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Eutelsat operates the second-largest NGSO network with more than 630 OneWeb satellites.

NARRATIVE GENERAL1/23/2024Orbital Spectrum Clash

SES is the largest teleport operator in the Global Top 20 of 2023, followed by Intelsat and Eutelsat.

NARRATIVE GENERAL12/19/2023World Teleport Association publishes Top Operator Rankings for 2023

Eutelsat Group operates a low Earth orbit constellation of almost 600 satellites.

NARRATIVE GENERAL11/5/2023ESA: Satellites deliver 5G-quality connectivity

Eutelsat estimated OneWeb Gen 2 would cost $4,000,000,000.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL11/2/2023UK pushing to combine OneWeb Gen 2 and European sovereign constellation efforts

Eutelsat’s merger with OneWeb created a global operator with wholly owned satellites across both GEO and low Earth orbit (LEO).

ORG RELATIONSHIP11/1/2023SpaceNews Icon Awards honorees: Deal of the Year

Eutelsat acquired OneWeb in 2023.

ORG RELATIONSHIP11/1/2023SpaceNews Icon Awards honorees: Deal of the Year

Top shareholders collectively holding 49.4% of Eutelsat as of 2023-03-31 support the plan to acquire OneWeb.

ORG RELATIONSHIP8/21/2023Eutelsat’s OneWeb merger now just pending shareholder vote

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.

ORG RELATIONSHIP8/7/2023Eutelsat and Thaicom go halves on Asia-focused telecoms satellite

On 2023-08-07, Eutelsat partnered with a regional satellite operator in Thailand to order a high-throughput geostationary telecommunications satellite covering Asia.

ORG RELATIONSHIP8/7/2023Eutelsat and Thaicom go halves on Asia-focused telecoms satellite

Eutelsat acquired Bigblu Broadband’s European business in 2020 with about 50,000 subscribers at the time.

ORG RELATIONSHIP6/15/2023Eutelsat reversing course with European retail broadband business sale

The sale of Eutelsat’s European retail broadband activities includes assets Eutelsat acquired three years earlier from capacity reseller Bigblu Broadband.

ORG RELATIONSHIP6/15/2023Eutelsat reversing course with European retail broadband business sale

Eutelsat is seeking regulatory approval to buy British low Earth orbit broadband operator OneWeb.

NARRATIVE LEGAL6/15/2023Eutelsat reversing course with European retail broadband business sale

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.

ORG RELATIONSHIP6/5/2023Viasat forms satcoms titan to take on a market in transformation

Eutelsat is working to close a deal to acquire OneWeb for $3,400,000,000.

ORG RELATIONSHIP5/18/2023U.K. government won’t buy Virgin Orbit

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.

NARRATIVE PLAN5/12/2023Eutelsat eager for OneWeb uplift as broadcast sales plummet

Eutelsat is preparing two new high-throughput geostationary satellites to enter service in the second half of 2023.

NARRATIVE GENERAL5/12/2023Eutelsat eager for OneWeb uplift as broadcast sales plummet

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.

ORG RELATIONSHIP5/12/2023Eutelsat eager for OneWeb uplift as broadcast sales plummet

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.

ORG RELATIONSHIP5/1/2023Ariane Group + Eutelsat + Magellium to improve French SSA capabilities

Eutelsat hopes to gain regulatory approvals 2023 to acquire OneWeb.

ORG RELATIONSHIP3/29/2023SES confirms Intelsat merger talks

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.

ORG RELATIONSHIP3/27/2023OneWeb completes constellation deployment for global broadband
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