With capacity commercialised on 26 satellites that provide coverage across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and significant parts of Asia and the Americas, Eutelsat is one of the world’s leading satellite operators. Eutelsat’s satellites broadcast almost 3,400 television channels to 187 million cable and satellite homes. Its satellites also deliver digital content to Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) transmitters and DSLAMs and are a core component of Satellite Newsgathering operations around the world.
www.eutelsat.com

Astrium, a wholly owned subsidiary of EADS, is dedicated to providing civil and defence space systems and services. In 2009, Astrium had a turnover of €4.8 billion and 15,000 employees in France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Spain and the Netherlands.
Astrium provides a total satellite communications system capability in-house, from spacecraft and payload design, manufacture, test, and launch and operations to the complete ground control and communications system infrastructure, in-orbit operation and services.
A long standing supplier of Eutelsat, Astrium has built most of the HOT BIRD™ satellites.
www.astrium.eads.net