Nilesat

Nilesat

https://nilesat.org/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-egyptian-satellite-company-nilesat/

Nilesat is an Egyptian satellite operator established in 1996 and headquartered in Egypt. It is a publicly owned company with approximately 190 employees. The company's primary product is providing connectivity and distribution services for digital television and radio broadcasting in the Middle East and African regions. As of 2023, Nilesat's annual revenue is estimated to be around $100 million.

2023 Revenue

Founded

1996

Headcount

185

Headquarters

Egypt

Primary Segment

Connectivity and distribution services

Ownership

Publicly Owned

Deployments

1

News Summary:

Nilesat, a leading satellite operator in the Middle East and North Africa, was ranked 32nd among the top 50 companies in Egypt for the second consecutive year by Forbes magazine. On April 24, Nilesat's Chairman and CEO, Major General Sameh Katta, welcomed Arabsat's CEO, Engineer Alhamdi Alanezi, to discuss collaboration opportunities following a signed memorandum of understanding between the two companies. Additionally, Nilesat received a delegation from Egypt University of Informatics to provide training and education to students as part of its corporate educational initiatives. Furthermore, Nilesat announced the purchase of a Hughes JUPITER™ System Gateway and terminals from Hughes Network Systems LLC for its Nilesat 301 satellite.

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Nilesat offers 2 products in the media tech and media and telecoms services industries. Nilesat's product portfolio comprises of connectivity and distribution services and pay TV services.

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Nilesat's revenues were $101.8M in 2023. Caretta Research has split Nilesat's revenue into 2 different product categories, the largest of which is media and broadcast satellite connectivity, which represents 50% of Nilesat's revenue.

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Dec

4th

2024

18:30

Nilesat celebrates 25 years of partnership with French companies in the presence of the France’s Ambassador to Egypt

Nilesat Chairman and CEO Major General Sameh Kata has received France Ambassador to Egypt, His Excellency Eric Chevalllier, at the company’s headquarters to celebrate more than 25 years of Nilesat’s partnerships with French companies working in the field of satellite manufacturing, launching, and technical consulting.

Dec

1st

2024

18:30

Nilesat and the Sudanese General Corporation for Radio and Television Broadcasting discuss ways of joint cooperation

December 2, 2024 – Today, the Chairman of Nilesat and CEO, Major General Sameh Qatta, met with Eng. Kamel Nyal Mohammed, Director General of the Sudanese General Authority for Radio and Television Broadcasting, to discuss and develop ways of strategic cooperation between the Egyptian Satellite Company and the Sudanese General Authority for Radio and Television Broadcasting.

Nov

24th

2024

18:30

Sudan’s Minister of Education Ahmed Khalifa visits Nilesat

Cairo, Nov. 25, 2024 – Nilesat Chairman and CEO Major General Sameh Katta, received the Sudanese Acting Minister of Education Mr. Ahmed Khalifa, to enhance aspects of joint cooperation and review the growth and development of cooperation and partnership in the field of educational channels.

Jun

10th

2024

18:30

Awards and Recognitions

Nilesat among the top 50 companies in Egypt for 2024

Cairo – June 11, 2024: Forbes magazine announced the top 50 companies in Egypt for the year 2024, Nilesat came for the second year in a row among the top 50 companies in Egypt, making remarkable progress, as it ranked thirty-second compared to its position last year in the list, which came in thirty-eight place.

Apr

30th

2024

18:30

Telecom Egypt CEO Visits Nilesat

Cairo, April 30, 2024 – Nilesat Chairman and CEO Major General Sameh Katta received today Telecom Egypt CEO Eng. Mohamed Nasr and the accompanying delegation. The joint meetings addressed means of cooperation in the field of communications and satellite broadcasting technology.

Apr

27th

2024

18:30

Arabsat President Pays Nilesat HQ a visit in Cairo

Cairo, April 24, 2024 – Nilesat Chairman and CEO General Sameh Katta received Arabsat CEO Engineer Alhamdi Alanezi, and the accompanying high-level delegation at the company’s headquarters in 6th of October City. This visit. which is the first of its kind, comes after signing the memorandum of understanding between the two companies in Riyadh on the preiphery of the Saudi Media Forum, which was held last February.

Apr

23rd

2024

18:30

A delegation of Students from Egypt University of Informatics (EUI) Visits Nilesat

Cairo – April 24, 2024 – A delegation from Egypt University of Informatics (EUI), affiliated to the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) visited Nilesat headquarters, as part of the company’s students training program and corporate educative role, it undertakes with the universities and research academies.

Mar

17th

2024

18:30

Procurement and Sales

Nilesat selects Hughes to Deliver Satellite Broadband Connectivity in Egypt

March 15th, 2024 – Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), an EchoStar company (Nasdaq: SATS), today announced that Nilesat, a leading satellite operator in the MENA region has purchased a Hughes JUPITER™ System Gateway and will use Hughes JUPITER terminals for its Nilesat 301 satellite.

Jul

13th

2023

10:21

Management Changes

Appointment of Maissa Aly Kamel as Chief Technical Officer(CTO) at Nilesat

The Egyptian Satellite Company - Nilesat announced the appointment of Eng. Maissa Kamel, Chief Technical Officer of Nilesat.

Jul

13th

2023

10:21

Procurement and Sales, New Offerings

NileSat to Launch NileSat-301 in June

Egypt’s publicly-traded satellite operator Nilesat will be launching its fourth, Egypt’s tenth, and Africa’s 48th satellite, NileSat-301 sometime in May. According to Thales Alenia Space, the satellite manufacturer, Nilesat-301 has recently been placed inside its transport container and is now ready for departure.

Jul

13th

2023

10:21

Management Changes

Major General Sameh Katta, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer(CEO)

The Egyptian Satellite Company - Nilesat announced that the Board of Directors on 05/02/2023 approved the appointment of Major General Sameh Katta Chairman of the Company's Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer.

Jul

13th

2023

10:21

Geostationary comsats delivered to Florida for SpaceX launches in June

A transport ship delivered the SES 22 and Nilesat 301 geostationary communications satellites to Cape Canaveral over the weekend to prepare for two launches on SpaceX rockets in June, completing a trans-Atlantic journey from France originally planned on Russian-owned cargo planes.

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