FSO Instruments

New cooperation to establish European ecosystem for laser satellite communications in the Netherlands

TNO and FSO Instruments today announced that they have entered into license and cooperation agreements. Under the agreements FSO Instruments will obtain worldwide rights to industrialize and commercialize TNO’s laser satellite communication technology. This optical technology enables much faster and more secure broadband connectivity than the radio

SPACE FLIGHT HERITAGE ESTABLISHED FOR COMPACT LASER SATELLITE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL​

FSO Instruments builds on TNO’s groundbreaking technology Recently, TNO reported the successful testing and commissioning of its compact laser satellite communication terminal. This establishes space flight heritage for TNO’s groundbreaking technology, which is also core to FSO Instruments; the company that brings this TNO technology to the market

High-tech from the Netherlands hitch-hikes to space on Norwegian satellite

Dutch space technology for laser communication will be tested on the Norwegian satellite NorSat-TD, due for launch in 2022

Hyperion’s laser communication terminal to fly into space in 2022

Press release, 5 January 2021 – Dutch consortium secures technology demonstration within the ESA ScyLight programme

TNO signs ESA contract to start Phase 2 of TOmCAT

Dutch key companies and FSO Instruments member Demcon plan to demonstrate cutting-edge optical communication technologies for future terabit-per-second telecom satellites

Gigabit Detector featured in Dutch Science & Technology magazine

The Dutch magazine “Techniek & Wetenschap” featured the newly commercialised Gigabit Detector in a dedicated article (in Dutch)

TNO & Hyperion commercialise Ground Detector

A Dutch solution is now available for the global laser communication market