TL;DR

Intelsat secured a 30-day experimental authorization from the FCC to deploy 1 500 flat-panel antennas nationwide for testing connectivity with OneWeb’s LEO network, a move timed just before its pending merger with SES and aimed at validating interoperability and capturing early LEO service revenue.

“Just a Little Test, Nothing to See Here”

Intelsat wakes up one morning and decides, hey, why not deploy fifteen hundred high-powered flat-panel antennas across the country.

Totally normal, just for testing, nothing long-term, barely worth a press release. Also, ignore the timing, it’s not…

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