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SES Taps K2 Space to Accelerate Next-Gen MEO Satellite Network, meoSphere

Next-generation Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) network is a multi-mission constellation targeted at meeting fast growing commercial and defense needs with flexible scaling approach.

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Half Year 2020 Results

SES S.A. announced financial results for the six months ended 30 June 2020.

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SES Selects United Launch Alliance to Launch Two C-Band Satellites to accelerate C-Band clearing

U.S.-based United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket will launch satellites into orbit as part of SES’s contribution to facilitate 5G across America

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SES Selects SpaceX for Launch of New C-Band Satellites

New C-Band satellites when launched in 2022 will enable delivery of 5G services as well as the uninterrupted delivery of digital television services in the United States

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SES launches Free-To-Air Satellite Channel to Fight Spread of COVID-19

SES uses reliable content from trusted organisations such as UNICEF and AFP to bring critical, informative COVID-19 messages to rural communities

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SES Ends Social Plan Talks, Moves to Employment Safeguard Plan Discussions

SES remains on track to generate EBITDA optimisation ramping to EUR 40-50 million annually from 2021

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Cutting-Edge Research to Advance Development of Next-Generation Satellite-Terrestrial Networks

A six-year research partnership between the University and SES will be funded by the Luxembourg National Research Fund’s Industrial Partnership Block Grant programme

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SES Delivers Video Services for BBC Studios

SES will provide playout and IP distribution services for over 50 channels under multi-year contract

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Demand for Educational Ghanaian TV Channel Grows Amid COVID-19

Free-to-Air educational TV channel becomes a critical resource for senior high school students across West African sub-region

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Ethiopian Ministry of Education partners with UNICEF, Save the Children and SES to broadcast educational content on Ethiosat TV Platform

Ethiopia’s first dedicated TV platform adds nine educational channels to enable continued learning amid COVID-19 school disruption

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Satellite TV Gains Popularity in Ghana and Nigeria

SES currently reaches 35 million TV households across the African Continent

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B-LiFE, SES and GovSat Deploy Mobile COVID-19 Testing Laboratory to Italy

The mobile laboratory will move across Piedmont region to support regional government’s effort of large-scale COVID-19 testing

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SES Successfully Prices EUR 400 Million 8-Year Euro Bond

Luxembourg, 22 June 2020 – SES S.A. announced today the successful launch and pricing of a bond offering in which it has agreed to sell senior unsecured fixed rate notes due in 2028 for a total amount of EUR 400 million. The notes will bear a Coupon of 2.00% per annum and were priced at 99.445% of their nominal value.

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