Press Releases

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

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

SES currently reaches 35 million TV households across the African Continent

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

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.

Long-time SES employee Thai Rubin to succeed John Purvis as Chief Legal Officer while Ferdinand Kayser, CEO of SES Video, to retire at year end after nearly 20 years at the company

RCS to offer superior service availability with SES Networks’ new intelligent SD-WAN service

Northrop Grumman and the Boeing Company to manufacture and assemble the C-band only satellites in Dulles, Virginia and in Los Angeles, California

Colombian municipalities of Leticia and Puerto Nariño in the Amazonas can access improved telemedicine services

Measures are part of company’s ongoing strategy to position itself for future growth and deliver maximum value

Satellite ranks highest in terms of satisfaction when it comes to TV service and is second-most popular TV reception mode. SES currently reaches 98% of satellite TV households in the Philippines and serves over 3.5 million homes across the country.

SES will make substantial investments with U.S. companies to meet accelerated clearing goal and support U.S.’s global leadership in 5G while protecting critical broadcast services