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ViaSat, Eutelsat Launch Broadband-Centric Services Partnership

ViaSat and Eutelsat will jointly launch a consumer retail service in Europe, in a partnering arrangement the two announced in a news release Monday. The companies said the partnership is intended to expand Eutelsat's existing wholesale broadband business. The joint…

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wholesale service offering will involve broadband and mobility services in Europe and the Mediterranean, and feature Eutelsat's broadband business, in which ViaSat is buying a 49 percent stake, they said. The retail services business will involve broadband offerings in Europe and the Mediterranean, with ViaSat owning 51 percent, they said.