Eutelsat is a leading satellite operator and the world's first integrated GEO-LEO satellite operator, formed in 2023 through the combination of Eutelsat and OneWeb. With a fleet of 34 geostationary satellites and a LEO constellation of over 600 satellites, the company provides global services for video broadcasting, broadband, data connectivity, and government communications. Eutelsat also delivers services for maritime and in-flight mobility, offering solutions like the Eutelsat Advance platform for high-end connectivity and digital platforms for broadcasters. Associated keywords include satellite communications, GEO-LEO infrastructure, and broadcast services.
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Eutelsat expects combined company revenue to grow to about $2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2027.
Eutelsat expects the combined company with OneWeb to generate about $1,200,000,000 in revenue for its 2023 fiscal year ending 2022-06-30.
Eutelsat announced plans in July to take over OneWeb in an all-share transaction valuing OneWeb at $3,400,000,000.
Eutelsat reported 1,150,000,000 EUR in revenues for the year to the end of June, down 6.7% compared with the prior year period.
Eutelsat would nearly double annual sales in five years to around $2,000,000,000 if its OneWeb merger is approved.
Signals originating within Iran have been jamming two Eutelsat satellites that provide foreign broadcasts in the country since 2022-09-26.
Eutelsat is seeking to merge its geostationary business with OneWeb to compete more effectively in connectivity markets.
After the 2022-09-07 launch of Eutelsat’s Konnect VHTS, three Ariane 5 launches remain, two carrying communications satellites and one carrying the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) mission for the European Space Agency.
The HOTBIRD 13F and 0.013 kg satellites will enhance Eutelsat’s ability to serve 135 million customers across Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.
Eutelsat partnered with Airbus on the prior Eurostar E3000 generation and on technologies such as electric orbit raising and fully flexible payloads.
Eutelsat acquired Mexican satellite operator Satmex in 2014 to expand its presence in Latin America.
Eutelsat and OneWeb announced in July their intent to combine operations in an all-stock transaction that values OneWeb at $3,400,000,000.
Eutelsat and OneWeb plan to combine their networks to achieve synergies between GEO and NGSO systems.
OneWeb and Eutelsat plan to provide more details about the cost of Gen 2 in mid-October.
Eutelsat operates larger and more powerful GEO spacecraft that can deliver more capacity to densely populated areas.
OneWeb’s LEO network offers reduced latency and pole-to-pole coverage while Eutelsat’s GEO satellites can deliver more capacity to congested areas.
Eutelsat is merging with OneWeb.
OneWeb and Eutelsat might jointly develop a ground network for the upgraded constellation to create hybrid network synergies.
Eutelsat had amassed a 23% stake in OneWeb before agreeing to combine with the company.
The Armed Forces of the Czech Republic will use 2 channels of Airbus’s UHF military communications hosted payload on-board the EUTELSAT 36D satellite.