Eutelsat Group and Orange have signed an agreement enabling Orange to reinforce its position in low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications, leveraging Eutelsat’s OneWeb constellation. Through this latest investment, Orange aims to strengthen its satellite solutions portfolio with LEO connectivity solutions providing high throughput, low latency, resilient and sovereign services to its enterprise and government […]

Intellian Technologies, a specialist in satellite connectivity solutions headquartered in South Korea, and satellite operator Eutelsat have announced that the South Korean government has officially granted a regulatory licence for the deployment of Eutelsat OneWeb’s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite services in Korea. In a first-of-its-kind decision, the Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) approved […]

Eutelsat has reportedly held talks with investors to raise €1.5 billion to expand its low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellations as it seeks better to compete with Elon Musk’s satellite-broadband service Starlink. The satellite operator is said to be in discussions to acquire funding from the French government, investor Fonds Strategique de Participations, shipping company […]

Satellite operator Eutelsat has announced the passing of Giuliano Berretta, its former Chairman and CEO, at the age of 84. It described him as a “visionary and a pioneer”  who played a key role in shaping the history of Eutelsat and the European space sector. An engineer by training, a graduate of the University of […]

A report on the satellite industry from investment bank BNP-Paribas highlights that a new auction of satellite C-band spectrum (in particular for US 5G use) “is back and too big to ignore”. The report continues: “As is the €800 billion ReArm Europe plan, with its focus on satellite communications. Geopolitical tailwinds are supportive. But amid […]

Satellite operator Eutelsat saw its share price fall by almost 12 per cent on its Q3 revenue statement last week. BNP-Paribas, the financial services company, has now issued a report on the satellite operator. Sami Kassab, analyst at BNP-Paribas, headlined his note to clients as “More headwinds ahead” and while stressing that Eutelsat’s financial reports […]

Paris-based satellite operator Eutelsat has unveiled its Q3 results, which were much as expected. CFO Christophe Caudrelier – handling the presentation given Eva Berneke’s departure and the new CEO not due to start until June 1st – told analysts that Eutelsat needed a large injection of equity to enable much-needed loans to kick in. The […]

Satellite operator Eutelsat is working withRotana Media Services and Vestel to develop geographic-based targeted advertising for satellite TV channels. Building on the success of its Sat.tv service, which has delivered enhancements to the end-user’s content discovery and viewing experience of FTA television, Eutelsat is now focusing on solutions to boost the advertising revenues that underpin […]

Eutelsat Group and BHS Media Group have announced the renewal of their satellite contribution contract. This agreement extends the capacity leased on the Eutelsat 21B and Eutelsat 70B satellites, ensuring seamless content delivery for BHS’ broadcast customers across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Based in UAE, BHS specialises in TV distribution and […]

Analysts at investment bank BNP-Paribas, in a note following the news that CEO Eva Berneke is to be replaced, sid that the company’s guidance that reaffirmed the previous expectations for the year’s trading which ends on June 30th is good news. French business newspaper La Tribune saidthat Eutelsat’s “fragile situation has become a top priority […]