Space Tech: Skynopy - The Ground Station Play That May Have a Military Application

About this episode

Laura Winter interviews Pierre Bertrand about Skynopy's innovative ground station technology and its military applications.

Paris-based Skynopy’s virtual Ground Station As A Service promises of faster data speeds and a network of partner ground stations has earned it contracts with AWS, Eutelsat, Airbus, and the French Defense Innovation Agency’s Aerospace Lab. Laura Winter speaks with Pierre Bertrand, co-Founder and CEO of Skynopy.

People in this episode

Host: Laura Winter

Guest: Pierre Bertrand

Topics covered

• Space Technology
• Ground Station
• Military Applications
• Data Speeds
• Aerospace

Keywords

• Skynopy
• Ground Station As A Service
• data speeds
• military application
• Aerospace Lab
• AWS
• Eutelsat
• Airbus

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Skynopy, AWS, Eutelsat, Airbus, French Defense Innovation Agency, Aerospace Lab

Places: Paris

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