Eutelsat releases 2025-26 financial results, with 69.5% increase in LEO revenues YoY
Legacy European satellite operator continues navigating GEO & broadcast decline through LEO market, IRIS² leadership
News - Connectivity, SES
The latest news from the AI, data center, telco, chip, and cloud sector
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Space Force drops $2.29bn on SpaceX satellite “Backbone” & $437m for GEO program by Viasat and SES
Priority for assured space-based communications abounds, compounding on existing efforts
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SES to deploy meoSphere satellite network with K2 Space partnership
Each satellite in the MEO network will deliver 20kW of power
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SES satellite teleport in Israel struck by Hezbollah missile
Social media footage shows damage to several antennas
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SES to place O3b mPower ground station in Taiwan
Satellite firm partners with Chunghwa Telecom
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SES partners with Cailabs on optical space-to-ground test phase to determine commercial viability
€57m of public/private capital fuels new testing of disruptive secure downstream connectivity
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UK competition regulator launches inquiry into SES & Intelsat merger
Anti-trust probe launched to explore ramifications of the $3.1 billion deal
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SES and Intelsat invest in cell tower in space firm Lynk Global
Terms of both investments not shared.
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FCC explores mid-band spectrum shakeup, eyes new C-band auctions
US communications inspect new potentials in spectrum advantageous to telcos and legacy satellite operators SES & Intelsat
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Veon, Starlink sign satellite connectivity agreement in Ukraine
Elsewhere, the Italian government is in talks with SpaceX over a satellite deal, while Jeff Bezos wants to launch Amazon satellite broadband service in UK this year
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EU launches €10.6bn space Internet program, set for 2029
The constellation will rival Musk's Starlink
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SES to acquire Intelsat for $3.1 billion
Deal finally struck between the two operators
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SES launches O3b mPower satellite network
Delayed MEO network now live
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SES' O3b mPower satellites will have a “significantly" shorter life after power issues
Boeing to build two more satellites to ensure network meets lifespan expectations
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Verizon and AT&T receive full access to entire C-Band spectrum
Satellite operators provide the required clearance
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SES to provide satellite connectivity for AWS modular data center
DoD JWCC customers get satellite offering for exclusive cloud module
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Europe’s satellite firms and telcos partner to pitch for EU’s IRIS² constellation
Airbus, Eutelsat, Hispasat, SES, Thales Alenia Space, Deutsche Telekom, OHB, Orange, Hisdesat, Telespazio, and Thales all join forces
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SES secures €75 million worth of multi-year contract extensions with German broadcasters
The deals are with both public and private broadcasters
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NTT partners with SES to deliver satellite-based Edge and private 5G network
Private 5G and Edge compute to combine with medium orbit satellites
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SES in talks with Intelsat over potential merger
A deal could be reached in the next few weeks
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SES secures €300 million loan from EIB
Company to use loan to buy three broadcast & broadband satellites
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SES to deliver satellite connectivity to Galapagos Islands
State-owned telco CNT will deploy the satellites
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Vodafone Cook Islands to extend 4G coverage via new SES satellites
New O3b mPower satellites will be used by the operator
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SES delays O3b mPower satellite launches
Launches pushed back to 2023, network go-live date back from Q2 to Q3
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Digicel Pacific partners with SES to bolster PNG coverage
SES will provide coverage from its O3b medium-earth orbit (MEO) satellite system
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Satellite operators ask FCC for exemptions from five-year satellite de-orbiting rules
As US considers reimbursement for commercial satellite damage during future conflicts
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Satellite news roundup: CISA warns operators to be vigilant of cyber threats to networks
Telesat may reduce Lightspeed constellation size as Rivada announces plans for 600-satellite fleet
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SES to place O3b gateway at Sonatel teleport in Senegal
Will be first O3b mPOWER ground station in Africa