I've been wondering about this.How much is this?I have a 250 Mbit/s connection with my provider, so this would mean that the constellation can provide for 40000 customers like me, however i dont constantly use 250 Mbit/s not by a long shot.I did find some info from cisco on global usage:In which they assume global internet usage to be 80 something thousand petabytes/month and to rise to 195000 PB by 2021: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/collateral/service-provider/visual-networking-index-vni/complete-white-paper-c11-481360.html#_Toc484813985A 10 terabit network would translate in 26,300 PB/month or about 13% of global usage?!Is this true? This seems awfully much for 1 satellite company.
More details here: http://spacenews.com/ses-building-a-10-terabit-o3b-mpower-constellation/So it is 10Tbps throughput. That is 3x Viasat-3 and almost up to OneWeb capacity (which seems to be 13Tbps). Also cost should be less than half the cost of OneWeb.
.@SES_Satellites @SES_Government insists no decision yet, but co.'s pitch to military suggests it'll add inclined orbit to O3b/mPower network for Arctic coverage. It already has @FCC OK for this.http://bit.ly/2urlhvn
In this application, O3b seeks a new earth station license permitting it to operate three CGC 5.5meter antennas in Haleiwa, Hawaii (the “Hawaii mPOWER Gateway”). Public Interest Showing O3b will use the Hawaii mPOWER Gateway to land data traffic from O3b’s next generation NGSO constellation, mPOWER, and to perform Telemetry, Tracking and Command (“TT&C”) functions for mPOWER. Granting the requested Hawaii mPOWER Gateway license will serve the public interest by facilitating the deployment of the mPOWER system, which will provide high-speed, low-latency MEO connectivity throughout the U.S. and abroad.
.@SES_Satellites @SES_Networks buys 4 more #O3b mPower sats from @BoeingSpace, for EUR 480M ($565M); brings total to 11. Launches to MEO Q3 2021-H2 2024. SES, Boeing to collaborate on sales to USG. Capex to be spread out: 52% 2020-24, rest after. SES: + 4 sats = +90% throughput.
SES picks SpaceX to launch four additional O3b mPOWER satellitesWritten on 20 Aug 2020SES's next-generation MEO communications system to scale and deliver proven low-latency, high-performance connectivity services as of 2021Luxembourg, 20 August 2020 – SES announced today that it has selected SpaceX as a launch partner to deliver the four newly-ordered O3b mPOWER spacecraft of its next-generation Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) communications system. Just like the initial seven O3b mPOWER satellites procured, these additional four satellites will be launched into space on board Falcon 9 rockets from Cape Canaveral. A total of four Falcon 9 rockets will be used to support the deployment of all O3b mPOWER satellites.SES's O3b mPOWER fully-funded communications system comprises 11 high-throughput and low-latency satellites as well as an automated and intelligence-powered ground infrastructure. Built by Boeing, each satellite will generate thousands of dynamic beams and can deliver connectivity services ranging from 50Mbps to multiple gigabits per second to telecommunications, maritime, aeronautical, and energy, as well as governments and institutions across the world. SES has previously announced Orange and Carnival Cruises its first O3b mPOWER customers. O3b mPOWER is SES’s next-generation MEO system. It is built on the proven track record of SES’s current O3b constellation of 20 MEO satellites. Today, the O3b system is delivering high-performance communications services to customers operating in nearly 50 countries.SES and SpaceX disrupted the industry back in 2013 when SES became the first to launch a commercial geostationary (GEO) satellite with SpaceX, and later as the first ever payload on a flight-proven SpaceX rocket. Their next O3b mPOWER launch in 2021 will be another one for the record books as the revolutionary terabit-scale capabilities of SES’s O3b mPOWER communications system disrupt the industry again.“SES’s selection of SpaceX to support launch of the full O3b mPOWER constellation is a testament to our deep partnership built over the past decade,” said SpaceX Vice President of Commercial Sales Tom Ochinero. “We look forward to working with SES to make history again through the successful deployment of this new system.”“O3b mPOWER is the cornerstone of our multi-orbit, cloud-enabled, high-performance network that will serve our enterprise, mobility and government customers into the next decade, and we are merely a year away from its first launch,” said Steve Collar, CEO of SES. “We have a strong and long-standing partnership with SpaceX and we are excited to add the launches of additional O3b mPOWER satellites that will drive higher throughput, greater efficiency and substantially more bandwidth to our industry-leading network.”
Here comes the sun!🌞The first of 22 solar arrays that will convert sunlight to energize the @SES_Satellites #O3bMPOWER fleet got to stretch its wing for the first time at #Spectrolab. The satellites will begin launching later this year.
https://spacenews.com/o3b-mpower-get-first-cloud-customer-on-track-for-launch-even-as-covid-19-issues-loom/QuoteSteve Collar, CEO of SES who also joined the virtual press event, said the company decided to launch mPOWER satellites in batches of three initially, even though it is possible to fit four on a Falcon 9.“We’re still hoping we’ll get [the first three] off at the very end of this year,” Collar said.“It might be touch and go. It could be a Christmas or a New Year gift.”He added: “[T]hen the second three will launch sometime in the first quarter. And actually we have a little bit more oomph on the second launch, and that’ll allow the … two sets of satellites to get to orbit roughly at the same time — so, the middle of the year, and that’ll allow us to do a full orbital check out on the first six, which is what we will be basing kind of the launch service on. “And then the … remaining satellites will get launched through 2022 and 2023.”
