The planned launch by Arianespace of the important Eutelsat Konnect VHTS satellite on September 6th was halted ahead of lift-off. High altitude winds were to blame. The Very High Throughput Satellite is claimed to be the most powerful craft to be orbited. A new launch time is expected on September 7th at 09.45 UTC. It […]
Satellite operator Eutelsat has appointed Laurence Delpy as General Manager of the Video Business Unit and Cyril Dujardin as General Manager of the Connectivity Business Unit. These two appointments are at the core of Eutelsat’s telecom pivot, which will be further strengthened by the combination of Eutelsat and OneWeb announced in July 2022. The creation […]
Sandrine Téran, Eutelsat’s CFO, is to step down “by the end of November to pursue other opportunities” according to a company statement. Téran has been the Group’s CFO and a member of the Executive Committee since January 2017. During that time, Eutelsat says she has implemented a strategy of financial discipline that has allowed to […]
Thales Alenia Space has bought capacity on Eutelsat’s new Konnect VHTS craft for its SpaceGate high-speed broadband service across Europe. The satellite is due for launch on September 6th. Thales Alenia developed the Konnect VHTS (for Very High Throughput Satellite) for Eutelsat and it had been expected to take capacity on the craft. The satellite […]
Arianespace has finished its pre-launch preparation for the upcoming lift-off for Eutelsat’s important Konnect VHTS satellite. The craft will carry the most powerful satellite digital processor in the world. Thales Alenia Space built the satellite and the current plan, subject to the usual weather and last-minute technical glitches, is to launch the Konnect ‘Very High […]
Babeleye, the specialists in TV & entertainment metadata for video platforms, has announced that Eutelsat, the global satellite operator, has reconfirmed Babeleye as the supplier of metadata for its free to air content discovery platform Sat.tv With Babeleye’s expertise and unique position in MEA, Eutelsat has lifted the user experience when finding content and improved […]
Eutelsat Communications has announced that Richard Mortellaro has been appointed to the position of President and CEO of Eutelsat America Corp (EAC). He will succeed David Bair who is retiring. EAC delivers communications services and solutions to US Government and Military customers around the globe in support of national security missions. Mortellaro joins EAC after […]
Launched in July 2021 to a location at 48 degrees East, the European Space Agency (ESA) says that Eutelsat’s Quantum satellite is not only busy, but filling up with 6 out of its 8 beams sold. Quantum is a fully-reconfigurable software-defined satellite with extremely sophisticated benefits. It mainly serves the Middle East and North African […]
The world’s three leading satellite operators are talking about mergers. Eutelsat has announced its plan to merge with OneWeb, while SES is reported to be in talks to merge with Intelsat. But the market has delivered a devastating comment on both sets of reports. For example, Eutelsat suffered a massive fall in its share price […]
Further details following on from Eutelsat’s end-of-year financials show that the satellite operator earned €78 million from its Russian broadcasting clients. However, it is also owed $37 million (€36.17m) by International Launch Services (ILS) which commercialises the launches of the Russian ‘Proton’ rocket. ILS is US-based in Reston, Virginia, but uses Russian-built rockets (made by […]