French-German ministers’ meeting lauds Iris2 as ‘Europe’s digital backbone,’ want 2-GHz spectrum reserved for it

by Peter B. de Selding

LA PLATA, Maryland — The German government, whose skepticism about Europe’s Iris2 multi-orbit secure connectivity project is well-known and long-standing, accepted a remarkably pro-Iris2 statement following the July 17 Franco-German Council of Ministers in Brühl, Germany.

Without ceding any ground on plans for its own, all-military version of Iris2, Germany agreed to post-council language that positioned Iris2 as indispensable for Europe.

“We recognize the crucial role of Iris2 for a resilient, combined and robust European space infrastructure,” the governments . . .

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