The overall sentiment at the Novaspace Paris World Space Business Week was one of optimism. Just about every sector talked about growing order books and increased demand for capacity especially from Government and Military customers. All the heavyweight operators spoke of growing confidence in their businesses. SES, fresh with its Intelsat acquisition, is looking to […]

The EU-backed IRIS2 mega-constellation of super-secure satellites has seen the SpaceRISE consortium, which is managing the project, launch its first contest for the building of the 270-satellite low Earth orbiting (LEO) segment of the scheme. The two competing suppliers are Aerospacelab of Belgium and Airbus Defense & Space of France. The competition (‘competitive dialogue’) will […]

Eutelsat and Nelco Limited, a Tata Group company and one of India’s leading satellite communication service providers, have signed an agreement to deliver OneWeb low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite connectivity services across the India region. Under the agreement, OneWeb India Communications, Eutelsat’s local operating entity, will partner with Nelco to deliver secure, low-latency LEO connectivity […]

Investment bank BNP Paribas has significantly increased its share price target on Eutelsat following the satellite operator’s results on August 5th. The target price jumps from €1 to €2.9, but the bank still advises clients to consider Eutelsat as an ‘Underperform’ stock, despite having the view that its OneWeb division was now “taking off”. The […]

Eutelsat’s OneWeb division saw its revenues grow by more than 84 per cent (€187 million) and now represent about 15 per cent of overall revenue. The numbers emerged as Eutelsat reported its end-of-year results. Total revenues for FY 2024-25 stood at €1.244 billion, up by 2.5 per cent on a reported basis and by 1.6 […]

Australia is budgeting a spend of A$664 million (€373.4m) on its own low Earth orbiting systems, according to forecasts from analysts at Gartner. Khurram Shahzad, Senior Director Analyst at Gartner, commented: “LEO satellites have primarily delivered broadband connectivity to remote locations where traditional networks don’t reach. However, new consumer and business use cases are emerging, […]

Eutelsat and longtime partner Station Satcom, a specialist in maritime communications headquartered in India, have signed a new agreement to deliver Eutelsat’s OneWeb LEO connectivity services to the global maritime sector. The deal marks a significant strategic expansion for Station Satcom, which will integrate OneWeb’s LEO capabilities into its portfolio to provide hybrid satellite connectivity […]

The UK, an investor in Eutelsat/OneWeb, has signed an agreement with Eutelsat to deliver Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite connectivity for UK government operations Worldwide. The agreement is with “trusted distribution partner” NSSLGlobal, to support vital diplomatic, defence, policing, and disaster response operations. NSSL will use capacity on the OneWeb fleet. This strategic partnership will […]

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 […]