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National Football League Teams Up with SES for Game Content Distribution

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Lundi, octobre 23, 2023
Technology, Football, Carriers and Services, Audio, Video, Entertainment, General Entertainment, Sports, Other Technology, Telecommunications, Networks, Other Entertainment, Internet, TV and Radio, Satellite, Sport, NFL, NFL International Series, SRT, Ecosystem, SES, Partnership, AFL, IP, National Football League

SES announced a renewal of its partnership with the National Football League (NFL) to deliver NFL game content to over 35 broadcast partners across Europe, Asia, North and South America.

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  • SES announced a renewal of its partnership with the National Football League (NFL) to deliver NFL game content to over 35 broadcast partners across Europe, Asia, North and South America.
  • Leveraging SES’s advanced satellite, IP and fiber network, broadcasters can rely upon prime capacity with resilient back-up solution to ensure that viewers can enjoy NFL games uninterrupted, regardless of location.
  • In order to meet NFL’s requirements, SES offered a unique combination of IP-based transport protocol (SRT) and its global satellite fleet to seamlessly deliver all game content.
  • SES has worked with the NFL since 2005, and today offers five simultaneous feeds for NFL games across its global content delivery network, with the ability to expand to 14 feeds if needed.

U.S. Department of Defense Awards Low Earth Orbit IDIQ Contract to SES Space & Defense

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Vendredi, octobre 20, 2023
Mobile, Wireless, Networks, Other Defense, Contracts, Technology, Defense, Satellite, Government Technology, Aerospace, Manufacturing, Telecommunications, Military, Starcom: The U.S. Space Force, DISA, U.S. Department of Defense Strategy for Operating in Cyberspace, United States Department of Defense, Government, MEO, GEO, SATCOM, EM, SBS, IDIQ, Pleo, SES, NGSO, USD, LEO, Communication, Communications satellite

SES Space & Defense, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES, has been awarded a five-year, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for proliferated Low Earth Orbit (pLEO) satellite-based services (SBS).

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  • SES Space & Defense, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES, has been awarded a five-year, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for proliferated Low Earth Orbit (pLEO) satellite-based services (SBS).
  • The IDIQ vehicle was awarded through the Defense Information Systems Agency’s (DISA) Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization (DITCO) by the U.S. Space Force.
  • Under the multi-award contract, valued at up to USD 900 million, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), federal agencies, and international coalition partners can acquire fully managed low-latency LEO SBS from 16 selected awardees , including SES Space & Defense.
  • “The pLEO IDIQ is the first multiple award contract to deliver pLEO COMSATCOM services to the government and military,” said SES Space & Defense President and CEO, David Fields.

Con Edison Elects New Board Member

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Vendredi, octobre 20, 2023
Engineering, Dartmouth College, NYSE, Duke University, Assistant, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Ice Energy, Government, Silver, Presidency of Barack Obama, Chairperson, Electricity, Cathy Zoi, Multimedia, EERE, ICF, Consolidated Edison, SES, Primary energy, Renewable energy, Founding, The, Energy policy of the Barack Obama administration, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, EVgo, Electric power, Geology

NEW YORK, Oct. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Consolidated Edison, Inc. ("Con Edison") (NYSE:ED) today announced that its Board of Directors elected Cathy Zoi to Con Edison's Board of Directors, effective February 1, 2024. Ms. Zoi is currently the Chief Executive Officer of EVgo, Inc., one of the nation's largest public networks of electric vehicle fast chargers all powered by 100 percent renewable energy, and will step down in November after six years in that role.

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  • Cathy Zoi Will Join the Company's Board of Directors;
    NEW YORK, Oct. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Consolidated Edison, Inc. ("Con Edison") (NYSE:ED) today announced that its Board of Directors elected Cathy Zoi to Con Edison's Board of Directors, effective February 1, 2024.
  • Ms. Zoi is a distinguished, experienced executive and industry thought leader who is known for her commitment to clean energy.
  • She has held numerous CEO, senior executive and board positions in the energy industry, government, academia, and non-profit sectors.
  • Ms. Zoi was an energy investor at Silver Lake and Bayard Capital, a board member for Ice Energy, SES, and Pacific Solar, and a management consultant at ICF and Next Energy.

