Nokia and ICEYE plan sovereign low-orbit communications systems for security missions.
The partners will combine satellites, ground equipment and terminals into secure broadband systems controlled by government customers.
By TomorrowNews · AI-assisted briefing · Briefing published 2 October 2026
AI-generated illustration — not a photograph of the event. The constellation and ground infrastructure are fictional and do not depict an announced deployment. · TomorrowNews / AI-generated illustration
Reuters reported that Nokia and ICEYE will develop low-Earth-orbit communications systems for governments and defense contractors, with missions spanning military and border security, emergency services and disaster response.
The companies said customers would own and control the satellites, ground segment and terminals. The first spacecraft are expected to launch in 2028; no customer contracts or deployment scale were disclosed.
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