In the final episode of our five-part series, our host Kristina Smith-Meyer meets Kiwis-turned-Cook-Islanders Sam and Raniera as they explain how big a role the internet plays in their daily lives;

SES announced that Adel Al-Saleh has been hired as the company’s Chief Executive Officer, effective February 2024.

In the fourth episode of our five-part series, we meet Julie Taripo. A journalist producing local documentaries which capture the stories of island life.

In the third of a five-part podcast series, our host Kristina Smith-Meyer visits the teachers and pupils at a school on the island of Atiu.

At the 2023 World Radiocommunication Conference in Dubai, UAE, the International Telecommunication Union will address several Agenda Items that will have a direct impact not only on SES’s ITU satellite filings and day-to-day operations, but also on its spectrum allocations and existing satellite service deployments at large.

In the second of five podcast episodes, we learnt about the impact O3b mPOWER’s rollout will have, and how engineers in the Cook Islands are preparing for its arrival on Atiu.

Over the last decade, Vodafone and SES have taken the Cook Islands from high-frequency radio to high-speed broadband using the SES MEO satellite network.

Industry’s first end-to-end connectivity solution delivering bandwidth capacity of up to 3 Gbps per ship, enabling a unique guest and crew connectivity experience.

Agreement includes renewal of one transponder, uplinking and ground services.

Following the launch and IOT of the first two O3b mPOWER satellites, SES has been performing a series of system validation tests encompassing both space and ground components, including key Radio F