Astrium Services provides Civil Security services for Governments across UK , France and Germany. High Integrity Telecommunications System (HITS), a secure and resilient telecommunications service for the UK Government to provide continuance of government between key decision makers at local and central levels during periods of crisis. Astrium services also delivers a fixed and mobile communication service deployed by the French fire stations over dedicated networks, and in Germany a homogenous communications system for first responders, using autonomous Ku and Ka band SATCOM.