SES has hosted a gala evening to commemorate its acquisition of Intelsat and what the combined business means for the company’s future. Held at Luxembourg’s Mudam (The Grand Duke Jean Museum of Modern Art) the event brought together staff, clients and VIP guests.

CEO Adel Al-Saleh told guests and local media that the combination marked the start of a new era. “The merger of SES and Intelsat is not just about combining two companies,”  Al-Saleh said. “We are building something new, a company designed to grow, to innovate differently, and to usher in a new era of services.”

“If you rewind to the very beginning, when SES was a small start-up with the bold idea of using satellites for global television broadcasts, and fast forward to today, we have the world’s largest fleet of GEO satellites, the largest fleet of MEO satellites, and the most extensive ground infrastructure across multiple industries. It’s an extraordinary transformation. Luxembourg should be very proud of what has been achieved,” he added. “Betzdorf is our home, our center and headquarters. Even as a global company with a large satellite fleet and employees around the world, this will remain our main office. Luxembourg has extraordinary talent on this campus – engineers, technicians, developers, marketing, and sales staff. There’s no reason to worry about Betzdorf as our base.”

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