CORRECTING and REPLACING SES Becomes Microsoft Azure Orbital Founding Connectivity Partner
23 Settembre 2020 - 3:38PM
Business Wire
SES’s proven low-latency MEO managed services
to be part of Microsoft’s new multi-orbit satellite connectivity
integrated with Azure, promising optimized cloud application
performance for O3b mPOWER customers
Second paragraph of release dated September 22, 2020 should
read: The first MEO and Earth Observation gateways will be located
in the United States; in Phoenix, Arizona and Quincy, Washington
respectively. (instead of ... located in Phoenix, Arizona, United
States and Quincy, Western Australia respectively).
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The updated release reads:
SES BECOMES MICROSOFT AZURE ORBITAL FOUNDING
CONNECTIVITY PARTNER
SES’s proven low-latency MEO managed services
to be part of Microsoft’s new multi-orbit satellite connectivity
integrated with Azure, promising optimized cloud application
performance for O3b mPOWER customers
SES today announced it has joined as the medium Earth orbit
(MEO) connectivity partner for Microsoft Azure Orbital, Microsoft’s
new managed service enabling network operators to communicate and
control their satellite capacity, process data, and scale their
operations directly within Azure. The integration is part of a
multi-year agreement between the two companies that accelerates and
expands SES’s use of Azure to significantly advance the digital
transformation of the company’s services and operations as part of
its cloud-first strategy.
As pioneers in Microsoft’s new cloud ecosystem in space, the two
companies will make joint investments in Azure Orbital ground
stations that SES will deploy and manage for the MEO and Earth
Observation segments. The first MEO and Earth Observation gateways
will be located in the United States; in Phoenix, Arizona and
Quincy, Washington respectively.
In anticipation of O3b mPOWER, SES’s next-generation MEO
communications system, SES and Microsoft will seamlessly co-locate
several telemetry, tracking and command (TT&C) systems and data
ground stations with Microsoft’s Azure edge sites.
The integration of both SES and Azure networks will provide O3b
mPOWER customers with “one-hop” access to their Azure cloud
services. The option to route over Microsoft’s global network and
inject value-added, cloud-based managed services such as enhanced
security, SD-WAN, and other network functions into the service
chain will mean that SES customers can enjoy improved network
performance, speed-to-market, flexibility and scalability they need
to capitalise on new revenue opportunities.
O3b mPOWER is SES’s next-generation MEO communications system.
It is currently under construction and on track for launch in 2021.
The high-throughput and low-latency satellites as well as automated
and intelligence-powered ground infrastructure will deliver managed
services of hundreds of Mbps up to multiple Gbps per second to
customers.
Today’s agreement builds on the work started last year between
the two companies, which added SES as an Azure ExpressRoute partner
and SES as the first satellite operator to implement Open Network
Automation Platform (ONAP) using NFV technology on Azure.
“In the last 12-18 months, our focus has been to accelerate our
customers’ cloud adoption plans. We are pleased to have found an
ideal partner in Microsoft with its new Azure Orbital system. This
agreement leverages both companies’ know-how – SES's experience in
satellite infrastructure and Microsoft’s cloud expertise – and are
building blocks in developing new and innovative solutions for the
future,” said JP Hemingway, CEO of SES Networks. “In addition to
building and managing EOS gateways for Microsoft, we are also
thrilled that we will be co-locating, deploying and operating our
next-generation O3b mPOWER gateways alongside Microsoft’s data
centres. This one-hop connectivity to the cloud from remote sites
will enable our MEO customers to enhance their cloud application
performance, optimise business operations with much flexibility and
agility needed to expand new markets.”
“Our launch of Azure Orbital will enable our partners’ customers
to on-ramp their data into Azure where it can immediately be
processed with market-leading data analytics, geospatial tools and
machine learning services, adding another layer of automation and
intelligence in their networks,” said Jeff Cohen, Partner Program
Manager, Azure Networking at Microsoft Corp. “In addition, SES’s
O3b mPOWER communications system is proof of SES’s cloud-first
strategy, focusing on industry standards and orchestration, and
aligns with our connectivity vision for the future, and we are
delighted to be kicking off this project.”
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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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