end quantum communications through European Commission projects OPENQKD and QSAFE and ESA project SAGA.

Mentioned as: European Commission (EC)Narrative GeneralJan 25, 2023Thales Alenia Space Signs a Contract with ESA for TeQuantS Quantum Satellite Communications Project

The Alaska Satellite Facility downlinks Sentinel-1 data under an agreement between the U.S. State Department and the European Commission.

Mentioned as: European CommissionTechnical ProductJan 25, 2023Alaska Satellite Facility selects new director with a history from within the institution

Since 2018 Thales Alenia Space has been implementing a roadmap to develop mature end-to-end quantum communications through projects initiated by the European Commission (OPENQKD, QSAFE) and ESA (SAGA).

Mentioned as: European Commission (EC)Org RelationshipJan 24, 2023Thales Alenia Space + partners receive an ESA contract for TeQuantS quantum satellite project

The European Commission awarded a contract to Arianespace on 2022-11-29 for launches of five Copernicus Earth observation spacecraft on Vega C rockets between 2024 and 2026.

Mentioned as: European Commission (EC)Org RelationshipNov 30, 2022Vega C to launch five Copernicus spacecraft

The European Commission operates both the Copernicus Earth observation program and the Galileo navigation constellation.

Mentioned as: European CommissionOrg RelationshipNov 30, 2022Vega C to launch five Copernicus spacecraft

The European Space Agency and the European Commission provide support for the EAGLE-1 project.

Mentioned as: European Commission (EC)Narrative GeneralNov 18, 2022SES Selects Arianespace to Launch EAGLE-1 Satellite to Support End-to-end Secure QKD System for Europe

Following launch, the EAGLE-1 satellite will complete three years of in-orbit mission support funded by the European Commission.

Mentioned as: European Commission (EC)Narrative PlanNov 18, 2022SES Selects Arianespace to Launch EAGLE-1 Satellite to Support End-to-end Secure QKD System for Europe

On 2022-11-17, the European Commission set IRIS² to use a multi-orbit approach to help it scale to future needs and to leverage quantum cryptography efforts to improve communications security.

Mentioned as: European Commission (EC)Narrative GeneralNov 18, 2022Europe reaches funding deal for sovereign broadband constellation

Astorg acknowledged that ESA and the European Commission have successfully collaborated on various configurations for secure connectivity.

Mentioned as: European Commission (EC)Narrative GeneralNov 15, 2022Europe seeks greater autonomy and independence in space

Following launch, the EAGLE-1 satellite will complete three years of on-orbit mission operations supported by the European Commission.

Mentioned as: European Commission (EC)Narrative PlanNov 13, 2022SES selects Arianespace to launch the EAGLE-1 satellite

The EAGLE-1 project receives support from the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Commission.

Mentioned as: European CommissionOrg RelationshipNov 13, 2022SES selects Arianespace to launch the EAGLE-1 satellite

Following its launch, the EAGLE-1 satellite will complete three years of in-orbit mission supported by the European Commission.

Mentioned as: European Commission (EC)Narrative PlanNov 9, 2022SES Selects Arianespace to Launch EAGLE-1 Satellite for Europe’s Quantum Cryptography

The European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Commission provide support for the EAGLE-1 project.

Mentioned as: European Commission (EC)Narrative GeneralNov 9, 2022SES Selects Arianespace to Launch EAGLE-1 Satellite for Europe’s Quantum Cryptography
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