All Eutelsat articles
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Analyst BriefingFrancewatch: All eyes on SFR
Analyst Briefing: France’s three leading telcos have made a new offer for rival SFR, Patrick Drahi has drawn up an XpFibre shortlist, and Orange has unveiled its Trust the Future strategy…
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Analyst BriefingUK Infrawatch: CityFibre questions nexfibre maths; data centres earn investment boost
Analyst Briefing: Exclusive first interview with CityFibre CEO as altnet and peers prepare for life under new TAR rules; NScale backed for UK growth; Starlink reliance prompts worries; and plenty more…
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AnalysisCutting through the satellite hype: Starlink and LEO’s threat to global telecoms assessed — Strand Consult
Guest analysis: with D2D connectivity dominating discussions at MWC26, terrestrial operators must reassess their broadband and defence sector strategies. Strand Consult’s outspoken founder cuts through the hype to separate disruptive fact from industry fiction…
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Partnerships & AlliancesOrange’s Trabbia stresses importance of diversity in D2D partnerships
Orange was one of a number of telcos to announce a direct‑to‑device (D2D) collaboration with a satellite provider on the first day of Mobile World Congress, as it steps up efforts to provide connectivity to “every customer, everywhere, all the time”.
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M&A‘Loosen the leash’: Telefónica’s Murtra repeats call for telco M&A rethink
MWC26: Spanish group’s Executive Chairman Marc Murtra again urges European regulators to loosen the shackles on telco deal-making.
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Analyst BriefingEMEA Infrawatch: MTN’s tower take-back; Eutelsat puts LEO front and centre
Analyst Briefing: MTN plots IHS Towers buy; Eutelsat doubles down on LEO as it calls off Flexsat GEO project; Ardian said to mull Brookfield tie-up for INWIT takeover; more…
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Financial & PerformanceEutelsat draws back from ‘shaky’ GEO as LEO surges
Satco limits investment in geostationary satellites to service continuity and instead hedges future on further LEO growth via the OneWeb constellation. GEO business case considered “more and more shaky”, while LEO presents growth opportunity…
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Analyst BriefingEMEA Infrawatch: EU alters its DNA; fresh satellite plans unveiled
Analyst Briefing: the EU’s Digital Networks Act garners mixed response from digital infra operators and telcos; Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin sets wheels in motion for enterprise satellite network; Eutelsat’s ground infra sale blocked after government intervention; more…
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M&AFrance forbids sale of Eutelsat’s ‘strategic’ ground infra unit
Sovereignty-sensitive French government blocks proposed sale of passive ground infrastructure to EQT, citing need to maintain control over “strategic” comms assets. Eutelsat assures the decision will not impact its strategic expansion plans, although it has adjusted its short-term financial targets…
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Network & InfraDT seeks 5G core and IT partners for EC’s IRIS2 space venture
Operator gets things moving on buildout of satellite mega-project’s core IT infrastructure, issuing RFPs around 5G and tech stack.
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Analyst BriefingEMEA Infrawatch: data centre debt piling up; fibre buyers and sellers
Analyst Briefing: maincubes and Polarise among latest data centre players to receive debt financing, amidst growing concerns over the role of private credit in the sector; CVC Capital Partners buys up French and Swiss fibre assets; Altice reportedly restarts process to offload OXG Glasfaser stake…
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PeoplewatchDigital Infra Peoplewatch: VIRTUS fills CEO role; Eutelsat selects connectivity lead
January 2026 edition: UK’s VIRTUS Data Centres installs ex-Global Switch exec at the helm; Open Dutch Fiber names ex-Eurofiber Netherlands boss as CEO; Deutsche Telekom installs CEOs for European towerco carve-outs; more…
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Analyst BriefingDeutsche Telekomwatch: giving it altitude
Analyst Briefing: Developments in DT’s preparations for HAPS and direct-to-device satcomms deployments in Europe, as well as operator’s growing regional tower, fibre, and data centre ecosystem…
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Analyst BriefingEMEA Infrawatch: satcos shuttle forward with expansion; tower buys trickle in
Latest on EMEA digital infra: Indra finalises Hispasat buy as it expands satellite ambitions; AST SpaceMobile sends BlueBird 6 to the stars; Phoenix Tower International and Stonepeak purchase fresh tower assets; SoftBank firms up plans for DigitalBridge takeover…
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Analyst BriefingFrancewatch: SFR looks to the cloud as sales speculation continues
Analyst Briefing: more questions than answers on the future of SFR; Iliad sees new sovereign cloud, data centre opportunities; Orange Business goes Bleu…
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Partnerships & AlliancesAirtel Africa looks to the stars for rural coverage with Starlink deal
Telco set to bring direct-to-device satellite services to customers in all of its markets, starting in 2026, with goal of boosting rural coverage. The move also sees Starlink continue to expand into Africa despite regulatory scrutiny in several markets…
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Analyst BriefingEMEA Infrawatch: telcos advance fibre plans; data centre pledges keep coming
Latest on EMEA digital infra: Telefónica, Vodacom, and Vodafone Spain press on with fibre joint venture plans; 4iG and Magyar Telekom emerge as main winners of Hungary rural fibre scheme; Brookfield and PPC among the latest to make big pitches in the data centre space…
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Partnerships & AlliancesEuropean telcos’ call to arms: DT in defence collab talks with Rheinmetall
In depth exclusive: Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger envisions his firm as the “Deutsche Telekom of defence”, but a real-world alliance with the telco giant is also now in play, targeting Germany’s €35bn space-defence allocation. The move signals broader trend of European telcos pivoting toward military-grade connectivity and national resilience to capture new spend…
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Network & InfraVodafone playing the satco market despite $1bn SpaceMobile bet
R&D lead Luke Ibbetson talks up billion-dollar investment in SpaceMobile, but Vodafone is playing matchmaker, not kingmaker, with ‘pragmatic’ approach to telco-satco partnerships determined by customer demand and technical requirements…
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Analyst BriefingFrancewatch: Bouygues and Orange keep M&A hopes alive
Analyst Briefing: Aftermath of joint bid by Bouygues, Iliad, and Orange for Altice France, and the hope that discussions will resume despite the offer’s initial rejection.