O3B Networks Limited

completed

The Project will consist of a number of main components designed to provide connectivity to emerging and less-developed countries through a constellation of Medium Earth Orbit satellites with steerable spot beams. The main components are: (a) the manufacture of eight satellites by a leading satellite supplier whose operations for this Project will be in France; (b) satellite launching by a leading satellite launch contractor whose operations for this Project will be in French Guyana; (c) construction and operation of between seven and nine teleport sites (terminals with a set of satellite tracking antennas, occupying an area of about 1,000 square meters) in South America, Europe, the United Arab Emirates, Australia, the continental United States, and Hawaii; and (d) operations in office spaces for control of satellites, network, and billing to be performed by several leading contractors serving this Project from a number of countries worldwide. The total project cost is $1.1 billion.