Kleo Connect GmbH, based in Berlin, is a satellite communications and applications company. It aims to establish a global Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite network to provide broadband connectivity and customer-specific applications for businesses, focusing on the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). The company plans to deploy a constellation of over 300 satellites by 2028 and targets industries like automotive, transportation, logistics, mining, and agriculture. It has been involved in a dispute with Rivada Space Networks regarding satellite frequencies and a potential hostile takeover.
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U.S. technology firm Rivada is planning to use the frequencies previously allocated to KLEO Connect for its own constellation.
Rivada Networks plans to deploy 600 broadband satellites using Kleo Connect as a springboard after acquiring EightyLEO.
Kleo Connect brought spectrum filings into use in April 2020 with two satellites that were built and launched by China-based companies.
The Munich I Regional Court issued a temporary injunction on 2022-03-31 ordering Kleo Connect to continue treating Severin Meister and Clemens Kaiser as managing directors without restriction.
GMS Zhaopin is a Chinese company planning a satellite constellation that has been linked to German company KLEO Connect, which announced plans for a constellation to provide Internet of Things services.
Mark Rigolle, chief executive of satellite constellation startup KLEO Connect, highlighted that roughly 40 ventures are trying to build rockets, creating investor uncertainty about which venture will succeed.