Tag: public safety

What D2D Satellite Means for UK Emergency Services and the ESN

In January 2026, the UK Space Agency issued a request for information on behalf of the Home Office’s Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme. The question it was asking, in essence, was whether direct-to-device satellite technology could help solve a problem that has been building for more than a decade: the Emergency Services Network is still not ready, Airwave is still running, and rural and coastal coverage gaps remain unresolved.