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Finally, a sign of life for Europe’s sovereign satellite Internet constellation

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The European Commission plans to sign a contract with leading space companies for a satellite broadband network.

The IRIS program is called Infrastructure for Resilience , Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite.

IRIS is to provide secure global connectivity for the military forces of EU member states while also retaining capacity to serve commercial customers.

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