Hispasat

Hispasat

http://www.hispasat.com
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Hispasat, a privately owned company headquartered in Spain, and a subsidiary of Redeia with a subsidiary named Hispamar, founded in 1989, employs approximately 230 individuals, and reported $221.5M in revenue as of 2025. It operates as a tier 1 media tech buyer. The company specializes in telecoms, operating Spanish communications satellites for audiovisual content distribution and providing digital and cable broadcasting services within Spain.

2025 Revenue

Founded

1989

Headcount

433

Headquarters

Spain

Primary Segment

Telecoms

Ownership

Privately Owned

Deployments

1

News Summary:

On August 20, 2026, Hispasat concluded negotiations for the formal continuation of the IRIS² program, a European Union initiative establishing a secure satellite communications constellation for commercial and military applications in strategically important areas. International law firm Addleshaw Goddard advised Hispasat on this successful outcome. Previously, on August 8, 2026, the European Union expanded the IRIS² constellation by signing an agreement with SpaceRISE to add 66 satellites, bringing the total to 348.

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Hispasat offers 6 products in the media tech, connectivity and cloud, media and telecoms services and telecoms tech industries. Hispasat's product portfolio comprises of telecoms network infrastructure, enterprise connectivity services, telecoms and connectivity and distribution services.

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Hispasat's revenues were less than $250M in 2025. Caretta Research has split Hispasat's revenue into 6 different product categories, the largest of which is consumer broadband. For full access to Hispasat's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.

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Sep

18th

2026

02:59

B2B Tag, Tenders and Contracts

IRIS² takes shape as Europe puts €15.6bn satellite plan into orbit

7 Europe’s €15.6bn IRIS² initiative is moving from sovereign-connectivity ambition to hardware, with hundreds of LEO and MEO satellites, billions in industrial contracts and a separate Low-LEO pipeline taking shape. In sum – what to know: Industrial winners – Airbus, Aerospacelab, Thales Alenia Space, and OHB are building the core constellation, while Eutelsat leads LEO, SES leads MEO, and Hispasat takes the ground segment.

RCR Wireless News

Sep

18th

2026

02:59

B2B Tag, Tenders and Contracts

IRIS² takes shape as Europe puts €15.6bn satellite plan into orbit

7 Europe’s €15.6bn IRIS² initiative is moving from sovereign-connectivity ambition to hardware, with hundreds of LEO and MEO satellites, billions in industrial contracts and a separate Low-LEO pipeline taking shape. In sum – what to know: Industrial winners – Airbus, Aerospacelab, Thales Alenia Space, and OHB are building the core constellation, while Eutelsat leads LEO, SES leads MEO, and Hispasat takes the ground segment.

RCR Wireless News

Aug

20th

2026

06:30

B2B Tag, Tenders and Contracts, Regulations and Policies

Addleshaw Goddard advises Hispasat on European project IRIS²

International law firm Addleshaw Goddard has advised Hispasat on the successful conclusion of the negotiations that have enabled the formal continuation of the IRIS² programme, the European Union’s future secure satellite communications constellation, designed to provide both commercial and military applications in strategically important areas (the “Programme”).

Aug

17th

2026

06:30

B2B Tag, Tenders and Contracts, Regulations and Policies

Addleshaw Goddard advises Hispasat on Europe’s IRIS² Satellite Network

Addleshaw Goddard has advised Hispasat on the conclusion of negotiations that secure the continuity of IRIS², the future European secure satellite communications constellation with commercial and military applications in strategically sensitive areas, driven by the European Union.

Aug

12th

2026

22:54

Wednesday (telco diary) | Smells like team spirit – and that tech-bro Musk

5 From the newsletter (sign-up if you want it sooner): Telco integration is back in fashion (again), from satellite and terrestrial networks to private 5G and Wi-Fi. Mostly, it is an industrial story – but the same convergence is reshaping consumer connectivity, too, as satellite comes down to earth.

RCR Wireless News

Aug

12th

2026

06:30

Partnerships and Alliances, B2B Tag, Tenders and Contracts, Partnerships

Addleshaw Goddard advises Hispasat on European project IRIS²

International law firm Addleshaw Goddard has advised Hispasat on the successful conclusion of the negotiations that have enabled the formal continuation of the IRIS² programme, the European Union’s future secure satellite communications constellation, designed to provide both commercial and military applications in strategically important areas (the “Programme”).

Addleshaw Goddard

Aug

8th

2026

20:56

B2B Tag, Tenders and Contracts

EU Expands IRIS2 Satellite Program & Sharks Enhance Hurricane Predictions

The European Union has taken a significant step in its satellite endeavors, signing an agreement with SpaceRISE to expand the IRIS2 constellation. The added 66 satellites will enhance the current setup to a total of 348 satellites.

Aug

8th

2026

02:19

B2B Tag, Tenders and Contracts

Hispasat wins lead role in EU's €15.6 billion IRIS2 satellite network

Spanish defence company Indra said on Friday its majority-owned satellite operator was named prime contractor for antennas, control systems and ground links ‌in ⁠the ⁠European Union's IRIS2 secure satellite network, with a budget of over €1.6 billion ($1.74 billion).

Aug

7th

2026

09:52

B2B Tag, Tenders and Contracts

Hispasat wins lead role in EU's €15.6 billion IRIS2 satellite network

Aug ⁠7 (Reuters) - Spanish defence company Indra ⁠said on Friday its majority-owned satellite ‌operator Hispasat was named prime contractor for antennas, control systems and ground links in the European Union's IRIS2 secure ⁠satellite network, with ⁠a budget of over €1.6 billion ($1.74 billion).

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Aug

7th

2026

09:05

B2B Tag, Tenders and Contracts

What’s up with… Auto connectivity, AT&T, Hispasat

In today’s industry news roundup: A survey conducted by Viasat and the 5GAA has found wides[read willingness among drivers to pay extra for satellite-delivered in-car connectivity; AT&T has turned to Ericsson for the radios that

Jul

31st

2026

03:12

B2B Tag, Regulations and Policies

Hispasat's Arganda del Rey teleport achieves WTA Tier 4 certification

The World Teleport Association (WTA) has granted Tier 4 Full certification to Hispasat's Arganda del Rey teleport near Madrid, the highest level in the industry body's independent assessment scheme. The designation, which will remain valid for three years, follows an on-site audit that validated the facility's infrastructure, redundancy and operational procedures against the programme's rigorous standards.

Jul

29th

2026

11:11

Emerging Tech, Funding Activities, B2B Tag, Funding

Spain Bets $2.3B on Military Satellite Sovereignty as IRIS2 Enters Critical Phase

Spain's Defense Ministry disclosed Wednesday a formal budget of €1.6 billion to €2 billion (approximately $1.82 billion to $2.28 billion) for a national sovereign military satellite communications constellation that will be integrated into the European Union's IRIS2 network — the bloc's most ambitious answer yet to Europe's battlefield dependence on Starlink.

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