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expected to be held in the second or third Chairman of Eutelsat (independent) who Participations, one independent director
quarter of 2023. This possible change from will be the Chairman of the future Board proposed by Hanwha, three independent
the initially announced timetable should of Directors, the current Chief Executive directors proposed by OneWeb and four
have no significant impact on the combined Officer of Eutelsat, who will remain as such, independent directors proposed by the
entity's financial outlook released in two directors proposed by Bharti, including Board of Directors of Eutelsat, three of
connection with the proposed combination. Sunil Bharti Mittal as Co-Chairman, whom are to be selected from among the
Upon completion of the transaction, the one director proposed by Bpifrance current directors of Eutelsat. This would
Board of Directors would be composed of Participations, one director proposed by bring the number of independent directors
15 directors, including the Chairman and a the UK Government, one independent on the Board to 67%.
Co-Chairman (Vice-President): the current director representing Fonds Stratégique de

Eutelsat and Tizeti Collaborate on Community Satellite Broadband

Satellite operator Eutelsat Communications
has inked a deal with Nigerian wireless
ISP Tizeti to jointly improve broadband
penetration in Nigeria, particularly in
underserved locations. The two companies
will deploy Eutelsat’s KA-band satellite
connectivity, known as Konnect, to reach
remote communities and provide fast
and affordable internet services. The
partnership will provide a complementary
solution that leverages satellite broadband
infrastructure and Tizeti’s community
Wi-Fi management platform to deliver a
fast and affordable public Wi-Fi hotspot it has also successfully launched in Accra Saharan Africa to high speed internet over
service, especially in remote areas that are and Tema in Ghana. Commenting on the the next five years and this partnership
difficult to reach by terrestrial broadband collaboration, Philippe Baudrier, Eutelsat’s with Tizeti will help bridge Nigeria’s digital
infrastructure. Tizeti’s services are General Manager of Connectivity for Africa, divide and unlock the wealth of social and
currently available in the states of Lagos, said: ‘Eutelsat’s ambition is to connect economic opportunities that the internet
Ogun, Oyo, Edo and Rivers in Nigeria, but one million unserved people across sub- brings.’

Successful Launch of EUTELSAT HOTBIRD 13G Satellite

Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Orbit by American space launch provider (corresponding to 5.22 am UTC and 6.22
Paris: ETL) announced that EUTELSAT SpaceX using a Falcon 9 rocket that lifted am CET on November 3rd). The separation
HOTBIRD 13G satellite was successfully off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA at of the all-electric satellite occurred after
launched into Geostationary Transfer 1.22 am Eastern time on November 3rd a 35-minute flight and the spacecraft
systems initialization was successfully
completed over a period of 3 hours.
EUTELSAT HOTBIRD 13G is the second
of two satellites built by manufacturer
Airbus Defence and Space to be placed
at Eutelsat’s flagship 13-degree East
neighborhood position, replacing three
older satellites. It is also based on the
Eurostar Neo telecommunications
satellite platform, developed under an ESA
Partnership Project with Airbus designed
to foster innovation and competitiveness
in the European space industry. Once
into orbit and positioned, the satellite
EUTELSAT HOTBIRD 13G will, with its
twin EUTELSAT HOTBIRD 13F launched
on October 15th, reinforce and enhance

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