GMV

Company Overview

GMV (GMV Innovating Solutions S.L.) is a privately owned Spanish technology group founded in 1984 and headquartered in Tres Cantos, Madrid. With nearly 4,000 employees, offices in 12 countries, and clients in nearly 80 countries, GMV is one of Europe's most significant aerospace and defence technology companies. In 2024, the group reported total revenues of €454.5 million.

GMV holds a uniquely strong position in the global space sector: it is the #1 global provider of satellite control centres, the 6th largest industrial group in the European space sector, and has technology aboard more than 900 satellites and space vehicles. Over 2,000 of its employees work in the space sector alone.

Beyond space, GMV operates across aeronautics, defence and security, cybersecurity, intelligent transportation systems, automotive, digital public services, healthcare, industry, and financial sectors.

Key Contacts

Key Products & Services

Satellite Ground Systems (Core)

• Hifly® — Flagship satellite monitoring and control system. Used by ~150 satellites including Eutelsat, Arabsat, Hispasat, SES, OneWeb. Controls ~40% of all commercial COMSATs launched in the past 10 years.
• FocusSuite® — Full lifecycle flight dynamics operations suite. Used by 200+ satellites.
• Galileo Ground Control Segment (GCS) — GMV is prime contractor for ESA; €500M+ contract value since 2018. Includes cybersecurity and security accreditation for the entire GCS.
• Galileo Security Monitoring Centre (GSMC) — GMV participates in development and maintenance.

Cybersecurity (Highly Relevant)

• CosmicGuard — All-in-one cybersecurity solution for operational ground systems. Monitors processes, connections, file integrity, disk encryption, and USB device usage. Multi-OS, low footprint, transparent operation. Complementary, not competitive to TrustedFilter.
• GMV-CERT — Commercial CSIRT providing managed security services; member of Europe's Trusted Introducer Network.
• QuKee — Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) network management with AI-driven key services.

Defence and Security

• SAPIIEM JISR Suite — ISR/CSD systems for NATO (coalition shared data services).
• EUCCIS C2 — Command and control system for European External Action Service (since 2016).
• EUROSUR — Border surveillance suite (FRONTEX prime contractor).

Relevance to 4Secure

🤝 Partner Potential

• System Integration into Space Ground Segments — GMV's Hifly® and FocusSuite® are deployed at satellite operators worldwide. A partnership where TrustedFilter is embedded as the cross-domain security layer within GMV's ground segment products would give 4Secure access to GMV's entire customer base of 40+ satellite operators.
• CosmicGuard Complementarity — CosmicGuard focuses on endpoint/process security. TrustedFilter secures the data flows between networks at different classification levels. A joint solution — CosmicGuard + TrustedFilter — would offer comprehensive ground segment security.
• Galileo Security Accreditation Experience — GMV holds cybersecurity responsibility for the Galileo GCS. They would understand TrustedFilter's value proposition immediately.
• Defence Channel Access — GMV's defence division serves NATO, Spanish MoD, Portuguese MoD, Italian Navy, and major European defence primes.

🛒 Customer Potential

• Galileo PRS Infrastructure — The Galileo PRS is a restricted-access service for governmental users. GMV develops the PRS receiver systems, the Satellites Key Management Facility (SKMF), and the Point of Contact Platform (POCP). These systems must handle both classified PRS key material and unclassified operational data — a textbook cross-domain security requirement.
• NATO CSD Systems — GMV's SAPIIEM JISR suite for NATO operates in multi-classification environments. Coalition shared data services by definition involve data transfer between networks of different national classification levels.
• EUROSUR / Border Surveillance — Border surveillance systems aggregate data from multiple national systems at different classification levels.
• Regulatory Pressure — GMV's cybersecurity page explicitly references NIS 2, CRA, DORA, and ENS compliance.

⚠️ Competitive Considerations

GMV's CosmicGuard is a cybersecurity product for space ground systems, but it is not a cross-domain solution — it does not perform content inspection or filtering between networks at different classification levels. It is endpoint/process security, not a data guard/filter. No competitive conflict.

Engagement Strategy

Key Messages

1. TrustedFilter is a containerised cross-domain solution — it runs alongside CosmicGuard, not instead of it
2. Galileo PRS and GSMC are natural use cases — classified key material + unclassified operations
3. GMV's Hifly® deployments at satellite operators are the exact infrastructure where TrustedFilter would sit
4. 4Secure has existing partnerships with BAE Systems and OWL CyberSecurity — credibility in the defence/space security space

Ask

Request a follow-up meeting with their Secure e-Solutions GM (Luis Fernando Álvarez-Gascón) or Space Systems GM (Enrique Fraga).

Pre-Show Preparation

• Review GMV's recent news: Netherlands Space Command SST contract (Feb 2026), GEXTRECS secure satellite comms demo (Feb 2026)
• Download CosmicGuard brochure and review technical architecture
• Identify GMV UK contacts via LinkedIn
• Prepare a one-page on TrustedFilter + CosmicGuard joint solution concept

Recent News (within 8 weeks of 25 Feb 2026)

Available Info Sheets

• CosmicGuard Brochure (PDF)
• Hifly® Brochure (PDF)
• Space Sector Brochure
• GMV Annual Report 2024