Newly formed consortium led by Unseenlabs and Euroconsult responds to European Commission call for tenders to collect disruptive ideas for an 'innovative' European broadband constellation in space sector
www.computerweekly.com, Sept. 27, 2021 –
A consortium of more than 20 European space sector companies has been assembled in response to a European Commission (EC) call for tenders.
The tender document is entitled New space solutions for long-term availability of reliable, secure, cost-effective space-based connectivity and the consortium, known as New Symphonie, is being led by satellite-based radio-frequency detection services provider Unseenlabs and global strategy consulting and market intelligence firm Euroconsult. It was set up specifically for the call, which was launched by the EC with assistance from its Directorate General Defence Industry and Space.
New Symphonie has 22 members from eight European countries, in what is hoped will bring a multinational approach to its European core. The consortium's name is derived from Symphonie, which was the first operational communication satellite launched in 1974 as a part of a Franco-German agreement. Symphonie was a forerunner for the subsequent French and German national communication satellite programmes that enabled the European geostationary satellite industry to evolve into a sovereign industry.
New Symphonie has responded to the EC call to propose what it says is an ambitious system of multi-orbit satellite systems to provide reliable, secure and cost-effective connectivity to European governments and commercial entities globally. The consortium includes Aerospacelab, Anywaves, Avio, Cailabs, De-Cix, Exolaunch, Exotrail, Fresnel Alliance, Gomspace, Greenerwave, Integrasys, Ksat, Loft Orbital, Qest Antenna Technology, Satconsult, Secure-Ic, Sener, Sitael, Tesat and Transatel. The tender outcome is set to be announced within the last quarter of 2021