Eutelsat has announced the appointment of Jean-François Fallacher as its new CEO. The appointment was decided at a Board Meeting held on May 4th, upon the recommendation of the Nomination and Governance Committee, and will be effective from June 1st. Fallacher joins Eutelsat following a lengthy career at Orange where he was latterly EVP and […]
Eutelsat CEO Eva Berneke is stepping down from the company. The market responded by seeing Eutelsat’s share price rise by 12.5 per cent on May 5th to €4.50 and at one point to €4.67. But incoming CEO Jean-François Fallacher has to face some heavyweight challenges when he officially joins on June 1st. Fallacher’s background is […]
Eutelsat has linked with Orange Jordan and, using its powerful Konnect VHTS satellite, has made broadband-by-satellite capacity available to the Middle East country. “For the first time, satellite internet is now available in the country, bringing download speeds of up to 100 Mbps to even in the most remote areas of Jordan,” said Eutelsat. “Whether […]
Managed network connectivity solutions specialist Hughes Network Systems has confirmed the availability of its Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite service. Using Eutelsat’s OneWeb high-speed, low-latency, LEO satellite broadband services with Hughes ground equipment, installation, and network management, enterprises across Europe will experience enhanced connectivity from European-based providers. As an engineering partner, Hughes is developing gateway […]
The French state is considering a major strategic investment in Eutelsat. A report from French newspaper Le Monde – wholly unconfirmed – suggests that Eutelsat needs to find around €4 billion of extra funding to maintain its OneWeb fleet of 650 satellite, now seen as the only viable alternate to Elon Musk’s Starlink, as well […]
Eutelsat and Panasonic Avionics have announced an extension of their capacity deal on the Eutelsat 10B satellite, serving the inflight connectivity market, covering both the duration and volume of the previous agreement. Panasonic Avionics, an anchor customer on Eutelsat 10B since its entry into service in July 2023, leverages multiple gigahertz of capacity on the […]
Germany is paying for extra satellite coverage over Ukraine by securing capacity on Eutelsat. Reportedly, this has been going on quietly behind the scenes for almost a year, designed to secure extra bandwidth for Ukraine’s military as an alternate to Elon Musk’s Starlink system. According to a Reuters report, Eutelsat’s CEO, Eva Berneke, revealed that […]
Consolidation is running through the satellite industry. A year ago it was Eutelsat absorbing OneWeb, Viasat buying Inmarsat and more recently SES making a $3.1 billion (€2.8bn) commitment to acquire rival Intelsat. The SES/Intelsat move is expected to wrap this summer. Consolidation is also affecting smaller satellite businesses. April 1st saw Canada-based MDA announce its […]
USSI Global, a provider of network, broadcast and digital media services and Sinclair Broadcast Group are collaborating to field trial the powerful benefits that Eutelsat Group’s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite connectivity offers for the demanding live, local news production workflow. These successful ongoing trials highlight real-world examples of how local news teams at three […]
Eutelsat has announced its OneWeb low Earth orbit (LEO) services for commercial and business aviation are now live and operational, with over 100 certified antenna installations completed and the first commercial and business aircraft now flying using Eutelsat’s OneWeb LEO connectivity. In addition to its geostationary (GEO) aviation services, Eutelsat is working with Intelsat, Hughes […]