Deary me! I don't think anyone serious in the satellite business would argue that SSTL are anything but a world leader in some aspects. Apart from that there's

Deary me! I don't think anyone serious in the satellite business would argue that SSTL are anything but a world leader in some aspects. Apart from that there's also Inmarsat: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inmarsat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inmarsat The UK also has world leading Geomatics capabilities. I work in this sector. I think one of the positive factors for the UK as regards Galileo is that technology has advanced hugely since Galileo's inception, thus a new UK system can be superior and far cheaper, hence the confidence behind the idea.