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dress the evolving needs of the maritime industry and ensure that connectivity." Ben Palmer, President, Inmarsat Maritime, added,
every vessel has access to reliable, high-performance broadband, "We are excited to be working with Eutelsat to integrate their One-
no matter how remote its location. Commenting on the announce- Web LEO capability into our NexusWave solution for the maritime
ment, Cyril Dujardin, President of Eutelsat’s Connectivity Business industry. This announcement underscores our commitment to de-
Unit said, "We are thrilled with the selection of our LEO service to livering robust, high-performance connectivity solutions that meet
be integrated into Inmarsat’s maritime solutions. Our low latency, the diverse needs of our global customers." This announcement
high-speed connectivity solution is delivering innovative new ca- further showcases Eutelsat’s strategy to collaborate with industry
pabilities to ships big and small. Inmarsat Maritime’s leadership in leaders, following similar agreements that highlight the growing
communications at sea, combined with our LEO capabilities, cre- demand for integrated multi-orbit solutions in the mobile connec-
ates a powerful synergy that will set new standards for maritime tivity market.

Eutelsat Group Secures Additional Launches in New Agreement with

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

Eutelsat Group and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (“MHI”),
announce the signature of an agreement for multiple launches.
Under the terms of the agreement, MHI will provide multiple
launches by an H3 launch vehicle from 2027. This is the first
agreement between Eutelsat and MHI, and the announcement
cements the growing partnership between both companies.
Eutelsat has consistently worked with leading launch providers
to deliver its fleet into orbit and this latest agreement brings
additional diversity and additional opportunities to launch
Eutelsat’s satellites in the coming years. Arlen Kassighian, Chief
Engineering Officer of Eutelsat Group, said: “We are delighted
to inaugurate our relationship with MHI with this multi-launch deeply appreciates the honor of entering into the first launch
agreement. Access to space is critical for operators like Eutelsat, agreement with Eutelsat, the global leading satellite operator, and
and we are excited to add MHI to our portfolio of launches, knowing being selected as their launch partner to deploy their satellites.
that we can rely on its outstanding track record and technology MHI is committed to delivering highly reliable and transparent
to deliver our satellites into orbit.” Iwao Igarashi, Vice President launch services for its customers, that build market trust through
and Senior General Manager of Space Systems at MHI, said: “MHI the accumulation of successful launches.”

Huawei and du Deploy First Indoor 5G-Advanced
Network

du, from The Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company we have launched numerous innovative services. Among these,
(EITC), has become the first to successfully deploy Huawei’s 5G 5G home wireless services have been widely welcomed, and our
LampSite X ‘Digital Indoor Solution’ using Three Carrier Aggregation market share in this area is far ahead. Introducing 5G Three Carrier
(3CC) Technology in the Middle East. This achievement further Aggregation in our In-Building Solution (IBS) Network is a crucial
strengthens du’s leadership in the 5G user experience market, step in ensuring a leading 5G user experience. It has enabled us to
delivering a peak data rate of 5.1 Gbps. This is a key milestone enhance our network’s capabilities and quality, greatly improving
in du’s journey toward a 5G-Advanced network. In 2021, du, in customer satisfaction.” Eric Bao, President of Huawei's Wireless
collaboration with Huawei, pioneered the first ubiquitous indoor Digital Indoor System Product Line, commented: “With the rapid
gigabit-per-second (Gbps) network. This new joint innovation aims to development of 5G networks, the era of innovation represented by
significantly enhance the capabilities of mobile networks, improving smart electric vehicles, humanoid robots, cloud mobile phones,
connectivity in indoor spaces such as shopping malls, hotels, and naked-eye 3D has arrived. It is critical for operators to provide
airports, and residential buildings. 5G user traffic now accounts for indoor networks with greater capacity, higher performance, and
over 60% of total mobile traffic, surpassing the combined traffic of energy-saving efficiency. As an industry-leading indoor solution,
4G and 3G networks. Saleem AlBlooshi, Chief Technology Officer LampSite X assists operators in building indoor networks that
at du, stated: “We are committed to providing a high-quality user offer both intelligence and exceptional performance to meet the
experience to our customers. Since the introduction of 5G in 2019, explosive growth in service demand.”

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