SES Selects Two U.S. Companies to Build Four New Satellites as Part of Accelerated C-Band Clearing Plan
16 Juin 2020 - 02:00PM
Business Wire
Northrop Grumman and the Boeing Company to
manufacture and assemble the C-band only satellites in Dulles,
Virginia and in Los Angeles, California
SES, the leader in global content connectivity solutions,
announces it has selected two U.S. satellite manufacturers,
Northrop Grumman and the Boeing Company, to deliver four new
satellites as part of the company’s accelerated C-band clearing
plan to meet the Federal Communications Commission’s objectives to
roll-out 5G services.
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Northrop Grumman will deliver two flight-proven GeoStar-3
satellites, each equipped with a high-quality C-band payload to
deliver the superior customer experience that end users are
accustomed to. The two satellites – SES-18 and SES-19 – will be
designed, assembled and tested in Dulles, Virginia.
The Boeing Company will deliver a pair of highly efficient
all-electric 702SP satellites. The two satellites – SES-20 and
SES-21 – will be manufactured and assembled in Los Angeles,
California.
These four C-band only new satellites will enable SES to clear
280 MHz of mid-band spectrum for 5G use while seamlessly migrating
SES’s existing C-band customers. Each satellite will have 10
primary transponders of 36 MHz plus back-up tubes so they can
enable the broadcast delivery of digital television to more than
120 million TV homes as well as provide critical data services. The
satellites, when launched in Q3 2022, will be positioned at 103
degrees West, 131 degrees West and 135 degrees West orbital slots.
The cost of manufacturing these four satellites is part of the USD
1.6 billion investment envelope that SES has announced in May.
SES is committed to investing in America by procuring services
and equipment needed for the C-band transition from large and small
businesses across the U.S., and these significant partnerships with
Northrop Grumman and the Boeing Company are cornerstones of that
commitment.
“Given the FCC’s strong leadership in providing for accelerated
clearing of precious C-band spectrum in the U.S., our focus is on
delivering on our commitment and making the spectrum available in
the shortest possible time while ensuring that we protect the
broadcast customers and communities that we have built over 35
years,” said Steve Collar, CEO at SES. “To meet our deadlines to
clear C-band spectrum, we have selected established American
satellite manufacturers in Northrop Grumman and Boeing with their
focus on heritage, reliability and minimal risk to build these four
satellites, enabling us to fully support the FCC’s 5G Fast
initiative.”
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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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