OW29: The Rise of “Super‑SES”

Opening Act:

SES, is finally allowed to swallow the ambitious reboot, Intelsat. After 15 months of courtship, lawsuits, licensing battles, and probably too many biscuits at board meetings, SES has officially closed its $3.1 billion acquisition of Intelsat, with all regulatory hurdles like the FCC finally cleared on 11 July 2025. Today (17 July) marks “Day 1” of the new Super‑SES, boasting ~90 GEO satellites, ~30 MEO, and…wait for it…access to LEO constellations.

Adel Al‑Saleh’s internal memo reads like a self-help manual: “we’ve got your back,” we’ll seamlessly integrate, expect new IoT, D2D, quantum key relays, the works. It’s the corporate equivalent of “look ma, no problems!” delivered with enough buzzwords to confuse even seasoned engineers. And yes, the branding gods decided “multi‑orbit, multi‑band” needed to be uttered at least thrice.