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Europe’s sovereign satellite Internet constellation development contract signed by European Commission
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contract
PolandDescription
The European Commission has announced plans to sign a contract with the continent's leading space companies to begin development of a 290-satellite broadband Internet network estimated to cost more than 10 billion euros. The contract award to IRIS², also known as Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite, follows an evaluation of the best-and-final offer from the SpaceRISE consortium formed by European satellite network operators SES, Eutelsat, and Hispasat.