Eutelsat marks out an alternative, software-defined future for ground infra assets

Cameron Page2026-09-10T15:35:00

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After failed ground infra offload to EQT, satellite operator is to partner with France’s Skynopy to upgrade the network for new, high throughput applications in connectivity and beyond…

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Organisations: Airbus Defence & Space; EnduroSat; EQT; European Space Agency; Eutelsat; Kongsberg Satellite Services; NASA; OneWeb; SES; Skynopy; SpaceX; Spire Global
Geographies: Americas; Europe; France; Sweden.
People: Jean-François Fallacher; Roland Lescure; Sébastien Rouge
Themes: 10Gbps; 1–2Gbps; 440 new LEO spacecraft; aerospace; antenna upgrades; broadcasting; carve-out; data backbone; data latency; defence; Earth observation; emergency services; enterprise value; Flexsat GEO satellite; ground station-as-a-service; ground station network; ground infra; ground infrastructure; GSaaS; high-capacity ground infra; high throughput; joint venture; Ka-band; LEO; LEO constellation; LEO services; LEO spacecraft; low-Earth orbit; maritime; monetise; operator-neutral; orbital data centres; passive ground infra; revenue diversification; S-band; satellite constellations; satellite operators; satellite systems; secure architecture; software-defined; software-defined ground network; spectrum; telecoms services; terrestrial infrastructure; throughput.

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