[SpaceNews] Kepler Partners Up For ESA’s Optical Data Relay Constellation
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Kepler is teaming up with Europe’s Airbus Defence and Space and its independent laser terminal subsidiary Tesat-Spacecom to develop an optical relay network in low Earth orbit (LEO).
[Breaking Defense] Optical communications, i.e. lasers, are the network pipes for the Internet of Space
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Space-based comms are integral to our ability to connect to the internet, secure our communications, monitor our planet, and guide us on our roads and in our skies.
[Via Satellite] Axiom Space Partners With Kepler and Skyloom to Demonstrate Optical Inter-Satellite Links
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Axiom Space is partnering with Kepler Communications US and Skyloom Global to integrate and demonstrate optical inter-satellite links (OISLs) on the first module of the company’s commercial space station.
[Payload] Enabling The Future of Space Communication With Laser Links
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The rising demand—coupled with diminishing barriers to entry for satellite operators—has elevated the role of satellites in our everyday lives. Space-based comms are integral to our ability to connect to the internet, secure our communications, monitor our planet, and guide us on our roads and in our skies.
[Executive Mosaic] Space Officials Debate Proper Parameters for Satellite Communications Latency Delays
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At ExecutiveBiz’s Space Technologies Forum, Kepler Communications asked participants in the panel discussion whether the 90-minute latency requirement included in a recent request for information from the National Reconnaissance Office made sense or was characterized by a certain “disconnect.”
[SpaceNews] Kepler Communications raises $92 million for optical data relay network
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Kepler Communications said April 13 it has raised $92 million to start deploying an optical data-relay constellation next year.
Kepler Raises $92 Million USD Series C to Complete Internet-Ready Optical Constellation
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Kepler Communications announced it has raised $92 Million USD in Series C.
[Via Satellite] Industry CTOs Highlight Laser Communications, Artificial Intelligence, and Emerging Challenges
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The Monday morning CTO roundtable at SATELLITE 2023 brought together leaders from innovative space companies to convene on buzzworthy developments in laser communications, AI, and system architecture and design.
[Via Satellite] Names Kepler 2023 Top 10 Hottest Companies In Satellite in 2023
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Via Satellite’s 10 Hottest Companies list highlights the “must watch” companies.
Kepler Selects TESAT To Provide Optical Terminals For Next Generation Constellation
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Kepler Communications has selected Tesat-Spacecom to supply optical inter-satellite links.