Long-term innovation partners team up to launch seven Medium Earth Orbit satellites onboard Falcon 9, dramatically scaling proven O3b low-latency, high-performance connectivity services
LUXEMBOURG-Monday 9 September 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]
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(BUSINESS WIRE) --
SES announced today that it has selected SpaceX as a launch partner to
deliver its next-generation Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellite
constellation into space on board Falcon 9 rockets from Cape Canaveral.
The two companies have disrupted the industry in the past when SES
became the first to launch a commercial GEO satellite with SpaceX, and
later as the first ever payload on a SpaceX reusable rocket. Their next
launch, in 2021, will be another one for the records as the
revolutionary terabit-scale capabilities of SES’s O3b mPOWER
communications system disrupt the industry again.
The
global O3b mPOWER system comprises an initial constellation of seven
high-throughput, low-latency MEO satellites, each capable of generating
thousands of electronically-steered beams that can be dynamically
adjusted to serve customers in various markets including telecom and
cloud, communications-on-the-move and government. O3b mPOWER also will
include a variety of intelligent, application-specific Customer Edge
Terminals integrated with SES’s terrestrial network and dynamically
optimised using the recently announced Adaptive Resource Control (ARC)
software system, further boosting O3b mPOWER’s market-leading
flexibility.
“Momentum
in the O3b mPOWER ecosystem is accelerating quickly as we continue to
build the right partnerships to bring this massively innovative
communications system to market,” said Steve Collar, CEO of SES.
“Working with SpaceX as our launch provider is fitting because in the
last seven years we have already jointly made multiple revolutionary
industry advancements that make access to space innovation more
cost-efficient and unlock new opportunities in critical markets. We are
delighted to have SpaceX as partners for our historic O3b mPOWER launch,
and together, we will extend high-performance connectivity to all who
have limited access to it today.”
“We
are pleased that SES has once again selected Falcon 9 to launch their
powerful, groundbreaking communications system,” said Gwynne Shotwell,
President and Chief Operating Officer at SpaceX. “SES has been an
important partner for SpaceX – fully supporting our efforts to make
rocket reusability a reality. We are proud to play a part in SES
bringing revolutionary connectivity solutions to the market.”
The
O3b mPOWER system leverages the proven concept of the current O3b MEO
constellation and its success delivering fibre-equivalent connectivity
services to customers operating in nearly 50 countries today. The O3b
system is the only technically-, operationally- and commercially-proven
non-geostationary system for delivering low-latency data communications
today.
Visit the interactive platform to learn more about SES’s O3b mPOWER MEO communications system: o3bmpower.ses
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About SES
SES
is the world’s leading satellite operator with over 70 satellites in
two different orbits, Geostationary Orbit (GEO) and Medium Earth Orbit
(MEO). It provides a diverse range of customers with global video
distribution and data connectivity services through two business units:
SES Video and SES Networks. SES Video reaches over 355 million TV homes,
through Direct-to-Home (DTH) platforms and cable, terrestrial, and IPTV
networks globally. SES Video delivers a full suite of innovative
end-to-end value-added services for both linear and digital
distribution, and includes the ASTRA satellite system, which has the
largest DTH television reach in Europe. SES Networks provides global
managed data services, connecting people in a variety of sectors
including telecommunications, maritime, aeronautical, and energy, as
well as governments and institutions across the world. The SES Networks
portfolio includes GovSat, a 50/50 public-private partnership between
SES and the Luxembourg government, and O3b, the only non-geostationary
system delivering fibre-like broadband services today. Further
information is available at: www.ses.com
Contacts
Suzanne Ong
Public Relations, SES
Tel. +352 710 725 500
suzanne.ong@ses.com
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