SES Expands O3b mPOWER Technology Ecosystem with Modem Platform Partnerships
03 Novembro 2020 - 4:50AM
Business Wire
Gilat and ST Engineering iDirect to provide O3b
mPOWER core infrastructure that will support SES’s open networking
strategy
SES today announced Gilat and ST Engineering iDirect as its
latest technology partners who will be developing the core
infrastructure modem platforms for O3b mPOWER, SES’s
ground-breaking non-geostationary-satellite orbit (NGSO)
communications system.
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Gilat and ST Engineering iDirect were selected based on their
next-generation modem technologies. Featuring open architectures
with a path to full virtualisation, the modems will interface with
SES’s differentiated Adaptive Resource Control (ARC) capability and
leverage SES’s use of the Open Networking Automation Platform
(ONAP) standard. The combination of this and other technologies
will give SES the ability to dynamically control and optimise the
entire O3b mPOWER system across space and ground infrastructure,
enabling the efficient delivery of low-latency and high-throughput
satellite-based data services that can be truly customised to fit
specific connectivity requirements on land, at sea or in the air
anywhere in the world.
O3b mPOWER is SES’s next-generation medium Earth orbit (MEO)
communications system. It is currently under construction and on
track for launch in 2021. The high-throughput satellites, as well
as automated and intelligence-powered ground infrastructure, will
deliver low-latency managed services from hundreds of Mbps up to
multiple Gbps.
"We are honoured to have been selected by SES, our long-time
strategic partner, to provide our next-generation baseband platform
for O3b mPOWER. Gilat's innovative ground segment significantly
reduces cost-per-bit, delivers a step-change in modem performance,
and further integrates with and optimises SES ground and space
service delivery," said Ron Levin Vice President Mobility and
Global Accounts at Gilat. "Throughout the last year, we have been
working closely with SES to develop the platform for O3b mPOWER
with the joint goal of bringing to market unparalleled customer
experience in all target verticals.”
“We are at the beginning of a new future for our industry. To be
selected for O3b mPOWER is a tremendous validation of ST
Engineering iDirect's technology vision and proves that ground
infrastructure will play a pivotal role in SES’s ambitious goal to
transform satellite service delivery,” said Frederik Simoens, CTO,
ST Engineering iDirect. “O3b mPOWER is at the forefront of a
significant movement to drive a standards-based, virtualised
network approach where ground is in lockstep with space. Through
our partnership, we will greatly expand the possibilities for
global connectivity.”
“The basis of our O3b mPOWER communications system is defined
and advanced by a diverse and robust partner ecosystem. As an
industry, we are able to embrace the vision of open networking and
seamless satellite services because of like-minded partners such as
Gilat and ST Engineering iDirect who understand the step-change in
system flexibility and capacity that O3b mPOWER will deliver,” said
Stewart Sanders, SES’s Executive Vice President of Technology and
O3b mPOWER programme manager. “We have first-hand experience over
many years of working with both Gilat and ST Engineering iDirect
and have always been impressed with their work as well as what
their technologies can provide. Hence, we have full confidence in
selecting these two outstanding companies as trusted partners for
O3b mPOWER and to deliver a key part of our infrastructure
supporting an unparalleled customer experience.”
Focused on making satellites a seamless part of global network
solutions, SES has been steadily expanding its O3b mPOWER partner
ecosystem. In addition to Gilat and ST Engineering iDirect, SES has
also announced O3b mPOWER partnerships with SpaceX for launches,
ALCAN, Isotropic Systems and Viasat for customer edge terminals,
Amdocs for NFV technology, Kythera Space Solutions for the ARC
software, Microsoft for gateways, and IBM and Microsoft for cloud
connectivity.
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About SES
SES has a bold vision to deliver amazing experiences everywhere
on earth by distributing the highest quality video content and
providing seamless connectivity around the world. As the leader in
global content connectivity solutions, SES operates the world’s
only multi-orbit constellation of satellites with the unique
combination of global coverage and high performance, including the
commercially-proven, low-latency Medium Earth Orbit O3b system. By
leveraging a vast and intelligent, cloud-enabled network, SES is
able to deliver high-quality connectivity solutions anywhere on
land, at sea or in the air, and is a trusted partner to the world’s
leading telecommunications companies, mobile network operators,
governments, connectivity and cloud service providers,
broadcasters, video platform operators and content owners. SES’s
video network carries over 8,300 channels and has an unparalleled
reach of 367 million households, delivering managed media services
for both linear and non-linear content. The company is listed on
Paris and Luxembourg stock exchanges (Ticker: SESG). Further
information is available at: www.ses.com.
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