Intelsat, Thales Alena in Pact for 2 Software-Defined Satellites

January 13, 2022 |Satellite

Intelsat and Thales/Leonardo joint venture Thales Alena agreed to build two software-defined satellites to be used in Intelsat's 5G software-defined network, Intelsat said Wednesday. Intelsat 41 and Intelsat 44 are scheduled to be in service in 2025. Saturday, Airbus announced it will deliver Intelsat two software-defined satellites in 2023.