O3b mPOWER
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Vodafone Cook Islands is to use the new O3b mPower satellites, launched a few days ago, to extend its 4G services across the islands. -
Boeing has delivered the first two O3b mPower satellites to SES, ready for launch by SpaceX in Florida.
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NASA has signed a US$29 million deal with European operator SES that might lead to O3b mPower satellites providing services to US space missions.
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A rural carrier in Colombia has tied up with satellite company SES to improve coverage of small communities in its area.
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Satellite company SES has confirmed that it will be co-locating a number of the earth stations for its new range of satellites with Microsoft Azure data centres.
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Luxembourg satellite company SES is the latest to cosy up to the US military in its efforts to build market share.
Forthcoming events
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Eutelsat has spent US$550 million on a 24% stake in satellite company OneWeb, joining Bharti Global and the UK government — which each spent $500 million — as an equal shareholder.
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Four of the eight sites that will be used to manage Luxembourg-based SES’s new fleet of satellites will be co-located with Microsoft Azure data centres.
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Pivotel and SES are to build a new satellite ground station at the Pivotel teleport in Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia.
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Orange has become one of the first telcos to adopt O3b mPOWER, SES Network’s next-gen medium earth orbit (MEO) satellite communications system.
