SES has hosted a gala evening to commemorate its acquisition of Intelsat and what the combined business means for the company’s future. Held at Luxembourg’s Mudam (The Grand Duke Jean Museum of Modern Art) the event brought together staff, clients and VIP guests. CEO Adel Al-Saleh told guests and local media that the combination marked […]

SES has unveiled its half-year results, and made the most of its new mantra: “Two companies: one mission”, now that it counts Intelsat as part of its portfolio. The results were joined by news from the US government’s Space Force is awarding contracts worth $4 billion to five companies: Astranis, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Intelsat, and […]

SES has announced the completion of its acquisition of Intelsat, creating a strengthened global satellite operator with an expanded fleet of 120 satellites across two orbits. SES says the newly combined company will “leverage its skilled teams with deep vertical expertise to deliver integrated multi-orbit, multi-band satellite and connectivity solutions to businesses and governments around […]

SES has confirmed that it has received all the necessary legal and commercial permits to needed to complete its acquisition of Intelsat. SES says it plans to close the $3.1 billion (€2.65bn) transaction on or around July 17th. The two companies are holding meetings this week to finalise the financial transaction. The consolidation exercise will […]

July 11th saw the clearest indication that the long wait for SES to receive its permissions to acquire rival Intelsat is coming to an end, with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) giving its approval to the transfer “of the control of licenses from Intelsat to SES”. This, in effect, ends the FCC’s oversight of the […]

The acquisition of Intelsat by SES has been cleared by Federal law enforcement officials. However, this clearance does not yet apply to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The clearance comes from Team Telecom – which comprises officials from the Departments of Defence, Justice and Homeland Security, plus other US agencies. The decision comes with some […]

Intelsat has announced a partnership with Forest Whitaker’s nonprofit, the Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative (WPDI), to revolutionise access to education in conflict-affected regions across Africa. The collaboration will deliver high-speed internet connectivity to WPDI’s Community Learning Centres in South Sudan and Uganda, creating digital bridges to education for thousands of young people in areas […]

Satellite operator SES has raised two €500 million bonds. SES, as is usual in these cases, says it shall apply the net proceeds of the Notes towards its general corporate purposes, including, without limitation (i) financing all or part of the purchase price of the acquisition of Intelsat Holdings (including the payment of fees, costs […]

Satellite operator Intelsat has announced an expansion of its collaboration with iKO Media Group (iKOMG), a specialist in broadcast and media solutions, promoting the distribution of religious channels globally through their project, Faith Beyond. iKOMG’s Faith Beyond package is a fully managed, all-in-one service designed to support the specific needs of faith-based broadcasters looking to […]

Intelsat has renewed its agreement with ViewMedia, a media service provider providing a Free-to-Air (FTA) TV platform for Sub-Saharan Africa. This renewal, leveraging the Intelsat 20 (IS-20) video neighbourhood and Africa’s premier DTH community, aims to bolster ViewMedia’s business in the region by expanding its entertainment offerings and attracting new channels. Intelsat will collaborate closely […]