Intelsat completes Gogo acquisition, announces leadership appointments
Broadband connectivity for nine of the top 20 global airlines and an installed base of more than 3,000 commercial aircraft are now part of Intelsats portfolio of services.
Broadband connectivity for nine of the top 20 global airlines and an installed base of more than 3,000 commercial aircraft are now part of Intelsats portfolio of services.
The transaction is expected to close before the end of the first quarter of 2021, subject to regulatory approvals.
Intelsat could spend as much as $500m for the acquisition, according to Bloomberg.
Gogo has leased HTS bandwidth on Eutelsat's 10B satellite, which is set to launch in 2020, to be leveraged over Europe and the Middle East.
Gogo announced today that it has more than 200 aircraft equipped with its 2Ku inflight connectivity technology which are now utilising the increased capacity delivered by SES-15. These aircraft came online ...