An agreement with Nilesat was due to be renewed back in the summer.
EUTELSAT Communications
Eutelsat 9B sits at 9 degrees East orbital location and has regional footprints in Germany, Greece, Italy, and the Nordics with the Baltics and Ukraine.
Belmer, who has been CEO of Eutelsat since March 2016, will remain at the helm until early 2022.
The multi-year agreement will leverage the Eutelsat Konnect satellite to offer broadband service to customers living in the digital divide.
Eutelsat has rejected an unsolicited takeover offer from Drahi based on the terms of his proposal.
Following the investment from Eutelsat, which will give the company a board seat, OneWeb’s LEO fleet could potentially find synergies with broadband satellites...
This satellite will allow Eutelsat to provide Internet services at up to 100 Mbps speed. Its launch has been planned to take place mid-January 2020.
