Intelsat, officially entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Aalyria, based in Livermore, California. Aalyria holds recognition as a pioneer in advanced software-defined and optical networking communications. The partnership involves major funding to advance cutting-edge optical tech for unprecedented data transfer between terrestrial and space infrastructure. Bruno Fromont, Intelsat’s Chief Technology Officer, expressed, “Aalyria’s...
Intelsat, the world’s biggest geostationary satellite operator, is making a series of bets on companies that focus on handsets and lower orbits as the older industry players are trying to keep up with upstarts like Elon Musk’s SpaceX. “We’re starting to place some strategic bets,” Intelsat CEO David Wajsgras said in an interview. “Bets on companies that are bringing new...
A deal to combine two heavy hitters in the geostationary satellite market is off the table. SES confirmed in a brief statement on Thursday that talks to merge with rival Intelsat “have ceased.” They had been trying to hammer out a deal since late March, with Bloomberg sources at the time valuing the potential transaction at more than...
Intelsat has ordered satellites to meet the demand for high-speed connectivity in Africa and around the world. In the meantime, the company must lease capacity from other satellite operators to provide its services. The satellite telecom services operator Intelsat will rely on the capacities of the Azerspace-2 satellite of the Azerbaijani company Azercosmos to strengthen the...
Gilat Satellite Networks, a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions, and services, announced that Intelsat is strengthening its strategic partnership and expanding its In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) and Cellular Backhaul capabilities with significant multimillion-dollar orders for Gilat’s multi-service platforms and terminals. Gilat’s platforms will be used to empower Intelsat with augmented capacity in North America,...
SES has confirmed that it is holding talks with Intelsat over a possible merger, a move that would continue a wave of consolidation in the satellite space. The Luxembourg-based satellite operator issued a short statement substantiating rumours of tie-up talks that originated with Bloomberg. The newswire’s sources claimed that a deal could value the merged entity...
Luxembourg-based satellite group SES is in merger talks with US rival Intelsat, the Financial Times has claimed. The talks could be complicated since the two are current in a $9 billion legal battle. With the UK’s low earth orbiter OneWeb pondering a possible merger with its multi-orbit French peer Eutelsat pondering, analysts say convergence is...
The demand for telecom services and broadband connectivity has been growing across the DRC since 2020. Telecom operators are increasing investments to respond effectively to this demand, particularly in rural areas where people want to take advantage of services. telecoms. The satellite telecom service operator Intelsat will rely on Gilat Satellite Networks to improve and...
Intelsat, an integrated satellite and terrestrial network provider, announced its latest service offering on Tuesday: Cloud Connect Media, a connectivity solution that provides programmers with secure access between the IntelsatOne Media Network and Amazon Web Services (AWS). Cloud Connect Media is designed to provide content providers with a private, dedicated secure gateway between AWS and...
Safaricom has signed a multi-year contract with Intelsat to modernise its network and expand LTE coverage to more subscribers across the whole country. Satellite fleet and connectivity infrastructure provider Intelsat will supply Safaricom with both cellular backhaul over satellite and enterprise connectivity services. According to the companies, the availability of Safaricom LTE service everywhere will...
