As reported on June 16th, Luxembourg-based SES has ordered up four new satellites from US manufacturers to replace the C-band capacity it is giving up as part of the FCC’s accelerated C-band clearance plan. Northrop Grumman and the Boeing Company to manufacture and assemble the C-band only satellites in Dulles, Virginia and in Los Angeles, […]

The US satellite industry is about to get a few billions-worth of order for new craft. The new satellites will provide the fresh bandwidth to replace the C-band frequencies being given up as a result of the FCC’s push for 5G adoption in the US. Maxar Technologies has already said it has received a “multi-satellite” […]

ATEME, a specialist in video delivery solutions, has partnered with SES, VideoLabs and IETR for what they says is the first end-to-end UHD satellite broadcast transmission using the new Versatile Video Coding (VVC) standard. The test transmission has been launched on SES’ 28.2° East orbital position carrying a UHD video stream using the VVC standard. […]

Local residents, businesses, government entities and the San Rafael de Leticia Hospital in the Colombian Amazonas are experiencing efficient, reliable and high-performing Internet connectivity as Colombian services provider SkyNet and SES Networks extended their partnership and increased network capacity within days to support Covid-19 mitigation efforts. SkyNet leveraged SES Networks’ Signature Solutions to deliver connectivity […]

A report from Quilty Analytics makes tough reading for the world’s ‘Big Four’ satellite operators, and says that they could suffer combined adverse revenue losses of some $400 million (€357m) this year – mostly because of the Coronavirus impact on mobility. Quilty says: “The trough of Covid-19 end-user mobility impact occurs in Q2 (June 2020). […]

Eutelsat, not for the first time, has formally complained to the FCC over the Commission’s ruling that it would pay around $5 billion to both Intelsat and SES in ‘incentive payments’ for clearing certain C-band frequencies over the USA. In essence, Eutelsat is fearful that the payments – and the related reimbursements of actual costs […]

As reported on June 1st SES is restructuring its European locations and staff, retraining some, redeploying some and making others redundant. SES is looking to trim €40-€50 million annually from its costs by 2021 and to “simplify operations and maximise efficiency”. SES plans to close its offices in Brussels, central London, the Isle of Man, […]

SES, as largely expected under its ‘Simplify and Amplify’ cost-savings programme, is to restructure its operations globally. As part of the scheme it will consolidate many of its European offices into its Luxembourg HQ. SES plans to close its offices in Brussels, central London, the Isle of Man, Warsaw and Zurich – redistributing activities in […]