Blog
The Critical Link
- The European Commission’s (EC’s) IRIS² initiative came into complete focus this past December. IRIS² is a bold step toward achieving secure, sovereign satellite communications for Europe. It is a plan for a constellation of 290 satellites — 18 in Middle Earth Orbit (MEO) and 264 in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) to provide secure government connectivity services to the European Union (EU) Member States, along with broadband connectivity. IRIS² is a public-private partnership funded by the EU, the private sector, and the European Space Agency (ESA).
