SES has agreed a distribution deal with Profen in Turkey for access to its mPOWER broadband system. Energy companies, government agencies, the telco companies and humanitarian aid organisations in Turkey, the Middle East and Africa will soon be able to access high-performance, low-latency satellite-based connectivity services. The combined capacity and infrastructure agreements will see Profen […]
SES has confirmed that it has joined a group of European space and telecommunications players, including rival Eutelsat, which have come together to form a partnership to respond to the European Commission’s call for tender related to the future European satellite constellation IRIS² (Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite). The IRIS² satellite constellation […]
Sami Kassab, an analyst with investment bank Exane/BNPP, in a flash note to clients says he expects SES to reaffirm its financial guidance for 2023 and also to “provide an update on merger talks with Intelsat”. SES will deliver its Q1 2023 numbers on May 4th. Kassab reminded clients that SpaceX successfully launched two important […]
SES will announce its Q1 results on May 4th. Analysts from Berenberg Bank say that for the past six quarter-years the satellite operator has disappointed with at least two of its key deliverables. But the bank is still sticking to its ‘BUY’ rating, albeit with a slightly reduced price target for SES share price (of […]
Helped by the availability of its latest O3b mPOWER satellites, SES has won a contract from CNT Ecuador which will use mPOWER to carry Internet and cellular services for the Galapagos Islands. Telecom provider CNT and SES announced what they describe as a major Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellite capacity expansion agreement to deliver more […]
SES and Airbus have linked for a sea trial of data links for the French Navy, using France’s giant aircraft carrier, the Charles de Gaulle, for the test. Airbus joined the DIRISI (the Joint Directorate of Infrastructure Networks and Information), the DGA (Direction générale de l’armement) test unit, the DGA’s Naval Technology unit and the […]
SES Space & Defense, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES, will provide satellite communications capabilities in support of the US Army Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WINT-T) training activities. The five-year Commercial Satellite Communications (COMSATCOM) Transponded Capacity (CTC) contract worth $27.54 million has been awarded by the US Space Force’s Commercial SATCOM Communication Office (CSCO) through Defense Information […]
SES has signed multi-year capacity agreements totalling more than €75 million in backlog with multiple German private and public broadcasters. The majority of renewals span several years and will enable millions of satellite TV households across Germany to continue watching SD and HD content, reinforcing SES’s position as the leading global content connectivity provider. The […]
SES has reported that its two O3b mPOWER satellites, built by Boeing, have arrived at Cape Canaveral and are now being readied for launch by SpaceX. The two craft are Number 3 and 4 in the mPOWER fleet. The pair of satellites will join the first two O3b/mPOWER satellites that have arrived at medium earth […]
O3b’s latest pair of mPOWER satellites have left their Boeing manufacturing site and have been successfully delivered to the SpaceX launch site in Florida. The two (the third and fourth of the new fleet) will be launched into a medium Earth orbit (MEO) towards the end of April. The current expected date is April 28th, […]