TAMPA, Fla. — Skynopy, a French ground station startup, said Sept. 24 it has won a European Space Agency contract to help commercialize adaptive modulation technology that it claims can double satellite data download rates.

A Skynopy spokesperson said the contract includes 75,000 euros ($89,000) in funding to integrate its software with three satellite operators, which will be selected through a competitive process next month .

The work will focus on Variable Coding and Modulation (VCM) and Adaptive Coding and Modulation (ACM), which enable satellites to adjust their signal strength and efficiency to changing conditions, rather than relying on a single fixed transmission mode.

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