Intellian Technologies, a provider of multi-constellation satellite user terminals and communications solutions, and Eutelsat OneWeb, the GEO-LEO satellite operator, have announced the launch of OW130L for Eutelsat OneWeb customers. The OW130L will offer a robust service on Eutelsat OneWeb’s network while also being tolerant to rain fade and ensuring delivery on the highest Service Level […]

Investment bank Goldman Sachs has downgraded its outlook on Eutelsat from ‘BUY’ to ‘Neutral’. It has also dramatically reduced its target share price from €14 to €4. The report prompted further falls in Eutelsat’s already under pressure share price. The bank’s report says its reassessment comes in the wake of concerns regarding the financial implications […]

Eutelsat OneWeb and Hanwha Systems have confirmed their distribution agreement for the delivery of satellite connectivity in South Korea. Hanwha Systems is pursuing participation in the ‘commercial low-orbit satellite-based communication system’ project that secures a Korean government network using Eutelsat OneWeb’s satellite network and is also installing satellite communication terminals in remote areas where internet […]

Eutelsat’s shares hit another all time low on November 23rd, not helped by a downgrade from Fitch. The ratings agency downgraded Eutelsat’s debt to ‘BB’ although stated that the operators outlook was “stable”. However, the news didn’t help Eutelsat’s share price which crashed to €3.77 (from €4) although it finished the day at €3.81. The […]

Eutelsat OneWeb claims it is the “first to receive approval” from Indian space regulator for satellite broadband over the nation. But spectrum allocation has yet to be granted. OneWeb India says it has received the necessary authorisations from IN-SPACe on November 21st to launch Eutelsat OneWeb’s commercial satellite broadband services in India. Other operators are […]

Intelsat has been selected by Aerolíneas Argentinas to provide multi-orbit inflight connectivity service on 18 Airbus A330 and Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. The airline will become the first in Latin America to offer service using Intelsat’s new electronically steered array (ESA) antenna. “Aerolíneas Argentinas’ passengers will soon benefit from multi-orbit connectivity that will provide the […]

Eutelsat CEO Eva Berneke, in an interview with Agence France-Presse (AFP), has said that Eutelsat OneWeb intends to form a viable competitor to Elon Musk’s Starlink and provide superfast internet and broadband from space. She told AFP: “We have a lot of customers who want us to get there quickly. They tell us they took […]

Investment bank BNP/Paribas has resumed coverage of Eutelsat and taken advantage of the move to take a close look at Europe’s two satellite giants Eutelsat and SES. The report is not overwhelmingly positive. It favours SES with a reiterated ‘positive’ recommendation, but its view of Eutelsat is reiterated as ‘negative’. The bank also cautions that […]

Eutelsat OneWeb has won a multi-million dollar agreement with Chunghwa Telecom, the largest integrated telecommunication service provider in Taiwan. The deal covers access to Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite services from OneWeb. Eutelsat says that its OneWeb’s LEO satellite network will enable Chunghwa Telecom to bolster their suite of communication services with additional space-based connectivity. […]

India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has granted operational licences to OneWeb and Jio for their satellite-based broadband schemes. However, spectrum allocations has yet to be determined. Jio received its ISP licence in October, and the same permission has now been issued to OneWeb. As yet there is no news on Elon Musk’s Starlink system having […]