ESA 5G/6G Hub spurs industry innovation

European businesses can now use a pioneering centre for telecommunications innovation to test and develop the digital technologies of the future.

The ESA 5G/6G Hub – based at the agency’s European Centre for Space Applications and Telecommunications (ECSAT) in the UK – enables industry to take advantage of the seamless, ubiquitous and resilient connectivity delivered by integrated satellite and terrestrial networks.

After completing the first development phase of its next-generation facilities – which include high-capacity converged networks, a demonstration room and a technical lab for application and service testing – ESA has opened the Hub to businesses from key areas of the European economy, including energy, healthcare and transport.

The launch was announced as part of an ESA webinar that took place this week.