Intelsat CEO: OneWeb delay isn’t an issue for our $250M contract; assessing ways to access China’s in-flight market

by Peter B. de Selding

PARIS — Intelsat expects that Eutelsat OneWeb’s delayed deployment of its global network will have little or no impact on Intelsat’s bulk purchase of OneWeb capacity and is working on a procedure to allow Intelsat to provide in-flight connectivity to Chinese airlines, Chief Executive Dave Wajsgras said.

Intelsat has signed a $250-million, six-year capacity purchase contract with OneWeb took effect on July 1. The contract includes an option to purchase an additional $250 million in capacity over seven years.

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