16 October 2025 11:00
From left to right: Corinne Mailles, Deputy CEO of Telespazio France, and Charles Delfieux, CEO of UNIVITY, during the official contract signing. Photo credit: © Telespazio/UNIVITY.Credit
Joint tests to build a global offer
As part of this agreement, Telespazio France will participate in UNIVITY’s test campaigns to evaluate and demonstrate the performance of its solution to civil and defense customers. The ambition is to ultimately integrate UNIVITY’s technology into Telespazio’s service catalog, providing a comprehensive connectivity offer combining ground infrastructures and a Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) constellation.
Global coverage and cost efficiency for reliable and secure connectivity
The global coverage provided by UNIVITY’s future constellation and Telespazio Group’s international presence will make it possible to offer an integrated solution meeting the growing demand for high-speed connectivity in regions that remain underserved today.
UNIVITY will benefit from Telespazio’s strategic locations and recognized operational expertise, in particular through its worldwide network of teleports. This synergy represents a major asset for UNIVITY, enabling the company to accelerate its deployment and provide solutions that are reliable, cost-effective, and easy to integrate into existing telecom operators’ infrastructures worldwide, as well as for governmental and public services.
Synergies beyond connectivity
The two partners are also considering joint initiatives in other space-related markets addressed by Telespazio France, such as satellite-based population alert systems or space surveillance. This opportunity is based on the possibility of embarking secondary payloads during the deployment of the UNIVITY constellation—secondary missions that would enhance the value of the constellation and help meet the growing needs for security, resilience, and digital sovereignty.
According to Charles Delfieux, President and Founder of UNIVITY: « This agreement marks a strategic milestone for UNIVITY and confirms our ambition: to build a hybrid connectivity model combining the strengths of terrestrial and space networks. Together with Telespazio France, we are asserting a global vision of connectivity, universal and competitive. »
Corinne Mailles, Deputy CEO of Telespazio France, adds: « This partnership with UNIVITY is fully aligned with Telespazio France’s ambition to support the NewSpace ecosystem through our ‘Operations as a Service’ model. As a trusted operator for French and European institutions and a meta-operator facilitating Defense access to NewSpace, we are proud to contribute to the emergence of a new European space connectivity offer. »
From left to right: Corinne Mailles, Charles Delfieux, Jean-Marc Gardin, Patrice Sidot
UNIVITY: a controlled convergence between space and terrestrial networks
UNIVITY stands out for a business model that places telecom operators at the heart of the value chain and a unique technological combination designed to reconcile performance, integration simplicity, and cost efficiency.
At its core lies a telecommunications architecture based on telecom operators’ 5G spectrum, designed to work in synergy with a Very Low Earth Orbit deployment (<375 km), enabling internet services that cover use cases from high-throughput to Direct-to-Cell.
This approach paves the way for high-performance, affordable, and sustainable connectivity, including in rural, remote, or crisis-affected areas, complementing existing fiber or cellular networks.
About UNIVITY
UNIVITY (formerly Constellation Technologies & Operations) is developing a satellite constellation enabling telecom operators to provide high-speed, low-latency internet access from space, complementing terrestrial networks. Through Very Low Earth Orbit satellites and the innovative use of telecom operators’ 5G spectrum, the company offers a high-performance, affordable, and sustainable solution.
www.univity.global
About Telespazio France
Based in Toulouse, Bordeaux, Paris, and Kourou, Telespazio France is a subsidiary of the Telespazio Group, a joint venture between Leonardo (67%) and Thales (33%), and a key player in space infrastructure operations and value-added satellite services. With over 30 years of experience and nearly 500 employees, the company covers all key domains of space—telecommunications, Earth observation, and navigation. With more than 150 staff at the Guiana Space Centre, Telespazio France is also the leading industrial partner of the Kourou base, ensuring the maintenance and daily operation of its ground infrastructure facilities.
Press Contacts UNIVITY
Stéphane Laurain : +33 6 98 58 38 35 – stephane@edifice-communication.com
Ilinca Spita : +33 6 64 75 12 98 – ilinca@edifice-communication.com
Press Contact Telespazio France
Catalina Bouchu : +33 6 29 66 16 07 – catalina.bouchu@telespazio.com