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 Communications announced the LEAP-2 program in July 2021.
Broadcast accounted for 62% of Eutelsat’s total revenue and 2019-12-01.7% year-over-year in the July–2021-09-01 quarter.
Eutelsat expects to reach a conclusion about the status of Eutelsat 5 West B by the end of November 2021.
Eutelsat estimates it will generate between 1.28 billion and 1,320,000,000 EUR during the fiscal year that started 2021-07-01.
The EGNOS hosted payload on Eutelsat 5 West B is anticipated to generate around 7,000,000 EUR in annual revenue for Eutelsat, or 102,000,000 EUR over a 15-year life span.
Eutelsat Communications reduced its annual capital expenditure budget from 500,000,000 EUR to 400,000,000 EUR since 2016.
LEAP-2 is expected to save Eutelsat Communications 20 million to 25,000,000 EUR by the end of its fiscal year 2022.
Eutelsat recorded 317,600,000 EUR in revenue for July, August, and September 2021, a decline of 5.2% from the same period in the prior year.
Eutelsat 5 West B primarily replaces the 17-year-old Eutelsat 5 West A satellite and also carries an EGNOS hosted payload for the European GNSS Agency.
Eutelsat Communications will implement a global hiring freeze in its legacy businesses as part of the LEAP-2 initiative.
Eutelsat 5 West B launched on 2021-10-09 on an International Launch Services Proton rocket.
Eutelsat expects to launch Eutelsat-10B in 2022.
Eutelsat Communications selected Franco-Italian manufacturer Thales Alenia Space to build a replacement for a geostationary satellite that is roughly three years from retiring.
Eutelsat expects the aging Eutelsat-10A satellite to retire in the second quarter of 2023.
Eutelsat and Thales Alenia Space signed a letter of agreement on 2019-10-29 for the production of Eutelsat-10B.
Eutelsat’s ELO smallsat and hosted payload constellation will use existing ground stations and not the same ground segment hardware as the geostationary IoT service.
Kepler Communications of Toronto operates LEO cubesats that use Ku-band frequencies similar to Eutelsat IoT First.
Eutelsat is considering expanding the Eutelsat IoT First service to sub-Saharan Africa and the Asia-Pacific, with expansions into the Asia-Pacific potentially requiring additional teleport infrastructure.
Eutelsat plans to begin launching a low-Earth-orbit constellation of 25 smallsats and hosted payloads next year to support its Eutelsat LEO for Objects (ELO) program.
Eutelsat Communications of Paris is starting a connectivity service for Internet of Things devices using its geostationary satellite fleet.