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CNES signs EUR 31 million contract for Univity's VLEO 5G connectivity demo

CNES signed a EUR 31 million contract with Paris startup Univity and telecom operator TDF, funded under France's France 2030 programme, to build and test a VLEO satellite 5G NTN connectivity service.

Reported Editor-read frenchweb.fr, 2 September 2025

What it does not test. This does not establish that the uniSky constellation reaches orbit or operates a service; funding covers only the demonstration phase.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

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