EGNOS (European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service) operates as an augmentation service for global satellite systems, improving the reliability of positioning information.

The messages transmitted by EGNOS are particularly useful for critical manoeuvres such as aircraft guidance during the final landing phases. Other transport systems, such as maritime and rail, also benefit from the EGNOS « Safety of Life » service.

In addition, EGNOS helps to improve the accuracy of geolocation required by other ground-based applications such as precision agriculture, geomatics, civil engineering and 5G. (IOT)

METRACOM was chosen after an international competition to become a partner of EUTELSAT. This contract marks the continuation of the confidence in Metracom, already awarded EGNOS III.

South of the Indian Ocean, three thousand kilometers from Africa, Australia and the Antarctic, the TAAF (French Southern and Antarctic Territories) consist of a group of islands inhabited by a number of scientists who maintain there a permanent human presence.

Far from anywhere, the islands, which have an average temperature of 4.5º C, are swept by a constant gush of strong winds which reach intensities of 250 km/h. No trees can grow here on the biggest natural reserve of France.
The only way to reach these islands is by boat and the legendary Marion Dufresne, the only regular transport to the rest of the world which makes the journey only four times a year.

METRACOM was requested to set up a satellite telecommunications network to secure a permanent link between these islands and La Réunion.
This project required a certain inventiveness in terms of deployment and flawless logistics.