ARSAT, the Argentinian telco, is taking capacity on SES’s recently launched high performance geostationary (GEO) satellite, SES-17, to deliver connectivity services. “We want to reach all areas of the country,” SES and ARSAT said in a joint statement. The multi-year agreement will allow ARSAT to provide reliable broadband satellite services starting in mid-2022. By leveraging […]
SES has signed a contract for its O3b mPower satellite fleet to provide connectivity to Explora Journeys’ Explora 1 cruise ship. Explora Journeys is the new high-end luxury lifestyle brand of the MSC Group – an Italian global cruise line registered in Switzerland and based in Geneva, with operations offices in Naples, Genoa and Venice. […]
This month TeleSUR celebrates the 17th anniversary of its creation. To help in the celebrations TeleSUR is expanding its broadcasts to Europe using SES Astra’s satellite. TeleSUR was launched in 2005 during the administration of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. European users may request the TeleSUR signal from their cable distributor or may connect themselves to […]
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully placed SES-22 into orbit on June 29th. The launch means that SES has made its first key step on re-equipping its C-band fleet over North America. SES has a further five C-band satellites to place into orbit. Built by Thales Alenia Space, the first of SES’s C-band satellites dedicated […]
NSR’s Maritime SATCOM Markets, 10th Edition report finds satellite constellations from the likes of SES mPower, Starlink, OneWeb, Telesat Lightspeed, and more, poised to start a new era for maritime satellite connectivity. The revolution of low latency satellite constellations is underway, and their entrance into the Maritime market will have a profound impact on both uptake and […]
Equity analysts at Credit Suisse have asked a key question in a fresh report and pondering whether a merger between the world’s two biggest satellites operators, SES and Intelsat, both based in Luxembourg, would pan out. Their answer is a simple: you bet it would. The bank’s report (European Satellite: Scaling Up) suggests that there […]
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is due to launch SES-22 on June 29th at 17.04pm Eastern Time from Cape Canaveral. The craft is the first of SES’s replacement C-band fleet needed to provide new capacity to its existing orbital assets serving the US as a result of the agreement with the FCC over reallocation of […]
Lawyers for Intelsat’s bankruptcy filed a motion to the satellite operator’s bankruptcy court saying that they will be applying for a ‘Final Decree’ on or before June 29th. The document recognises that there may be other matters and claims still outstanding after that date. Intelsat’s Fourth Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganisation was filed back on […]
SES-17, the satellite operator’s latest orbital asset, has been declared fully operational. SES-17 is a Ka-band craft serving the Americas, the Caribbean and the Atlantic Ocean from 67.1 degrees West. The all-electric propulsion satellite has reached orbit on schedule after months of in-orbit raising and successful in-orbit testing. SES says that this very high throughput […]
Analysts at Berenberg Bank has issued a positive note to clients on satellite operator SES, saying that while its business is doing well – and its share price reflects this – it still has three key challenges over the next two years. The bank has reiterated its ‘Buy’ rating on SES and raised its target […]