Cooperation with Boeing and SpaceX: SES planning to send 3 satellites into orbit this year – RTL Today

The aim of the O3b mPOWER satellite communication system is to improve network coverage and connectivity.

Over the past years, SES in Betzdorf has become one of the largest satellite operators in the world. One of its goals is to offer improved network coverage and faster connectivity to people, countries and institutions. Its O3b mPOWER satellite communication system will contribute to this. In cooperation with Boeing and SpaceX, the company plans to send 3 satellites into orbit by the end of the year, with a further 6 to follow.

With an ever increasing population, satellites are an important aspect of global communication. The new satellite communication system will provide faster Internet connection over a larger network area, which will improve connectivity all over the planet. As SES do not build satellites, they work together with Boeing.

At least six satellites are needed to cover the entire planet. SES will start out with nine, which will be launched by the middle of 2022. The first three will be taken into orbit by a SpaceX rocket at the end of this year. The main attribute of these satellites is its much reduced latency, i.e the time a signal takes to travel from the ground to the satellite and back. The system also offers far more bandwith and extreme flexibility, explains Ferd Kayser, member of the SES board.

Telecom operators, among others, will be able to benefit from the system. Orange is already a customer. The new system will not only be faster, but also cheaper and easier to use. Operators can manage their capacities such as volume and bandwidth according to their needs. Another client of SES is Microsoft, who will use 03b mPOWER to boost their Cloud activities. Cruise ships and planes, too, can use the technology to offer high speed Internet connectivity.

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