BT & SES To Support Galileo With Satellite Communications Services

Satellite operator, SES and the European Communications Service Provider, BT, signed a contract to provide satellite communications infrastructure and services for Galileo Data Dissemination Network (GDDN) and support the Galileo Operator Spaceopal.

The contract, signed in the presence of François Biltgen, Grand-Duchy’s Minister for Higher Education and Research Minister, includes the deployment, maintenance and support of Satcom ground infrastructure at various remote locations around the world including Antarctica, the provision of satellite capacity, and the monitoring and control of the GDDN satellite network. The deal was signed in Luxembourg through SES service company, SES TechCom.

On behalf of the European Union, Galileo is managed by European Space Agency and developed as Europe’s initiative for a global satellite navigation system, designed to provide a highly accurate.

GDDN interconnects the two Galileo Control Centers in Italy and Germany to an extensive network of sensor stations, uplink stations and Telemetry, Tracking and Control (TT&C) stations distributed around the world. The GDDN also provides the connectivity to the Galileo satellite test and launch facilities, security monitoring centers, network management facilities and external entities.

Galileo is much more than operating satellites in space from control centers in Oberpfaffenhofen and Fucino. The overall operations management needs permanent connections, with infrastructure distributed around the globe,” said Spaceopal MD, Francesco d`Amore. “The worldwide network is essential to ensure the continuity and reliability of the time and positioning information. Therefore, Spaceopal relies on the huge experience of both European communication service providers BT and SES.”

 

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