Steve Collar, CEO of SES who also joined the virtual press event, said the company decided to launch mPOWER satellites in batches of three initially, even though it is possible to fit four on a Falcon 9.“We’re still hoping we’ll get [the first three] off at the very end of this year,” Collar said.“It might be touch and go. It could be a Christmas or a New Year gift.”He added: “[T]hen the second three will launch sometime in the first quarter. And actually we have a little bit more oomph on the second launch, and that’ll allow the … two sets of satellites to get to orbit roughly at the same time — so, the middle of the year, and that’ll allow us to do a full orbital check out on the first six, which is what we will be basing kind of the launch service on. “And then the … remaining satellites will get launched through 2022 and 2023.”
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SES’s O3b mPOWER System Starts Providing High-performance Connectivity ServicesPress Release 24 Apr 2024 SES is now deploying O3b mPOWER services worldwide, delivering high throughput, flexibility and low latencyLuxembourg, 24 April 2024 – SES announced today that O3b mPOWER, its second-generation software-enabled satellite system, is now operational and can provide high-performance connectivity services around the globe. With the first six O3b mPOWER satellites operating at medium Earth orbit (MEO) or 8,000km away from the Earth and with extensive ground infrastructure built around the world, SES will be introducing services in the coming months to O3b mPOWER customers to deliver reliable connectivity services ranging from tens of Mbps to multiple gigabits per second. To date, SES has launched six out of 13 O3b mPOWER high-throughput and low-latency satellites, which together with strategically located satellite ground stations, enable SES to serve customers across multiple market segments around the world. With the O3b mPOWER system now operational, SES strengthens its unique MEO network capabilities by complementing its O3b constellation. The launch of the next two O3b mPOWER satellites is expected in late 2024. In combination with SES’s MEO and geostationary (GEO) networks as well as access to low Earth orbit (LEO) solutions via strategic partnerships, SES is uniquely positioned as an all-orbit solutions provider delivering an attractive combination of high data rates, low latency, service reliability, and flexibility to meet customers’ requirements anywhere.“We are very excited that O3b mPOWER is now ready to serve our customers around the world. Over the last few years, our SES team, along with our technology partners across space and ground segments, have worked tirelessly to bring our O3b mPOWER system online. I’m proud to say that all the core infrastructure is deployed, tested and ready on a global basis,” said Adel Al-Saleh, CEO of SES. “The demand for O3b mPOWER solutions is very high, and this moment has been long-awaited by our customers. Over the coming weeks we will work with our mobility, government, enterprise and cloud customers on O3b mPOWER onboarding plans. We’re eager to empower their operations with reliable, high-performance, and secure services.”
Under a multi-year contract, the Luxembourg-based satellite operator SES will deliver secure and resilient high-performance connectivity for NATO member governments Luxembourg, 13 September 2024 – The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) has awarded SES a contract to deliver secure high-performance low-latency satellite services via its medium earth orbit (MEO) constellation, enabling global missions for NATO member government organisations, agencies and military. The MEO Global Services (MGS) award represents a three-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract valued at USD 200M, with two one-year options. This is the first award under the Global Commercially Contracted Satellite Communications Support Partnership (GCC SATCOM SP) established by the U.S. and Luxembourg under the auspices of NSPA in 2022, opening a new era of space cooperation within NATO. The MGS will be available to all NATO countries, including the U.S. and Luxembourg which are charter members of the agreement, and can support missions on SES’s global end-to-end commercial managed services network and national sovereign networks that will be deployed soon under this contract for O3b mPOWER services. The O3b mPOWER system, used for MGS, is the second-generation MEO constellation, featuring extensive global ground infrastructure and open architecture. The system allows for groundbreaking levels of interoperability, flexibility and government control, to include the capability to provide secure communications and networking solutions for tactical units. Yuriko Backes, Luxembourg’s Minister of Defence: “Luxembourg has developed a significant satcom expertise, and we are happy to leverage it to the benefit of NATO and partners. In line with the Luxembourg Defence Space Strategy and through SES’s innovative O3b mPOWER constellation, we help transform government operations and enable cooperative projects while allowing for sovereign government communications networks. Once again, Luxembourg Defence succeeds to consolidate its role of reliable reference partner in the field of space.”“This is a revolutionary step that accelerates governments’ access to the latest satellite technology. It demonstrates that collaboration across industry and governments and the adoption of dual-use technology are important elements of effective global defence and security,” said Stacy Cummings, NSPA General Manager. “As new nations join the GCC SATCOM SP, they will also be able to leverage MGS, which simultaneously supports secure sovereign networks and enables coalition operations among allies when required.”“The NSPA contract vehicle accelerates government access to secure high-performance satcom innovation,” said Adel Al-Saleh, CEO of SES. “We developed O3b mPOWER with the governments’ mission critical connectivity needs in mind and have also been working closely with the NATO nations, to make sure that they get the necessary performance, reliability, security and control from day one. It is our privilege to start delivering this new service to the governments, including the United States and Luxembourg.”Read NSPA’s release here.
