NATO Support and Procurement Agency Contracts SES’s O3b mPOWER for Secure Communications Services
September 13 2024 - 2:30AM
Business Wire
Under a multi-year contract, the
Luxembourg-based satellite operator SES will deliver secure and
resilient high-performance connectivity for NATO member
governments
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.
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NATO Support and Procurement Agency
Contracts SES’s O3b mPOWER for Secure Communications Services
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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
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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 data connectivity services around the world. As
a provider of global content and connectivity solutions, SES owns
and operates a geosynchronous orbit fleet and medium earth orbit
(GEO-MEO) constellation of satellites, offering a combination of
global coverage and high performance services. By using its
intelligent, cloud-enabled network, SES delivers high-quality
connectivity solutions anywhere on land, at sea or in the air, and
is a trusted partner to telecommunications companies, mobile
network operators, governments, connectivity and cloud service
providers, broadcasters, video platform operators and content
owners around the world. The company is headquartered in Luxembourg
and listed on Paris and Luxembourg stock exchanges (Ticker: SESG).
Further information is available at: www.ses.com
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