SES Appoints Adel Al-Saleh as CEO

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Vendredi, octobre 13, 2023
Satellite, Technology, Entertainment, Telecommunications, TV and Radio, T-Systems, Multimedia, DT, Knowledge, NEC Software Solutions, IBM, Boston University, IMS Health, United Kingdom, Interim, Health, Florida Atlantic University, SES, NIS, Electricity, KKR, Deutsche Telekom, Master of Business Administration, Business administration, Atlantic University, Management

View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231012234351/en/

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231012234351/en/
    SES, a leading provider of global content connectivity solutions, today announced that Adel Al-Saleh has been hired as the company’s Chief Executive Officer, effective February 2024.
  • Interim SES CEO Ruy Pinto, who served as SES’s Chief Technology Officer from 2019 to 2023, will continue to lead SES through January 2024, after which Pinto will remain as a member of the executive team until June 2024 and then will assume the role of strategic advisor to the CEO.
  • Frank Esser, Chairman of the SES Board of Directors, said, “We are delighted to welcome Adel Al-Saleh as our new CEO.
  • This makes Adel the ideal person to lead SES into the next phase of our journey and deliver success.”
    Esser continued, “On behalf of the Board, I want to thank Ruy for his continuing leadership.

CesiumAstro, SES, and Hughes Team Up to Demonstrate a Scalable Ka-Band Active Phased Array SATCOM Terminal

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Jeudi, octobre 5, 2023
Technology, Mobile, Wireless, Automotive Manufacturing, Aerospace, Manufacturing, Air, Defense, Transport, Telecommunications, Other Defense, Internet, Hardware, Government Technology, Satellite, Multimedia, U.S. Department of Defense Strategy for Operating in Cyberspace, Intelligence, Plant propagation, SATCOM, PACE, ISR, Communication, UAS, SES, GEO, News, Airbus, Ka, Communications satellite, Hughes

This news is a key milestone on CesiumAstro’s roadmap to flight-qualify its Ka-band SATCOM terminal on commercial and defense platforms.

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  • This news is a key milestone on CesiumAstro’s roadmap to flight-qualify its Ka-band SATCOM terminal on commercial and defense platforms.
  • CesiumAstro’s SATCOM terminal seamlessly connected with SES’s satellite on both stationary and mobile platforms, demonstrating transmit and receive link closure to the satellite, and to a Hughes ground station in Woodbine, Maryland.
  • “We appreciate SES and Hughes for their support on this OTA demonstration,” said Shey Sabripour, founder and CEO of CesiumAstro.
  • The company is on schedule to deliver hardware for this demonstration in Q3 2023.

DSS Presenting at The Fall 2023 DoD/VA & Government HIT Summit

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Mardi, octobre 10, 2023
Senior, NIH, WFED, Risk, COTS, DSS, HIT, SES, VHA, Veterans Health Administration, EHR, Bangladesh Technical Education Board, VistA, Senior Executive Service (United States), Warehouse, Industrial design

JUNO BEACH, Fla., Oct. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Document Storage Systems, Inc. (DSS, Inc.), a leading provider of health information technology (HIT) solutions for federal, private and public health care organizations, today announced that it is presenting at The Fall 2023 DoD/VA & Government HIT Summit on October 11-12. DSS is also a platinum sponsor to this event in National Harbor, Md.

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  • DSS is also a platinum sponsor to this event in National Harbor, Md.
  • "I am very honored to present and discuss VistA modernization to HIT industry leaders, especially since it's a viable solution for ensuring Veteran safety and continuity of care," said Whitmer. "
  • The presentation will also discuss how no matter the outcome of the COTS solution, VistA will remain the vital backbone of VA operations.
  • David Whitmer, FACHE and vice president for product operations (federal) at DSS, will present and lead this discussion on Thursday, October 12 at 9:50AM to 10:20AM.

CPI VERTEX ANTENNENTECHNIK TO PROVIDE KA-BAND ANTENNAS FOR SES'S O3B MPOWER PROGRAM

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Jeudi, septembre 14, 2023
Government, Communication, MPower, O3b, SES, MEO, CPI, CPI International, Communications satellite

DUISBURG, Germany, Sept. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CPI Vertex Antennentechnik, a subsidiary of Communications & Power Industries (CPI), has been selected to provide high-performance Ka-band antenna systems to SES for its O3b mPOWER communications system.

