{"title":"SES vs Viasat: Communications constellations compared","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/compare/ses-vs-viasat","comparison":"SES ranks 39 on the Space 100 with a score of 77; Viasat ranks 49 with 74. SES is ahead on positioning and leverage. Viasat is ahead on deployment and commercials. Level on production, progress, technology and firepower. SES is based in Betzdorf, Luxembourg, Viasat in Carlsbad, United States. SES: Established. Viasat: Established. SES is named in 75 signals and Viasat in 38.","companies":[{"name":"SES","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/ses","city":"Betzdorf","country":"Luxembourg","stage":"Established","founded":null,"last_round":null,"positioning":"SES is a Luxembourg multi-orbit satellite operator (>EUR 3.5B class after completing its Intelsat acquisition in 2025) running a GEO fleet plus the O3b mPOWER MEO constellation, the consolidation move of the operator sector with Intelsat integration underway. K2 Space is building an initial 30-satellite MEO network for it, and it partners with Eutelsat OneWeb on airline multi-orbit deals. Current figures are verified-light this pass (a dedicated results pass owed).","assessed_in":{"domain":"Space","list":"Space 100","rank":39,"score":77,"tier":"member","scores":{"gate_ne":["firepower"],"leverage":8,"position":8,"progress":9,"firepower":8,"commercial":8,"deployment":9,"production":6,"technology":6},"why":"SES operates GEO and MEO satellite networks, including O3b mPOWER, and sells connectivity to broadband, direct-to-device, maritime, government, defense and media customers.","segment":"Communications constellations","layer":"Satellites & spacecraft"},"signals_total":75,"facts_total":110},{"name":"Viasat","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/viasat","city":"Carlsbad","country":"United States","stage":"Established","founded":null,"last_round":null,"positioning":"Viasat is a US satellite-communications company (FY26 record revenue of $4.64B, +2.7%; awards $4.9B) with all three ViaSat-3 satellites launched, though its F1 flagship operates at under 10% of design capacity after an antenna anomaly. It has 4,450 commercial aircraft in-flight-connectivity systems in service (+10%, a 1,000-aircraft backlog) and 1,315 NexusWave vessels, though its maritime business did not turn the corner per the CFO. Its forward story is the Equatys D2D shared-spectrum venture with Space42 (up to 2,800 satellites, Viasat as initial technology prime).","assessed_in":{"domain":"Space","list":"Space 100","rank":49,"score":74,"tier":"member","scores":{"gate_ne":["firepower"],"leverage":6,"position":6,"progress":9,"firepower":8,"commercial":10,"deployment":10,"production":6,"technology":6},"why":"Viasat operates satellite communications networks, including ViaSat-3, and sells broadband, in-flight, maritime, government and direct-to-device connectivity services.","segment":"Communications constellations","layer":"Satellites & spacecraft"},"signals_total":38,"facts_total":60}],"note":"Assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence; facts and signals carry their sources."}