New anchor stations will link Denmark’s armed forces with backbone of the U.S. military's global satellite communications WGS
LUXEMBOURG - Thursday, May 12th 2016 [ME NewsWire]
(BUSINESS
WIRE)-- SES S.A. (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) today announced it will
provide two anchor stations for the Danish Defence Acquisition and
Logistics Organisation (DALO).
Under the agreement, SES Techcom
Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES, will provision and maintain
two Wideband Global Satcom system (WGS) anchor stations – one in X-band
and one in Ka-band. This will enable the Danish armed forces to
communicate through the system, which provides flexible, high-capacity
communications for defence operations through the associated satellite
constellation and control systems.
SES was awarded the contracts
on the basis of its experience in providing satellite communication
anchor stations, the associated WGS certification process and overall
life-cycle cost criteria. The Danish forces will join other nations
partnering with the US in the WGS program and thus offer the US State
Department satellite-based communication services to users, including
marines, soldiers, sailors, airmen and the White House Communications
Agency.
“Our satellite communication solutions have a proud
history of providing high-quality, accurate, real-time information for
military applications,” said Gerhard Bethscheider, Managing Director at
SES Techcom Services. “It is this proven expertise and competence which
led to us being awarded the two contracts, which will enable the Danish
military to achieve high data rates and long-haul communications across
the globe.”
Captain (Navy) Kim B. Meier, Director Air Force
Systems at DALO added, “We are pleased to partner with SES Techcom
Services. The new WGS anchor stations will greatly enhance our
military's global satellite communications.”
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About SES Techcom Services
SES
Techcom Services is a 100% owned affiliate of SES, the world-leading
satellite operator with a fleet of over 50 geostationary satellites,
providing integrated end-to-end satellite solutions and operational
services tailored to customers’ needs worldwide. Services offered by SES
Techcom Services, which is ISO 9001 certified, include the design and
delivery of ground infrastructure and operational services, VSAT
networks, broadband connectivity and turnkey teleport solutions. It also
develops innovative solutions for e-government, e-health and
e-education, as well as applications for worldwide emergency satellite
communications.
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