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SES delivers AEW All In London

Satellite operator SES’s Sports & Events division helped make history by supplying All Elite Wrestling (AEW) with its transmission and technical coverage during the All In event at London’s iconic Wembley Stadium. SES supplied two satellite news-gathering trucks, a dedicated fibre path and an IP path to ensure a seamless and smooth delivery to the […]

September 1, 2023By Chris Forrester

SpaceX readies busy launch schedule

Subject to the usual weather considerations, SpaceX has a busy few days ahead with its Starlink broadband satellites, as well as a launch for SES of two of its much-needed O3b/mPOWER craft. On August 16th at 8.14pm Florida-time it is planning to place a batch of 22 Starlink satellites (Mission 6-10) from Space Launch complex […]

August 15, 2023By Chris Forrester

Intelsat qualifies for $3.7bn for C-band clearing

Intelsat is due to receive a windfall of $3.7 billion (€3.38bn) later this year after successfully clearing the C-band spectrum ahead of schedule for terrestrial 5G telecommunications companies in the US. The company launched its seventh and final C-band replacement satellite (Galaxy 37/Horizons-4) on August 3rd and obtained FCC certification for moving its broadcast customers […]

August 15, 2023By Chris Forrester

Telefónica extends SES Astra contract

Spanish telco Telefónica has renewed its contract with satellite company SES Astra until 2030 for €90 million, according to Economia Digital citing comments from Ruy Pinto, the CEO of SES.Initially, the contract was in force until 2027 to give service to around 240,000 Movistar Plus subscribers who get the signal from the satellite (mostly in […]

August 14, 2023From David Del Valle in Madrid

SES completes C-band clearing

Satellite operator SES has confirmed that the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has validated the certification of SES’s Phase II accelerated C-band clearing and relocation activities. With this milestone, and following the successful completion of its Phase I activities in 2021, SES has fulfilled its commitment to the FCC’s programme to clear a portion of […]

August 10, 2023

Quanta takes SES capacity for LatAm

SES and Quanta have announced a partnership that will see the companies interconnect their content delivery networks for sports and events customers operating in Latin America. Quanta offers studio and video facilities, sound stages, post production and other related activity in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Paulinia. “Quanta is a leader in video service […]

August 10, 2023By Chris Forrester

SES: More cash to come from C-band

SES told analysts that while it was looking forward to banking some $3 billion in cash from the FCC’s C-band compensation scheme (and likely to be banked early to mid-Q4/2023) there was more cash likely to be forthcoming. CFO Sandeep Jalan’s advice was to “stay tuned”. Acting CEO Ruy Pinto and Jalan were briefing analysts […]

August 4, 2023

SES H1: Revenue rises 10%

SES reported a healthy rise of 9.8 per cent in overall revenues at €987 million for the six months to June 30th. SES has rebutted recent rumours of further slippage in the launch schedule of next satellites the important mPOWER fleet. SES says two mPOWER craft (satellites 5 and 6) will launch during Q3 and […]

August 3, 2023By Chris Forrester

Bank: SES Q2 decline expected

Investment bank Exane/BNPP, in a note to clients, expects satellite operator SES to report a 3 per cent fall in revenues for its Q2 trading period. SES will unveil it numbers on August 3rd. Sami Kassab, an equity analyst at the bank, suggests that SES will report overall revenues of €487 million. The operator’s important […]

August 2, 2023

SES vs Intelsat nears conclusion

The long-running dispute between SES and Intelsat over how the FCC’s C-band compensation payments are allocated is coming to a conclusion. A Delaware Appeal Court in June reversed an earlier decision made by Intelsat’s Bankruptcy Court which had decided that SES’S multimillion dollar claim would not be recognised. The Appeal Court ruled that the claim […]

August 1, 2023