Sony enters the NewSpace sector

Sopny announced the creation of a separate subsidiary that will provide optical communications to the small satellite sector. The company called SSC for Sony Space Communications will be based in California and benefit from the experience of Sony in the field of lasers and optical systems.

This announcement is another step for the revolution in the newspace sector with yet another maintream company entering this market. The massification of the space industry, with reduced costs and larger volumes, is an indicator of the ongoing change of what once was a niche industry.

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