The ramifications from Eutelsat’s 24 per cent participation in OneWeb, and whether that stake will forbid the satellite operator from participating in a future EU-backed Low Earth orbiting broadband system, continue. May 25th saw further anxieties emerge over Eutelsat’s role as investors absorbed the possible impact of the EU’s news. One report says that Eutelsat’s […]
The European Union wants its own Low Earth orbiting mega-constellation of satellites for its citizens, and separate from the offerings from Elon Musk, OneWeb or Canada’s Lightspeed. The EU invited a consortium of industry suppliers to come up with a fast-track LEO scheme and Dominic Hayes, spectrum manager for the EU’s space programme at the […]
May 27th should see 36 OneWeb satellites launched from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia’s Far East. The launch will be handled by Arianespace using a Soyuz 1.1b rocket. It is the sixth launch of operational satellites (an initial batch of six test craft were launched in February 2019). A seventh batch of 36 is currently […]
Investment bank Berenberg has issued a report on the state of play at satellite operator SES. The bank says that with SES no longer separating its revenue splits between services and distribution (“which have notably different margin profiles”) they do not know what drove the operator’s Q1 results. The bank gives its forecasts on future […]
Eutelsat’s Q3 results showed negative growth in almost all its key divisions, but the company told analysts that its prospects were looking up. Those losses, in hard cash, were miserable. For example, its worsening Broadcast/Video segment (62 per cent of revenues) fell by 8.5 per cent, while Data & Professional Video (13 per cent of […]
Eutelsat will report Q3 results after the market closes on May 11th. Analysts are not expecting too many surprises and most of Eutelsat’s key revenue divisions will be in negative territory other than Fixed Broadband. Investment bank Exane/BNPP, in a note to clients, says they expect group revenues from Eutelsat’s operating verticals to decline by […]
Eutelsat has extended its partnership with Facebook to expand its WiFi connectivity access throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Facebook will use Eutelsat’s Konnect satellite and service to expand satellite broadband in rural and underserved communities. With Express Wi-Fi, Eutelsat aims to connect thousands of people in rural and underserved communities spanning Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Nigeria, […]
Eutelsat’s CEO Rodolphe Belmer has explained in some detail why it made its move on OneWeb. Last week it announced it would place $550 million into OneWeb in return for a 24 per cent shareholding. The 24 per cent stake puts Eutelsat at an equal level as the two existing investors. Eutelsat will have 3 […]
In-flight communications and entertainment business Global Eagle has leased Ku-band capacity on Eutelsat’s 7A craft. The satellite, launched in 2004 (and with a minimum design life of 15 years) was originally called Eutelsat W3A. When new it had 38 Ku-band transponders. It was renamed Eutelsat 7A in 2011 and operated from 7 degrees East. Global […]
Viasat, a global communications company, has completed the purchase of Euro Broadband Infrastructure (EBI), the wholesale broadband services business created as part of Viasat’s former partnering arrangement with Eutelsat Communications. By purchasing the remaining 51 per cent share of EBI from Eutelsat, Viasat gained 100 per cent ownership of the KA-SAT satellite and related ground […]