ARABSAT
TelecommunicationsRiyadh, Saudi Arabia201-500 Employees
Arabsat is a telecommunications company headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and employs 201-500 people. It was founded in 1976 by the 21 member states of the Arab League and operates from its Riyadh headquarters with satellite control stations in Riyadh and Tunis. Arabsat is a leading satellite operator in the Arab world and is among the world’s top satellite operators, delivering broadcast, telecommunications, and broadband services to a global audience of tens of millions through more than 500 TV channels, 200 radio stations, pay-TV networks, and a wide range of HD channels across more than 100 countries, including around 170 million viewers in the 21 Arab countries. The company operates a growing fleet of owned satellites at orbital slots 20° East, 26° East, 30.5° East, 39° East, and 44.5° East, and is the only satellite operator in the MENA region to offer the full spectrum of services. Arabsat maintains strategic partnerships with leading satellite companies and VAS integrators, and its acquisition of Hellas Sat expanded its reach with new orbital slots and frequency rights.