The deal isn’t just about bolstering the companies' GEO fleets.
And there’s more in the pipeline with 13 additional satellites already on order between the two firms.
He noted the talks kicked off before he joined SES earlier this year.
The satellite sector has witnessed a flurry of megamergers lately as the incumbents scramble to parry the LEO threat.
Viasat scooped up maritime connectivity specialist Inmarsat last year while Eutelsat absorbed OneWeb to blend GEO and LEO services.
