Satellite communication

Satellites transmit information to earth via laser signals. With over 30 researchers we work on this technology.

Laser satellite communication

There is a growing demand for more data, due to, among other things, the advent of self-driving cars, social media with more videos, and the ‘Internet of Things’. The existing connections cannot meet that demand. Laser satellite communication offers a solution.

Our latest developments

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This is our time: Industrialising TNO's optical satellite communication technology

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15 July 2024
In 2024, for example, TNO launched a strategic partnership with FSO Instruments, a joint venture between Demcon and the VDL Group, which commercialises and industrialises TNO’s technology.

This is our time: working on breakthroughs in laser satellite communication

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15 July 2024

AAC Clyde Space to commercialize TNO’s laser terminal for satellite communication

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News
22 May 2024

Dutch satellite instrument achieves milestone in laser data transfer to Earth

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News
24 January 2024

TNO joins European collaboration to develop global quantum internet enabled from space

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1 September 2023