Insights
Ball Aerospace’s Groundbreaking ESA Technology Brings Multi-Orbit Capabilities for Better Inflight Experiences
Unveiled in June of 2022, the multi-orbit ESA antenna is less than three inches high and weighs less than 140 pounds, making it an ideal solution for aircraft of all sizes.
Meeting the Cruise Connectivity Challenge
Cruise ships are like small, vibrant cities at sea – with connectivity demands to match. SES’s O3b mPOWER system is the natural solution to recreate connectivity experience on land in the sea for cruise passengers and crew, with seamless access to broadband-hungry content and applications.
Newsflash: Aerkomm and SES to jointly deliver MEO connectivity services across Taiwan
Connectivity services provided via SES's O3b and O3b mPOWER constellation operating in medium earth orbit (MEO) are now available commercially for the first time in Taiwan to Aerkomm Taiwan's government customers, announced both companies
Returning to the South Pole
In December 2022, SES Vice President of Solutions Engineering, Gez Draycott, joined record-breaking polar explorer Robert Swan OBE in Antarctica for a second time. This time he was part of a seven-person expedition to the South Pole. Gez returns to our podcast to talk us through his mission and explain how it’s changed him.
O3b mPOWER: Behind the scenes of our first launch
On the 16th December 2022, at 5:48 pm local time the first two O3b mPOWER satellites were successfully launched by SpaceX on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida. In this episode we go behind the scenes on the day of the launch and hear the excitement and anticipation of SES colleagues and customers.
Newsflash: Airbus and SES demo high-speed connectivity for French Navy using O3b satellites
In the framework of a contract with the DGA, integrator and global operator Airbus recently carried out a successful sea trial on board aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, satisfying the French Navy's need for satellite communications at very high speed and low latency to cope with ever-increasing data exchanges.
Newsflash: O3b mPOWER satellites arrive at Cape Canaveral
SES's third and fourth O3b mPOWER satellites have arrived at the Cape Canaveral where they are scheduled for launch in the coming weeks.The pair of satellites will join the first two O3b mPOWER satellites that have arrived at medium earth orbit (or 8,000km above the Earth's surface) and are currently undergoing testing.
Newsflash: NTT and SES Partner to Deliver Satellite-based Edge and Private 5G Solutions
Leading global IT infrastructure and services company NTT and SES have announced a multi-year partnership to leverage NTT’s expertise in networking and enterprise managed services and SES’s unique O3b mPOWER satellites system to develop a new offering that will deliver reliable connectivity to enterprises.