Cailabs, Eutelsat sign MoU to explore European optical ground station deployment

• Cailabs signed an MoU with Eutelsat to explore European optical communications infrastructure spanning ground stations, satellite payloads, services.
• Work will assess deploying Cailabs optical ground stations at Eutelsat gateway sites for an Optical Ground Station as a Service network.
• Parties will study hosting laser communication terminals on future Eutelsat satellites to support direct-to-Earth optical links for government users.
• Collaboration targets higher-capacity, more secure, resilient, sovereign European space communications.
• MoU was signed at the International Space Summit in Paris on Sept. 9, 2026.

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