根据 Paula Doenecke 和 Amy Thomson 的报道，诺基亚（Nokia Oyj）与卫星初创公司 Iceye 计划在轨道上建立安全的欧洲通信系统，以用于国防和安全领域。这一举措旨在满足欧洲各国对自主通信服务日益增长的需求。
By Paula Doenecke and Amy Thomson Nokia Oyj and satellite startup Iceye are planning to build secure European communicationsystems in orbit for defense and security matters, taking advantage of the growing urgency on the continent for sovereign services.
诺基亚首席执行官 Justin Hotard 与 Iceye 的首席执行官 Rafal Modrzewski 在联合采访中表示，双方预计从 2028 年起每年将发射多达 50 颗低地球轨道卫星。这些卫星将为各国政府提供地面终端设备，与现有的地面通信网络形成互补，确保在发生通信中断时，武装部队、应急响应机构及政府部门仍能保持联系。
The partnership expects to launch as many as 50 low-Earth-orbit satellites annually from 2028, Nokia Chief Executive Officer Justin Hotard and Iceye CEO Rafal Modrzewski said in a joint interview. For governments, they’ll offer ground terminals and satellites designed to compliment land-based networks, keeping armed forces, first responders and ministries connected if there’s a disruption.
Hotard 表示：“从单纯的无线电通信和移动通信发展到具备感知能力的通信系统，是一个巨大的机遇；如今，通信服务已经不仅仅局限于信息传输，还涵盖了观测与监测功能。”他进一步指出，通信技术在现代社会中的重要性正在不断提升。
“Moving from just radio communications and mobile to sensing and to mission critical connectivity is an incredible opportunity,” Hotard said, adding that communications is increasingly also about observation and detection.
在唐纳德·特朗普执政期间，欧洲与美国的关系变得紧张，因此各国政府都在努力提升自身的卫星通信能力。欧盟于 8 月宣布将加大其 IRIS² 自主卫星项目的投入力度，目标是建立一套不依赖外国供应商的统一通信系统。
European governments are working to build up national satellite capabilities after relations with the US strained under President Donald Trump’s administration. The European Union said in August that it’s bulking up its IRIS² sovereign satellite plans, with the aim of creating a unified service that doesn’t rely on foreign providers.
这一发展背景源于埃隆·马斯克（Elon Musk）的 Starlink 卫星通信项目——该项目拥有目前最大的卫星通信星座，有可能直接与美国电信运营商竞争，从而对其市场构成威胁。诺基亚在美国和欧洲的一些地面通信服务客户已经开始讨论合作事宜，准备联合竞标未来的卫星频谱资源，以保持对这一新兴通信技术的控制权。
The push comes after Elon Musk’s Starlink, which operates the biggest satellite communications constellation, said it could challenge US telecom operators by competing directly for their customers. Some of Nokia’s terrestrial carrier customers in the US and Europe began discussing a joint venture to bid for satellite spectrum in an upcoming auction, seeking to retain control over this emerging layer of connectivity.
诺基亚正在拓展其业务范围，不仅专注于移动网络基础设施，还加大了对卫星设备和数据中心的投资。该公司对人工智能基础设施的支持，以及来自人工智能芯片制造商 Nvidia 的投资，帮助其股价在今年上涨了约 65%。
Nokia is building out its business beyond its core mobile network infrastructure, pouring investment into equipment for satellites and data centers. The company’s focus on supporting artificial intelligence infrastructure, together with an investment from AI chip developer Nvidia Corp., have helped push its shares up by about 65% this year.
莫尔热夫斯基表示：“这很可能是Iceye整体战略中最大的转变之一。”他补充说，Iceye正在开拓一个新兴市场，他估计该市场的规模大于情报卫星服务市场。
“It’s probably one of the biggest shifts in Iceye’s overall strategy,” Modrzewski said, adding that Iceye is tapping a new market that he estimates is bigger than the market for intelligence satellite services.
Iceye是众多受益于欧洲主权倡议和国防相关服务需求增长的新兴太空企业之一。今年六月，该公司以100亿欧元的估值完成了4.5亿欧元（约合5.11亿美元）的融资。
Iceyeis among a nascent ecosystem of space companies benefiting from Europe’s sovereignty push and growing demand for defense-related services. It raised €450 million ($511 million) at a €10 billion valuation in June.
本月早些时候，该公司与波兰国有武器制造商PGZ SA签署了一份意向书，旨在建设波兰军用卫星通信系统。莫尔热夫斯基表示，这是“推动该项目发展的需求信号之一”。
Earlier this month, the company signed a letter of intent with Polish state-owned arms manufacturer PGZ SA for the construction of a Polish military satellite communications system, which was “one of the demand signals which motivated the development,” Modrzewski said.