COBHAM SATCOM

MADE FOR HIGH-STAKES CONNECTIVITY

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Who We Are

Cobham Satcom develops advanced connectivity solutions, made for high-stakes operations in the world’s most demanding environments, on land and at sea. Our dependable technology is precision-engineered to deliver the performance and resilience that keeps critical operations running, now and in the future. When the stakes are high, the choice is clear

Years of experience in radio & satellite
70+
Years of experience in NGSO satellite tracking
20+
Global deployments
400,000
VSAT antennas at sea
25,000
Comms on move deployments
100,000
Ground stations in 19 countries
100+
Maritime L-band
300,000
TVRO deployments
35,000

Made For This

Cobham Satcom specializes in the kind of connectivity that lives and livelihoods depend on. When it all comes down to this rescue mission, this Mayday signal, this crucial piece of intelligence; you don’t need a solution that promises it all. You need a solution that was made for this

You need a solution that’s been precision-engineered by experienced specialists, field tested in the world’s harshest environments, and built with cutting-edge, highly resilient technology. You need a solution you know you can trust, right here and right now, no matter what’s at stake. Because when anything could happen, a connectivity failure should be the one thing that couldn’t.

Cobham Satcom. Made for high-stakes connectivity

Market Solutions

MADE FOR CRITICAL OPERATIONS

Dependability isn’t a feature. It’s the foundation that everything else is built on. We’ve spent decades refining what it looks like in the field – on vessels in forward operating bases, in emergency response centers, in the North Atlantic – serving the sectors where a dropped signal isn’t an inconvenience; it’s a crisis. When everything depends on connectivity, we deliver connectivity you can depend on.

Made for the future

The satellite landscape is shifting faster than at any point in its history, with new orbits, new constellations, and new demands. Our in-house R&D organization is built for exactly this moment. Working at the frontier of multi-orbit connectivity, they’re developing the solutions that critical industries will rely on next, not just adapting to change, but anticipating it. We’ve seen every shift this industry has made. We’re always ready for the next one.

New ownership. Same mission

In 2025, Cobham Satcom became part of Solix Group; a Scandinavian investment company with deep roots in the maritime and government sectors we’ve served for decades. They didn’t acquire us to change what we do. They acquired us because of it. For us, it means the reach and resources to grow in ways that matter: more customers, new markets, and the resources to build even better solutions.

COBHAM SATCOM MILESTONES

2025
Cobham Satcom acquired by Solix Group
Cobham Satcom is acquired by Scandinavian investment firm Solix Group, marking the start of a new phase for the company as part of a portfolio of independently operated businesses.
2020
Cobham Satcom becomes a standalone business under Advent International
Following Cobham’s acquisition by Advent International, Cobham Satcom becomes a standalone business – focused, independent, and fully dedicated to the connectivity challenges that define its customers’ work.
2013
Cobham Satcom is born
The combined entity is formally rebranded as Cobham Satcom, headquartered in Denmark. SAILOR, Sea Tel, EXPLORER and AVIATOR are unified under a single organization – with the depth of portfolio and scale of expertise to serve customers across every critical sector.
2012
Cobham plc acquires Thrane & Thrane
Cobham acquires Thrane & Thrane A/S, making it the core of a new SATCOM strategic business unit alongside SeaTel marine, TracStar land, and Omnipless airborne product lines. Danish satellite expertise and American antenna leadership come together in a single organization — twice the size of either predecessor, and more capable than both.

ARE YOU MADE FOR THIS?

The technology we build is only part of the story. Behind every solution, there’s a team of engineers, specialists, and problem-solvers who take the work as seriously as the customers who depend on it. If that sounds like you, we’d like to hear from you

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Leadership

Christophe Duret
CEO
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Mikkel Bønnelycke
CFO
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Hélène Cantet
SVP, Research & Development
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Søren Egholm
SVP, Product Management & Marketing
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Anker Nystad Wittendorff
Chief Transformation Officer
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Sakari Ylinen
SVP, Operations & SCM
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Tim Sandholdt Jensen
VP, Human Resources
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Nigel Nurse
SVP, Government & Enterprise Solutions
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Dennis Winterswiijk
SVP & Global Head - Maritime
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COBHAM SATCOM MILESTONES

2025

Cobham Satcom acquired by Solix Group

Cobham Satcom is acquired by Scandinavian investment firm Solix Group, marking the start of a new phase for the company as part of a portfolio of independently operated businesses.

2020

Cobham Satcom becomes a standalone business under Advent International

Following Cobham’s acquisition by Advent International, Cobham Satcom becomes a standalone business – focused, independent, and fully dedicated to the connectivity challenges that define its customers’ work.

2013

Cobham Satcom is born

The combined entity is formally rebranded as Cobham Satcom, headquartered in Denmark. SAILOR, Sea Tel, EXPLORER and AVIATOR are unified under a single organization – with the depth of portfolio and scale of expertise to serve customers across every critical sector.

2012

Cobham plc acquires Thrane & Thrane

Cobham acquires Thrane & Thrane A/S, making it the core of a new SATCOM strategic business unit alongside SeaTel marine, TracStar land, and Omnipless airborne product lines. Danish satellite expertise and American antenna leadership come together in a single organization — twice the size of either predecessor, and more capable than both.