17 July 2025

SES has announced the successful completion of its transformative acquisition of Intelsat, resulting in a stronger, more versatile satellite operator boasting a combined fleet of 120 satellites across multiple orbits.

This new entity is positioned to deliver integrated, multi-orbit, multi-band connectivity solutions to governments and businesses worldwide, with approximately 60% of revenue coming from high-growth market segments.

17 July 2025

Hamza Hameed, Senior Practice Manager for Space & Connectivity, Access Partnership

In the last decade, Asia has seen an unprecedented rise in internet adoption, driven by rapid urbanisation, economic growth, and the reduced cost of access to connectivity.

However, despite these advancements and the development of a large amount of new connectivity infrastructure, a significant portion of the population remains unconnected, particularly in remote and rural areas. Asia is home to over 4.6 billion people, and according to recent estimates, only around 2.7 billion people in Asia are connected to the internet, leaving nearly 2 billion still offline. Most of these people reside in areas which are underserved or unserved by terrestrial connectivity infrastructure, for reasons of being too remote, rural, or uneconomical.