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April 9th, 2018

SES GS Contracted by DoD to Provide SATCOM for U.S. AFRICOM


SES Government Solutions (SES GS), a wholly owned subsidiary of SES, has been awarded a US$24.8 million multi-year contract by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).

Under the new agreement, SES GS will provide the United States Africa Command (U.S. AFRICOM) with high throughput, low-latency managed satellite communications services in the areas of their operations.

SES GS will be delivering a highly complex customized end-to-end solution, which will provide dedicated, flexible and secure connectivity to end users and those who support them. The managed services include low-latency high throughput capacity, gateway services, monitoring and control, satellite terminals, field service support, as well as terrestrial backhaul. The high throughput capacity is delivered through an entire 432 MHz fully steerable Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) beam, allowing U.S. AFRICOM to meet evolving real-time operational needs.

Pete Hoene, the President and CEO of SES Government Solution, stated that the company is proud to support U.S. AFRICOM  with an entire O3b MEO beam as well as with a tailored, fully managed end-to-end service. This COMSATCOM solution provides essential fiber-like capability that enables users to meet their mission requirements. This is the fourth time that a U.S. Government customer has purchased an entire O3b MEO beam and the accompanying managed services from SES GS. This effort exemplifies the fully integrated mission support and industry partner relationship SES GS enjoys with U.S. Government customers.