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www.ses.com
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e& Carrier and Wholesale Services partnered with Microsoft and SES to host a co-located SES O3b mPOWER and Microsoft ground station at Ras Al Khaimah.

Mentioned as: SESOrg RelationshipOct 13, 2022e& and SES Join Forces to Offer One-hop Connectivity to Microsoft Azure

O3b mPOWER is designed to deliver multiple gigabits-per-second of data services to customers in remote and underserved regions across the Middle East, Central Asia, and beyond.

Mentioned as: SESNarrative GeneralOct 13, 2022e& and SES Join Forces to Offer One-hop Connectivity to Microsoft Azure

SES’s O3b mPOWER MEO constellation aims to deliver connectivity speeds from tens of megabits to multiple gigabits per second to a single site.

Mentioned as: o3b mpowerTechnical ProductOct 13, 2022e& and SES Join Forces to Offer One-hop Connectivity to Microsoft Azure

SES obtained spectrum rights for 62 proposed satellites that operate between 8 and 519 km after a call for proposals from Luxembourg.

Mentioned as: SESOrg RelationshipOct 11, 2022Jumping on the direct-to-cell bandwagon

SES operates 20 broadband satellites in medium Earth orbit at 8,63 km.

Mentioned as: SESNarrative GeneralOct 11, 2022Jumping on the direct-to-cell bandwagon

SES operates a fleet of satellites in geostationary orbit for broadband and broadcast services.

Mentioned as: SESOrg RelationshipOct 11, 2022Jumping on the direct-to-cell bandwagon

Karim Michel Sabbagh was CEO of SES and left SES in April 2018 after four years with the Luxembourg-based satellite operator to head Abu Dhabi-based cybersecurity company DarkMatter.

Mentioned as: SESTechnical ProductOct 10, 2022Former SES CEO joins megaconstellation startup E-Space

SES CEO Steve Collar expects SpaceX will launch its final two C-band satellites late in 2022 or early in 2023.

Mentioned as: SESOrg RelationshipOct 10, 2022SpaceX deploys two of six C-band satellites Intelsat is launching this year

SES took an initial stake in O3b in 2009 and took full ownership of O3b in 2016 during Karim Michel Sabbagh’s tenure as CEO of SES.

Mentioned as: SESOrg RelationshipOct 10, 2022Former SES CEO joins megaconstellation startup E-Space

SES stands to receive nearly $4,000,000,000 from the Federal Communications Commission if it clears its C-band spectrum in time.

Mentioned as: SESOrg RelationshipOct 10, 2022SpaceX deploys two of six C-band satellites Intelsat is launching this year

By the end of 2022 Intelsat will have launched more C-band replacement satellites than SES.

Mentioned as: SESNarrative GeneralOct 10, 2022SpaceX deploys two of six C-band satellites Intelsat is launching this year

SES launched the SES-20 and SES-21 satellites on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

Mentioned as: SESTechnical ProductOct 7, 2022SES Successfully Launches Second and Third C-Band Satellites on ULA Rocket

The launches of SES-20 and SES-21 are part of an FCC program to clear a portion of the C-band spectrum to enable wireless operators to deploy 0.005 kg services across the contiguous United States.

Mentioned as: SESOrg RelationshipOct 7, 2022SES Successfully Launches Second and Third C-Band Satellites on ULA Rocket

The Atlas V delivered SES-20 and SES-21 to a near-geosynchronous orbit approximately 22,483 km (35,888 km) above the equator.

Mentioned as: SESOrg RelationshipOct 7, 2022SES Successfully Launches Second and Third C-Band Satellites on ULA Rocket

SES-22 was the first C-band satellite launched for SES’s U.S. C-band clearing effort on 2022-06-29.

Mentioned as: SESOrg RelationshipOct 7, 2022SES Successfully Launches Second and Third C-Band Satellites on ULA Rocket

SES-20 and SES-21 are the second and third C-band satellites that SES has launched as part of its effort to free up the lower 300 MHz of the C-band spectrum across the United States by December 2023 while maintaining uninterrupted services.

Mentioned as: SESOrg RelationshipOct 7, 2022SES Successfully Launches Second and Third C-Band Satellites on ULA Rocket

SES-20 and SES-21 are C-band satellites that will enable SES to continue delivering TV and radio to millions of American homes and provide other network communications services.

Mentioned as: SESOrg RelationshipOct 7, 2022SES Successfully Launches Second and Third C-Band Satellites on ULA Rocket

SES launched SES-22 in June as part of its C-band clearing program.

Mentioned as: sesTechnical ProductOct 5, 2022SES closer to $4 billion payout after ULA launch to near-geostationary orbit

SES-20 and SES-21 are the second and third C-band satellites that SES has launched as part of its effort to free up the lower 300 MHz of C-band spectrum across the U.S. by December 2023.

Mentioned as: SESOrg RelationshipOct 5, 2022SES’ second and third C-Band satellites successfully launch on ULA rocket

Satellite operators such as SES are required to transition existing services from the lower 300 MHz to the upper 200 MHz of C-band spectrum to make room for 0.005 kg.

Mentioned as: SESTechnical ProductOct 5, 2022SES Successfully Launches Second and Third C-Band Satellites on ULA Rocket
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