Budapest, Hungary - December 23, 2025 - Hungarian technology group 4iG has completed a USD 30 million investment in U.S.-based Axiom Space, marking the first executed tranche of a broader plan to invest up to USD 100 million in space-based digital infrastructure, including future orbital data centre capabilities.
The investment was made through 4iG Space and Defence Technologies, the group’s aerospace and defence subsidiary, and positions 4iG as a strategic investor in Axiom Space, a Houston-headquartered company developing commercial space station infrastructure in low Earth orbit. The completed USD 30 million injection represents the only capital deployed to date, with any further investment subject to future milestones and agreements.
4iG said the transaction reflects its intention to expand beyond terrestrial telecommunications and defence systems into space-enabled digital infrastructure. While space-based data centres remain at an early stage of development, the company views orbital platforms as a potential long-term complement to ground-based facilities, particularly for secure data processing, satellite analytics, and latency-sensitive workloads.
Axiom Space is currently developing Axiom Station, a planned commercial space station designed to operate independently following its eventual separation from the International Space Station later this decade. The platform is expected to host a mix of research, manufacturing, and digital infrastructure modules, with on-orbit computing and data processing increasingly cited as potential future use cases.
In a statement, 4iG said the partnership with Axiom provides access to advanced space infrastructure capabilities while supporting Hungary’s ambitions to establish a stronger presence in the global space economy. The company has previously highlighted the strategic importance of space systems for defence, communications, and sovereign digital services.
Industry observers note that interest in orbital data processing is being driven by the rapid growth of satellite constellations, Earth observation systems, and AI-powered analytics, which are generating rising volumes of data. Processing information closer to its point of collection could reduce reliance on constrained downlink capacity and terrestrial infrastructure, although significant technical and economic hurdles remain.
The completed investment makes 4iG one of the first Central European technology groups to take an equity stake in a major U.S. commercial space infrastructure provider. Any subsequent funding beyond the initial USD 30 million would increase 4iG’s exposure to Axiom’s long-term development roadmap but has not yet been executed.
For the data centre sector, the move signals that experimentation with non-terrestrial compute environments is beginning to attract institutional capital. While commercial space-based data centres are still years away, 4iG’s initial investment underscores a growing willingness among infrastructure players to explore how future compute architectures may extend beyond the planet’s surface.
