May 29, 2025
Technology and Products
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Supporting European and Canadian industry, from SMEs to industrial consortia, to push the boundaries of innovation in satellite communications.
Market Fit
The satellite communications market is experiencing a deep, disruptive, and extremely fast transformation. The public sector in Europe can play a vital role, taking on greater risk and increasing its investment to support European industry regain competitiveness in the global market and, therefore, remain viable.
Regaining competitiveness in Europe requires investing in development of enabling technologies and system concepts and reaching a level of industrial maturity in European and Canadian solutions that is ready to address future connectivity needs, services and applications.
Under the industrial competitiveness programme line, Technology and Products focuses on strategic themes and key market growth differentiators, which includes:
10.3%
The amount Europe’s satellite communications market is expected to grow by 2030.
60%
The revenue percentage (5 billion Euros) that stems from the European space industry and through manufacture and launch of communications satellites.
To sustain the competitiveness of our Member States, ESA is focusing on several key topics:
Technology and Products activities and partnerships projects
Advanced Technology
Core Competitiveness
System/ Network/ Protocols
Competitiveness & Growth
Core Competitiveness
Space for 5G
Dedicated to the development, verification and demonstration of products
Competitiveness & Growth
The Competitiveness & Growth element is industry-initiated and in its aim to support the competitiveness of Europe and Canada, by accepting proposals. It features a definition, technological, product and demonstration phase – whether it’s related to hardware, software, system, sub-system or service that will benefit the satellite communications market.
Supports development from concept to fully-fledged product, system or service
Advanced Technology
Our Advanced Technology programme maintains and improves European and Canadian satellite communication market capabilities and competitiveness. The programme – which pushes the boundaries of innovation – supports the management of ESA-initiated projects, which leads to a yearly workplan between us and industry.
3-9
TRL level
Up to €1M
Max funding
What Ideas are we looking for?
For the best chance of success in securing funding via the Advanced Research in Telecommunications Research (ARTES) programme and provided all other conditions are met, submissions for the Technology and Products programme line should be in line with the following specific requirements:
Activities that improve the capability and competitiveness of the European and Canadian satellite communications industry.
Concepts from small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as well as international consortia that can be guided throughout the technology development process, from beginning to end.
Activities that can be developed into world-class satellite communications technology, products and services.
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CONTACT
David Phillips
ESA’s European Centre for Space Applications and Telecommunications (ECSAT)
Fermi Avenue
Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0FD, United Kingdom
+44 (0)7785 439617
David.Phillips@esa.int
