{"id":395,"date":"2026-10-05T07:43:41","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T07:43:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bag.brussels\/?p=395"},"modified":"2026-10-05T07:51:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T07:51:55","slug":"our-member-nexat-selected-by-esa-to-build-cableshield-with-2-partners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bag.brussels\/index.php\/2026\/10\/05\/our-member-nexat-selected-by-esa-to-build-cableshield-with-2-partners\/","title":{"rendered":"Our member, neXat, selected by ESA to build CableShield with 2 partners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>neXat, Telesat and Colt selected by ESA to build CableShield, a \u20ac1.5 million automated satellite backup system for submarine cable networks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/bag.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/6aa8fad0a143e605573800c2_neXat-p-1600-1024x577.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bag.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/6aa8fad0a143e605573800c2_neXat-p-1600-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/bag.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/6aa8fad0a143e605573800c2_neXat-p-1600-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/bag.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/6aa8fad0a143e605573800c2_neXat-p-1600-767x432.png 767w, https:\/\/bag.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/6aa8fad0a143e605573800c2_neXat-p-1600-1536x865.png 1536w, https:\/\/bag.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/6aa8fad0a143e605573800c2_neXat-p-1600.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Brussels, Belgium \u2014 15<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0September 2026 \u2014\u00a0<\/strong>neXat, the Brussels-based multi-orbit satcom operations specialist, has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA), under the ARTES 4.0 programme, to lead CableShield, a \u20ac1.5 million project to automate satellite backup for submarine fibre networks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">neXat, as the provider of the new innovative platform, will act as prime contractor, working with satellite operator Telesat and telecoms infrastructure provider Colt Technology Services Belgium to design, build and field-demonstrate a system that detects submarine cable interruptions and switches affected traffic to satellite connectivity without manual intervention.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nexat.be\/news\/nexat-telesat-and-colt-selected-by-esa-to-build-cableshield-a-eu1-5-million-automated-satellite-backup-system-for-submarine-cable-networks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Read full post by neXat<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About neXat<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">neXat\u00ae streamlines multi-orbit satcom operations. As the satellite industry&#8217;s first dedicated satcom operations management solution, neXat enables operators to manage services, customers and networks through a secure, future-ready interface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trusted by the satellite industry, neXat reduces operational complexity by unifying operational and business systems into a bespoke, virtualised platform that continuously evolves with operators&#8217; needs. Its commercial-grade OSS\/BSS has also been upgraded to meet government standards, powering multiple GOVSATCOM projects with enhanced security and reliability features.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>neXat, Telesat and Colt selected by ESA to build CableShield, a \u20ac1.5 million automated satellite backup system for submarine cable networks Brussels, Belgium \u2014 15th\u00a0September 2026 \u2014\u00a0neXat, the Brussels-based multi-orbit satcom operations specialist, has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA), under the ARTES 4.0 programme, to lead CableShield, a \u20ac1.5 million project to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bag-news-announcements-community-network"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bag.brussels\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/395","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bag.brussels\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bag.brussels\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bag.brussels\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bag.brussels\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=395"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/bag.brussels\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/395\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":403,"href":"https:\/\/bag.brussels\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/395\/revisions\/403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bag.brussels\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bag.brussels\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bag.brussels\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}