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  • DUISBURG, Germany, Sept. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CPI Vertex Antennentechnik, a subsidiary of Communications & Power Industries (CPI), has been selected to provide high-performance Ka-band antenna systems to SES for its O3b mPOWER communications system.
  • These ground-based 5.5 meter Ka-band "plug and play" series tracking antennas will be used for O3b mPOWER Gateway systems.
  • "SES has worked closely with CPI Vertex Antennentechnik to develop these antenna systems for the O3b mPOWER system for the past few years.
  • "CPI Vertex Antennentechnik has been working hand-in-hand with SES to develop customized 'plug and play' antennas for the O3b mPOWER program for almost two years.

SES Introduces Cruise Industry’s First Integrated MEO-LEO Service with Starlink

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Mercredi, septembre 13, 2023
Telecommunications, Satellite, Internet, Audio, Video, Travel, Cruise, Technology, Mobile, Wireless, Partnership, MEO, COVID-19, CII, Carbon, Premium, Ship, SES, GEO, O3b mPOWER, LEO, Starlink, Communications satellite, Tourism

The joint offering – SES Cruise mPOWERED + Starlink – seamlessly integrated, sold and delivered by SES – will combine the best of both MEO and LEO orbits to provide high-speed and secure connectivity 24/7 to cruise ships and their guests, regardless of their route and location.

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  • The joint offering – SES Cruise mPOWERED + Starlink – seamlessly integrated, sold and delivered by SES – will combine the best of both MEO and LEO orbits to provide high-speed and secure connectivity 24/7 to cruise ships and their guests, regardless of their route and location.
  • “At SES, we strive to provide a world-class connectivity experience for our cruise customers and deliver the same level of service they would enjoy on land,” said John-Paul Hemingway, Chief Strategy Officer at SES.
  • Available Q4 2023, SES Cruise mPOWERED + Starlink will fulfill the growing demands of cruise lines to deliver a superior guest experience, optimise smart ship operations, and attract and retain the best crew.
  • To learn more about SES Cruise mPOWERED + Starlink packages, click here.

UKTV Expands Partnership with SES in Multi-Year Agreement

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Mardi, septembre 12, 2023
Technology, TV and Radio, Entertainment, Satellite, United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, SES, UKTV, Ireland, Drama, History, Communications satellite

Viewers across the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland will continue to enjoy their favourite TV programming as SES and UKTV agreed to extend their capacity agreement at SES’s key TV neighbourhood at 28.2 degrees East through the end of the decade, both companies announced today.

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  • Viewers across the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland will continue to enjoy their favourite TV programming as SES and UKTV agreed to extend their capacity agreement at SES’s key TV neighbourhood at 28.2 degrees East through the end of the decade, both companies announced today.
  • In addition to the renewed transponder for UKTV’s bouquet of channels, the agreement will see SES provide new uplinking and ground services and give UKTV the flexibility to add additional capacity to expand to more channels in the future.
  • “We have relied on SES for distribution of our video content for many years and we are pleased to extend our agreement with additional services,” said Andrew Kemp, Head of Operations at UKTV.
  • “This multi-year extension with added services underscores the continued importance of our 28.2 degrees East orbital position, and the on-going strategic value satellite brings to broadcasters as they look to distribute their high-quality content to the broadest audience possible.”

Mexico’s CFE TEIT Taps SES’s Mobile Backhaul Service via SES-17 to Boost Digital Inclusion

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Jeudi, septembre 7, 2023
Satellite, Technology, Telecommunications, Mobile, Wireless, 5G, Networks, Internet, Partnership, Data-rate units, Education, G, Human, HTS, SES, Internet access, Growth, CFE, Communications satellite

The mobile backhaul solution will enable rural communities to access 4G network services for the first time, paving the way for mobile commerce and economic growth in the years to come.

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  • The mobile backhaul solution will enable rural communities to access 4G network services for the first time, paving the way for mobile commerce and economic growth in the years to come.
  • SES’s Mobile Backhaul service via SES-17 and other HTS satellites is playing an integral role in delivering 4G and 5G services to users across the Americas.
  • At SES we are committed to supporting our partners and making our experience and technology solutions available to CFE TEIT to achieve greater digital inclusion throughout Mexico.
  • SES-17’s Mobile Backhaul service will connect 400 underserved sites across the country and enabled CFE TEIT to deliver 4G services for the first time among the communities,” explained Omar Trujillo, Vice President of Enterprise Americas at SES.