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next step.
Europe’s connectivity choices
Planning horizon: 2026 to 2030 · Dossier reviewed 2026-09-12
The scenario
An extended overlap
If infrastructure enters use in stages and customer transition takes longer than expected.
A conditional possibility, not a prediction.
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Evidence & next action
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A watchpoint to consider
Changes to customer migration windows, compatibility requirements or the scope of early services.
Source register (4)
- IRIS² reinforced and accelerated as implementation advances
ESA · primary source · 2026-08-07
- IRIS² award for eighteen satellite platforms
OHB · supplier announcement · 2026-08-31
- SES MEO strategy after IRIS² Rendez-vous 1
SES · operator announcement · 2026-08-07
- Buses from Bremen, Payloads in Luxembourg
Space Insights · separate analysis publication · 2026-09-08
Source register
- IRIS² reinforced and accelerated as implementation advances
ESA · primary source · Published 2026-08-07 · Accessed 2026-09-12
https://www.esa.int/Applications/Connectivity_and_Secure_Communications/IRIS2_reinforced_and_accelerated_as_implementation_advances
- IRIS² award for eighteen satellite platforms
OHB · supplier announcement · Published 2026-08-31 · Accessed 2026-09-12
https://www.ohb.de/en/news/ohb-has-been-awarded-a-contract-worth-nearly-1-billion-for-the-development-and-production-of-eighteen-satellite-platforms-for-iris%C2%B2
- SES MEO strategy after IRIS² Rendez-vous 1
SES · operator announcement · Published 2026-08-07 · Accessed 2026-09-12
https://www.ses.com/news/press-release/ses-advances-nextgeneration-meo-strategy-following-successful-completion-of
- Buses from Bremen, Payloads in Luxembourg
Space Insights · separate analysis publication · Published 2026-09-08 · Accessed 2026-09-12
https://www.spaceinsights.io/insights/ohb-iris2-meo-platforms-2026
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