Satellite internet & connectivity
LEO, MEO and GEO constellations selling internet, backhaul, mobility, IoT and direct-to-phone service.
8 leading companies in satellite internet & connectivity, one segment of space & satellites — Rockets, satellite internet constellations, Earth imagery and satellite factories, in a US$429B–686B space economy
new market segment · researched 2026-11-14
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Leading satellite internet & connectivity companies
8 companies, with the scale each source states. Scale is the whole company's unless the row says otherwise.
| Company | Where | What they do | Scale |
|---|---|---|---|
| SpaceX SPCX ↗ | Starbase, United States since 2002 | Falcon 9/Heavy and Starship launch; operates Starlink, the largest LEO broadband constellation (13.6M consumer subscribers at 2026-09-30 per Wikipedia). | revenue: 18.7 USD billions (2025) ↗ |
| Amazon Leo (formerly Project Kuiper) AMZN ↗ | Redmond, United States | LEO broadband constellation of 3,236 FCC-authorized satellites. The FCC waived its July 2026 half-deployment deadline. | satellites launched: 396 production satellites (2026) ↗ |
| Eutelsat (incl. OneWeb) ETL ↗ | Paris, France since 1977 | Operates 35 GEO satellites and the OneWeb LEO constellation of about 600 satellites (merged in September 2023). The French state holds 29.65%. | revenue: 1.23 EUR billions (FY2025/26) (2026) ↗ |
| SES SESG ↗ | Betzdorf, LU since 1985 | GEO and MEO operator with more than 70 satellites, including O3b mPOWER broadband. It completed its acquisition of Intelsat on 2025-07-17. | revenue: 2,001 EUR millions (2024) ↗ |
| Telesat TSAT ↗ | Ottawa, Canada since 1969 | Canadian GEO operator building the Telesat Lightspeed LEO constellation, with MDA Space as prime satellite manufacturer and first launches planned for mid-2026. | revenue: 417.956 CAD millions (2025) ↗ |
| AST SpaceMobile ASTS ↗ | Midland, United States | Building a space-based cellular broadband network that connects directly to ordinary phones. | — |
| Iridium Communications IRDM ↗ | McLean, United States | LEO constellation selling global voice, data, IoT and PNT services. | revenue: 871.659 USD millions (2025) ↗ |
| Viasat VSAT ↗ | Carlsbad, United States | GEO broadband and mobility operator (including Inmarsat), plus government satellite communications. | revenue: 4,640.28 USD millions (FY ended 2026-03-31) (2026) ↗ |
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In Canada
- 2024-09Telesat completed C$2.54B in funding agreements for Telesat Lightspeed: a C$2.14B Government of Canada loan and a C$400M Government of Quebec loan. ↗
- 2025-03ISED says Telesat's C$25M Gatineau campus will house the Lightspeed network operations, satellite control and cybersecurity centres, bringing 300 new jobs. It is part of the C$6.5B Lightspeed initiative. ↗
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The space & satellites market
The whole market this segment sits in.
global revenue (space economy) · world429
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Quick answers
- What is satellite internet & connectivity?
- LEO, MEO and GEO constellations selling internet, backhaul, mobility, IoT and direct-to-phone service. It is one segment of the space & satellites market.
- Who are the leading satellite internet & connectivity companies?
- SpaceX (United States), Amazon Leo (formerly Project Kuiper) (United States), Eutelsat (incl. OneWeb) (France), SES (LU), Telesat (Canada), AST SpaceMobile (United States), Iridium Communications (United States), Viasat (United States).
- Which satellite internet & connectivity companies are publicly traded?
- SpaceX (SPCX), Eutelsat (incl. OneWeb) (ETL), SES (SESG), Telesat (TSAT), AST SpaceMobile (ASTS), Iridium Communications (IRDM), Viasat (VSAT).
- Which Canadian companies are in satellite internet & connectivity?
- Telesat, Ottawa.
- How big is the space & satellites market?
- For the whole space & satellites market, not this segment alone: global revenue (space economy) (world) 429 USD billions, 2025 — Satellite Industry Association.