Satellite
company
LeoSat
opens
office
in The
Hague
10 July
2017
Satellite
data
communications
company
LeoSat
has
established
its
first
European
office
in The
Hague
with the
assistance
of the
Netherlands
Foreign
Investment
Agency
and the
WestHolland
Foreign
Investment
Agency.
Headquartered
in
Washington
DC, the
young
but
growing
company
provides
a new
connectivity
solution
for the
continuing
increase
in
global
data
traffic.
In 2019,
the
company
aims to
launch a
low-earth-orbit
satellite
constellation
(hence
the name
‘LeoSat’,
ed.) to
provide
the
first
commercially
available
enterprise
grade
global
data
service
worldwide.
It is
the
first
time
that a
company
is
offering
connectivity
developed
specifically
for
moving
large
amounts
of data
around
the
world
with no
terrestrial
touchpoint.
Vice
Mayor
Saskia
Bruines
is happy
with the
arrival
of LeoSat,
stressing
the
importance
of new
innovative
tech
companies
in The
Hague.
“LeoSat
is a
true
addition
to the
growing
satellite
cluster
in The
Hague. LeoSat responds
to
specific
customer
needs in
the
Finance,
Government,
Energy
and
Maritime
sectors,
which
are all
present
in The
Hague.
With
their
new and
unique
way of
data
connectivity
combined
with
absolute
security,
they
really
push the
envelope
in the
IT,
Technology
and the
Security
industry. LeoSat’s system
is built
for
tomorrow’s
data
requirements
and I am
convinced
that The
Hague
will
prove to
be the
right
place
for
them.”
Mark
Rigolle,
CEO of
LeoSat,
is
looking
forward
to
returning
to The
Hague,
having
previously
worked
in the
city for
telecom
operator
BEN and
as CEO
of O3B
Networks.
“We
believe
The
Hague
will be
an
excellent
location
to
develop
our
European
operations
and
create
new
opportunities
for our
customers,
stakeholders
and
staff.
With The
Hague
and
Randstad
region
already
home to
a number
of
entities
specialized
in the
field of
space
and
satellite
communications
such as
the
European
Space
Agency
(ESA),
the
Netherlands
Space
Office
(NSO)
and
companies
such as
SES and
O3B
Networks,
we are
looking
forward
to
bringing
an
additional
dimension
to this
established
high
tech
pool.”
Satellite
data
market
on the
rise
LeoSat
believes
that
fast,
reliable
and
ubiquitous
data
connectivity
is
required
to
enable
economic
growth
for
everyone
worldwide.
With an
expected
30%
annual
growth
in
volume
between
now and
2025,
the
satellite
data
market
is on
the
rise.
LeoSat
is the
first
company
to
provide
worldwide
coverage
with a
cost
effective,
extremely
high
speed,
low
latency,
strongly
secured
data
network
that
sets new
standards
in
satellite
performance.
The
system
provides
point to
point
data
connections
to and
from
anywhere
on earth
without
the need
of any
terrestrial
landings
nor
transport.
