SES is a leader in global content connectivity solutions via satellites, distributing the highest quality video content and providing seamless connectivity around the world. SES satellites carry around 8,000 channels and have an unparalleled reach of 366 million households, delivering managed video services for both linear and non-linear content.
SES operates the world’s only multi-orbit constellation of satellites with over 55 geostationary (GEO) satellites and twenty O3b Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellites currently in orbit, providing a unique combination of global coverage and high-performance, including the commercially proven, low-latency O3b MEO system.
With over 70 satellites in two different orbits, SES’s reach is unlike any other, serving 7 out of the top 10 global telecom companies, connecting to 5 out of the world’s 6 major cruise liners and supporting 58 government organizations across 29 countries with reliable, robust, and secure connectivity solutions.
O3b mPOWER
O3b mPOWER is SES’s second-generation MEO system. It builds on the success of SES’ first-generation O3b system, the industry’s only commercially proven non-geostationary satellite orbit (NGSO) constellation, and will operate in the medium earth orbit at 8,000km away from Earth. The O3b mPOWER communications system comprises an initial constellation of 11 high-throughput and low-latency satellites as well as extensive ground infrastructure. The launch is scheduled for mid-December and is the first of the five O3b mPOWER launches. The global terabit-level scalable constellation with begin providing services in Q3 2023.
Designed to enable the delivery of high-throughput in the most flexible manner, O3b mPOWER will offer uncontended low-latency (roundtrip latency of fewer than 150 milliseconds) connectivity services ranging from 50Mbps to multiple gigabits per second to the telecommunications, maritime, aeronautical, and energy sectors, as well as to governments and institutions across the world.
Investment in satellite technology has grown significantly in recent years, driven by the demand for greater mobile and internet connectivity. SES is at the leading edge of this industry, leveraging years of experience and technology to deliver connectivity to millions around the world.
The possibilities of O3b mPOWER
O3b mPOWER is backed by an ecosystem of technology partners and is designed for mobility, telecom, government, and enterprise customers that require much throughput for their cloud-based applications or real-time tools. Even before the launch date, O3b mPOWER has achieved development and delivery milestones and has already announced major customer wins.
Satellite communications are providing connectivity for millions of people and businesses around the world. We’re often unaware of the role that satellites play in our daily lives, with data streaming services and communications supported by this technology. With O3b mPOWER, we are redefining global connectivity.
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The Philippines
As of 2022, 76.01M internet users in the Philippines account for only 68% of the population. There is high connectivity in urban areas, but the opposite applies to rural areas. More than ever, the Philippines is recognizing the need for connectivity services to drive digital inclusion and bridge the digital divide across the country. Under the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), several initiatives have been put in place to connect unserved and underserved areas of the country including geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas (GIDA).
Expected to launch in the Philippines and other Asia Pacific markets in 2023, O3b mPOWER will help to further bridge the digital divide in previously unconnected areas in the country by delivering high-quality connectivity in remote areas or where geography makes communications infrastructure expensive to build. O3b mPOWER will also support 4G and 5G mobile deployments in these areas, ultimately driving digital transformation, cloud adoption, and digital services for businesses and individuals here. Lastly, O3b mPOWER will provide instant bulletproof recovery solutions in case of natural disasters by ensuring uninterrupted connectivity.
Indonesia
Indonesia is an ideal market for satellite communication solutions, due to its geographic spread, a large population of heavy mobile users, and television viewers. As the internet penetration rate struggles to keep up with the fast-growing demand for connectivity, the satellite will be instrumental in bridging the digital divide between urban and rural areas.
SES is working with the Indonesian government to support digital inclusion initiatives, including delivering 4Gbps of high throughput satellite (HTS) connectivity to rural areas in Indonesia (Papua region). As the Indonesian market is rapidly expanding its 5G network, SES’s O3b mPOWER will deliver seamless 5G experiences even in remote and rural regions with high-throughput and low-latency performance.
Malaysia
Malaysia is an exciting emerging market for SES. With a high density of knowledge-based industries and aggressive adoption of cutting-edge technology, capacity demand and bandwidth allocation are growing exponentially. However, a digital divide remains between urban and rural areas as well as hard-to-reach mountainous regions.
Since the beginning of SES’s operations in the Asia Pacific region, SES has been engaging with customers and partners in Malaysia to meet the rising network capacity demand in the country. SES is also helping to bridge the digital divide in the rural population by improving connectivity and offering improved access to e-learning, e-government, e-health services, and the digital economy. SES is also delivering satellite connectivity to industries such as mining, offshore and marine, agriculture, and fisheries to support seamless communication and operations.
As Malaysia experiences a wide disparity of 4G between thinly and densely populated areas across the country, SES will be able to leverage the O3b mPOWER satellite system to improve mobility growth via wireless backhaul solutions, village WiFi, and other network deployments.