Announced at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona – an international event for connectivity and communications – the funding is part of the UK’s commitment to the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Advanced Research in Telecommunication Systems (ARTES) programme.
The £10 million investment is open to a diverse range of innovative products or components, systems or services, and any aspect of the space, ground or network segments. This could include breakthrough technologies such as the development of lasers to communicate in space, or for pioneering market opportunities, such as the use of space tech to boost the efficiency of global shipping and trade.
Andrew Griffith MP, Minister for Space at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, said:
Telecommunications is vital for the future of the UK, by connecting remote areas, improving healthcare and…
