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Ukraine-based General Manager, Sales CEE & CIS at SES on his personal and professional experience since the invasion of Ukraine a year ago, and the importance of delivering uninterrupted and critical services to Ukrainians across Europe.

Today’s consumers, businesses and governments expect connectivity everywhere - to be able to do video calls while on the road, post content on social media, have continuous access to cloud-based applications, and rely on always-on connectivity for disaster and emergency response.

Most people know that satellites “talk” to antennas on the ground and some spacecraft look outward to space, but not a lot of people know that satellites can also “talk” to each other.

Carlos Gutierrez, Portfolio & Segment

For governments around the world, carrying out ISR missions using a range of Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) assets has become a critical way of gathering intelligence, and monitoring and managing operations. In fact, RPAS adoption by governments is increasing and the number of aircraft with satellite communications (SATCOM) in-service units is forecast by analyst firm NSR to reach over 10,000 by 2031.

Since its inception in 2019, AEW has garnered millions of fans across North America and around the globe—the majority of whom watch the live broadcasts from their living rooms. Yet, for these loyal fans, the TV experience packs the same emotional punches as the in-person shows.

There has been quite some buzz recently about how some new smartphones can now send emergency SMS messages from anywhere directly via satellite. While this is an exciting development, the truth is that satellites have long been building more inclusive digital societies around the world by expanding the reach of terrestrial mobile networks.

A concert streamed live in a Brazilian desert: an experience created by Cercle and enabled by SES connectivity solutions.

From 2025 and going forward, any targets mentioned have been changed, in order to be compliant with changes in the law.SES Vice President of Solutions Engineering, Gez Draycott, is set to join record-breaking polar explorer Robert Swan OBE in Antarctica for a second time. Here, he guides us through his mission.

Since I started my career 20 years ago in the connectivity and communications field, numerous new technologies have emerged and transformed our lives with accessible, intuitive, and performant devices. Back then, Apple had just released its first-gen iPod (RIP), promising “1000 songs in the pocket”. Around the same time, the first phones with built-in-cameras were launched. Today our favourite playlist sits in the cloud and our photos taken by our phones are accessible via cloud at anyone time.

The Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing, New York, is best known for the US Open Tennis Championships. But thanks to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), it’s seeing a different kind of live action.

As a leader in global content connectivity solutions, SES operates the world’s only multi-orbit constellation of satellites with a unique combination of global coverage and high-performance, including the commercially-proven, low-latency Medium Earth Orbit O3b system.