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Space42’s Mira Aerospace opens MENA’s first HAPs factory

Developing Telecoms

UAE-based satellite firm Space42 said on Monday that its high altitude platform stations (HAPS) subsidiary Mira Aerospace has opened a HAPS manufacturing facility in Abu Dhabi, making it the first such facility in the MENA region.

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Starlink clear to launch commercial services in Kazakhstan in Q3

Developing Telecoms

SpaceX’s LEO satellite broadband operator Starlink is set to officially launch services in Kazakhstan later this year after it signed a regulatory compliance agreement with the country’s Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry (MDAI).

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Major players trial quantum-safe cryptography via satellite

Total Telecom

News Colt Technology Services, Honeywell, and Nokia have announced a strategic partnership to trial quantum-safe networking using satellite technology. By deploying satellite-based QKD, the companies aim to extend secure communication globally, including across transatlantic networks.

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AALTO's high altitude platform station claims new record

Developing Telecoms

Some years after Googles failed attempt to commercialise high altitude platform stations (HAPS), AALTO HAPS, a subsidiary of aerospace corporation Airbus based in the UK, says it is still on track for commercial HAPS services to begin in 2026 and that it has set a world record for global aviation with its solar-powered Zephyr HAPS.

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AALTO’s HAPS drone Zephyr logs 67 days of continuous flight

Total Telecom

Hughes Boulnois, Chief Executive Officer of AALTO, commented:AALTO and Zephyr are at the forefront of innovation in aerospace. With the support of its regulators, shareholders and partners, AALTO is preparing to commercialise HAPS services with initial targeted entry-into-service in Japan during 2026.

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Madrid leads the development of quantum-safe communications through the MadQuantum-CM project

Total Telecom

Among the initiatives the regional government is promoting stands out MadQuantum-CM , which aims to expand the largest quantum communications network in Europe, MadQCI, positioning itself as a strategic initiative for the development of secure quantum communications in Europe. Bernardos, vice-president of 5TONIC and full professor at UC3M.

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Colt, Honeywell, and Nokia Pioneer Quantum-Safe Satellite Networking

VoIP Review

In a groundbreaking development, Colt Technology Services , Honeywell , and Nokia have teamed up to explore quantum-safe networking via satellite. The collaboration is an extension of Colt’s previous venture into terrestrial quantum-secure networks. Honeywell contributes over 50 years of innovation in aerospace.

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