SES Participations
SES's worldwide broadband satellite network includes participations and investments in leading regional satellite operators and in satellite service provision companies.
Regional satellite operators |
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SES owns 90% of SES SIRIUS AB. SES SIRIUS operates the SIRIUS satellites, which provide transmission capacity for the distribution of TV and radio channels and for various telecommunications and broadband services such as data transmission, Internet and multimedia services. SIRIUS complements the European capacities of ASTRA in the Nordic countries and the Baltics, as well as in certain Eastern European markets. SES-SIRIUS |
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Solaris Mobile is a joint venture between SES ASTRA and Eutelsat Communications formed in early 2008. Solaris Mobile is Europe’s first satellite-based service for providing video, radio, data and two-way communications to mobile devices - such as phones, PDAs and portable media players - as well as a variety of interactive services for commercial and public applications. Solaris Mobile services are scheduled for launch in early 2009. The company is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. Solaris Mobile |
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SES owns 70% of Ciel Satellite LP, Canada's first competitive satellite service provider. At Ciel, they strive to bring the highest quality digital television and broadband services to homes and businesses throughout North America, using the BSS Ku-band frequencies at the ideal orbital location of 129°W. CIEL |
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SES owns 49% of QuetzSat, a Mexican satellite facilities operator, which intends to cover Mexican and American territory with direct-to-home services from the orbital position 77°W. Quetzsat |
Satellite service provision companies |
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APS, ASTRA Platform Services GmbH, operates one of the most modern and the only HDTV-capable broadcasting centre in Europe. Based in Unterföhring near Munich/Germany, the company offers services comprising play-out, multiplexing, encryption and satellite uplinks to broadcasters including Germany's first "open" Pay-TV platform and uplink for High Definition TV. "Blucom Interactive" developed by APS combines television and mobile technology with bluetooth technology. APS |
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ND SatCom, a 100%-owned SES company, is a leading global supplier of high-tech equipment for satellite communications. The company is active in government and defence, broadcast and media, enterprise and telecom environments worldwide. ND SatCom combines its core technologies with SES satellite capacity and makes available satellite-based broadband VSAT systems, satellite communication networks and ground station solutions for customers in more than 130 countries. ND SatCom |
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SES ASTRA TechCom, a 100%-owned SES company, provides operational services, technical consultancy and high-tech products as well as integrated solutions to the satellite industry around the world. SES ASTRA TechCom |
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entavio, a 100%-owned SES company, is a service provider which offers a digital satellite infrastructure to broadcasters and consumers in Germany. As an open and neutral platform, entavio allows broadcasters to realise a wide range of digital business models, and offers satellite households in Germany a full array of free digital and pay-TV programmes through a single receiver. |