Intelsat in talks to merge with SES, reveals the Financial Times

Rivals at the Financial Times landed a cracking scoop overnight about US-based satellite operator Intelsat holding merger talks with SES, a Luxembourg-based rival.

The tale comes hot on the heals of OneWeb's merger with France's Eutelsat.

Clearly, none of these satellite operators wants to be the last company standing on its own when the consolidation round ends.