Eutelsat CEO Eva Berneke is betting on that massive acquisition of a British firm called OneWeb to turn around the company's fortunes.
These so-called geostationary or GEO satellites is what Eutelsat specializes in.
OneWeb, a British company, specializes in so-called low Earth orbit, or LEO satellites, which are used for things like internet connectivity.
By combining Eutelsat's legacy GEO business with the LEO business of OneWeb, Berneke feels like it could be a big advantage.
OneWeb, a direct competitor to Elon Musk's Starlink, which counted Japanese giant SoftBank among its investors, filed for bankruptcy in 2020.
Persons:
Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Eva Berneke, Berneke, Eutelsat, Elon Musk's
Organizations:
PARIS, CNBC, GEO, LEO, Elon Musk's Starlink
Locations:
British, Paris, OneWeb