Eutelsat’s mid-year presentation saw CEO Jean-François Fallacher confirm the financial objectives for the full year ahead (Eutelsat’s financial year end is on June 30th). He noted upgrades from both Moody’s and Fitch ratings agencies. As to the company’s key division, the outstanding highlight was the LEO (OneWeb) activity which rose almost 60 per cent and […]

Eutelsat has signed almost €1 billion in Export Credit Agency financing for the procurement of LEO satellites for its OneWeb constellation. The news comes just ahead of its latest quarterly (and half-yearly) results announcement due on February 13th. The financing will be provided by a pool of commercial banks, which will benefit from a French […]

Maritime shipping giant CMA CGM will install OneWeb satellite kit on its vessels. The deal, structured through Marlink Group, is not a surprise as CMA CGM has been a major investor in Eutelsat since 2022. The agreement will use OneWeb and Eutelsat’s geostationary satellites. CMA CGM is active in more than 170 countries and are […]

Eutelsat has announced that France Télévisions, an media partner of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games, will be broadcasting the Milan–Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games live in Ultra HD across France on France 2 UHD, via Fransat, Eutelsat’s free-to-view satellite platform for French DTT channels. The Games, one of the Winter’s major sporting events, takes place […]

Intelsat, now owned by Luxembourg–based SES, is looking to take control of an old Eutelsat satellite. The craft, known as Eutelsat 50 WA was launched on December 20th 2008 and is licensed by France. The satellite was recently relocated from its orbital slot at 12.5 degrees West to 50.3 West. Intelsat is asking the FCC […]

The planned sale of Eutelsat’s ground infrastructure for €550 million has collapsed. Reuters is reporting that the French government stepped in to scupper the sale. French Finance Minister Roland Lescure earlier this week blocked Eutelsat’s sale of its ground antennas, he said on January 30th, citing national security concerns tied to the satellite operator, the […]

Eutelsat and Polsat Plus Group, the Polish telco, have announced the renewal of their long‑standing partnership with a new multi‑year, multi‑transponder contract at Eutelsat’s flagship HOTBIRD video neighbourhood at 13° East. The collaboration, which started in 1992, builds on previous multi‑transponder agreements that have supported expansion of the Polsat Box pay‑TV platform, and TV Polsat, […]

Jean-François Fallacher, speaking at the European Space Conference, said that the IRIS2 highly-secure satellite constellation was the result of years of work and came at a “critical moment for Europe”. He told delegates that the project had a clear objective: “To provide Europe with its own next-generation satellite capabilities – autonomous, resilient, and delivering its […]

The planned IRIS2 highly-secure multi-tier satellite constellation is now being broadened and expanded. The European Space Agency (ESA) said it is prepared to reimburse certain costs in order to expand and develop their existing products and to scale up production. Much of Europe’s existing satellite component suppliers are small scale businesses. ESA said they need […]