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Eutelsat operates the second-largest NGSO network with more than 630 OneWeb satellites.
SES is the largest teleport operator in the Global Top 20 of 2023, followed by Intelsat and Eutelsat.
Eutelsat Group operates a low Earth orbit constellation of almost 600 satellites.
Eutelsat estimated OneWeb Gen 2 would cost $4,000,000,000.
Eutelsat’s merger with OneWeb created a global operator with wholly owned satellites across both GEO and low Earth orbit (LEO).
Eutelsat acquired OneWeb in 2023.
Top shareholders collectively holding 49.4% of Eutelsat as of 2023-03-31 support the plan to acquire OneWeb.
The satellite will be compatible with Eutelsat’s multi-orbit growth strategy, including planned low Earth orbit services following regulatory approval for Eutelsat to acquire OneWeb.
On 2023-08-07, Eutelsat partnered with a regional satellite operator in Thailand to order a high-throughput geostationary telecommunications satellite covering Asia.
Eutelsat acquired Bigblu Broadband’s European business in 2020 with about 50,000 subscribers at the time.
The sale of Eutelsat’s European retail broadband activities includes assets Eutelsat acquired three years earlier from capacity reseller Bigblu Broadband.
Eutelsat is seeking regulatory approval to buy British low Earth orbit broadband operator OneWeb.
Eutelsat expects to nearly double annual sales to around $2,000,000,000 within five years if its merger with OneWeb is approved this summer.
Eutelsat is working to close a deal to acquire OneWeb for $3,400,000,000.
Eutelsat announced plans to merge its geostationary network with U.K.-based OneWeb’s low Earth orbit constellation as part of a connectivity growth strategy.
Eutelsat is preparing two new high-throughput geostationary satellites to enter service in the second half of 2023.
Eutelsat partnered with other established space companies to jointly bid to develop the IRIS² project, a proposed 6,000,000,000 EUR multi-orbit broadband constellation.
Eutelsat has partnered with Sodern to design and build the onboard space sensor, drawing on Sodern’s experience in the development and production of cameras for SSA applications.
Eutelsat hopes to gain regulatory approvals 2023 to acquire OneWeb.
Eutelsat is seeking regulatory approvals to acquire OneWeb and aims to decide a deal and raise money by listing OneWeb shares in the United Kingdom in the coming months.