Satellite Stories

An introduction to Europe's first satellite Quantum Key Distribution system.

Featuring Theirry Draus (VP Business Development) and Alexandre Wodarczyk (Senior Manager Business Development) both with the EU Programmes, SES Techcom team.

Presented by Kristina Smith-Meyer, senior creative with SES.

To find out more about EAGLE-1, read here: https://www.ses.com/newsroom/eagle-1-advancing-europes-leadership-quantum-communications 

To watch our SES Lightboard Video series, click here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXxm68KSt3Zcw5Sj4qSGrp-eiv5FoXH00

Meet our partner, Mercy Ships, offering free life-saving medical services and training to those living in developing countries, with the help of our SES Signature Maritime Solution and thousands of volunteers aboard their hospital ships.

Satellite Stories is presented by Kristina Smith-Meyer, SES Senior Creative.

This episode features Jonathan Dyson, Director of Enterprise Infrastructure at Mercy Ships; and Greg Martin, VP of Maritime Product Management for SES.

Find out more about SES’s sustainable development work here: ses.com/about-us/environmental-social-and-governance and SES's Cruise offering here: https://www.ses.com/find-service/cruise

Plaza Luna Suites is a boutique hotel run by Dalila Efigenia Vargas Castillo and her family. A place her mother built from scratch when they first moved the islands in the 1950s. 

Dalila, much like her mum, aims for the moon when it comes to customer service. And having a reliable internet connection is essential to running her business in every way.

From ordering supplies, to responding to reservation enquiries, or booking guests excursions… “Without the internet,” she says, “I do not have a business, simple.”

So what difference will an improved service like SES’s O3b mPOWER and CNT Ecuador’s partnership make to people like Dalila? Satellite Stories host Kristina Smith-Meyer visits to find out.

To find out more about SES and CNT Ecuador’s partnership, visit https://www.ses.com/o3b-mpower/o3b-mpower-stories/where-conservation-meets-connection

Head several metres under the Pacific Ocean off the island of Santa Cruz and you’ll find hammerhead sharks, eagle rays, dolphins and plenty more. But above sea, sitting at her desk in her dive school, Alice Bartlett needs a solid internet connection via satellites in space to keep her business afloat. 

These days tourists want to book in advance, sort paperwork and licensing before they set off on the holiday of a lifetime. Plus, in the world of TripAdvisor reviews and social media - Academy Bay Diving has to stay competitive online as much as it does on the street. Then, of course - there’s the implication of safety. If something was to go wrong out at sea, satellite connection will be the first port of call for help.

Satellite Stories host Kristina Smith-Meyer visits Alice and her team of divers in the Galapagos Islands to explore the impact O3b mPOWER will have on everyday businesses and lives.

To find out more about the SES and CNT Ecuador’s partnership, visit https://www.ses.com/o3b-mpower/o3b-mpower-stories/where-conservation-meets-connection

From conservation to tourism, why having a reliable connection is vital to the Galapagos Islands.

Satellite Stories host, Kristina Smith-Meyer, meets with long-term SES partners CNT to find out how satellite connectivity is making the difference for Ecuardorians. 

O3b mPOWER is set to double the speed of connection on islands like Santa Cruz. It’s a growth curve Vianna Maino, minister of telecommunications for Ecuador calls a “must” if the country wishes to keep up with the rest of the world.

To find out more about SES and CNT Ecuador’s partnership, visit https://www.ses.com/o3b-mpower/o3b-mpower-stories/where-conservation-meets-connection

This November, at the World Radiocommunication Conference in Dubai, the International Telecommunication Union will address several Agenda Items that will have a direct impact not only on SES’s ITU satellite filings and day-to-day operations, but also on its spectrum allocations and existing satellite service deployments at large. 

In this episode of Satellite Stories, Karl Johan Jonsson from the Spectrum Management & Development team at SES talks us through the regulatory mechanisms like the 'EPFD limits' (equivalent power-flux density), that promote harmonious operations of the thousands of satellite systems out at space.

Interested to know more about WRC-23? https://www.ses.com/news/events/itu-world-radiocommunication-conference-2023-wrc-23

Presented by Kristina Smith-Meyer, SES Senior Creative.

This November, at the World Radiocommunication Conference in Dubai, the International Telecommunication Union will address several Agenda Items that will have a direct impact not only on SES’s ITU satellite filings and day-to-day operations, but also on its spectrum allocations and existing satellite service deployments at large. 

In this episode of Satellite Stories, Benoit Rougier and Samuel Blondeau from the Spectrum Management & Development team at SES discuss how operating satellites in higher orbits as data relay links can offer space stations, earth observation and small satellite systems in lower orbits an alternative path to download data to the ground, providing options for higher resolution, lower latency and resiliency.

Interested to know more about WRC-23? https://www.ses.com/news/events/itu-world-radiocommunication-conference-2023-wrc-23

Presented by Kristina Smith-Meyer, SES Senior Creative.

This November, at the World Radiocommunication Conference in Dubai, the International Telecommunication Union will address several Agenda Items that will have a direct impact not only on SES’s ITU satellite filings and day-to-day operations, but also on its spectrum allocations and existing satellite service deployments at large. 

You may be wondering - what are some of these agenda items? And what will be the impact for satellite services? Anna Marklund, WRC Lead within the Spectrum Management and Development team at SES joins Satellite Stories podcast to discuss these topics in more detail.

Interested to know more about WRC-23? https://www.ses.com/news/events/itu-world-radiocommunication-conference-2023-wrc-23

Presented by Kristina Smith-Meyer, SES Senior Creative.

Over the last decade, Vodafone and SES have taken the Cook Islands from high-frequency radio to high-speed broadband using the SES MEO satellite network. The next phase in the partnership deploys the advanced satellite constellation O3b mPOWER to provide fast and reliable 4G+ connectivity to the remotest part of the archipelago.

In the final episode of our five-part series, our host Kristina Smith-Meyer meets Kiwis-turned-Cook-Islanders Sam and Raniera as they explain how big a role the internet plays in their daily lives; for work, for education, for pleasure and for sharing their passions which include outrigger canoeing!

Featuring: 

Mac Mokoroa, Minister of Education for the Cook Islands

Sam and Raniera Ellison. To learn about the Cook Islands Canoeing Association, visit them on Facebook: facebook.com/CookIslandsCanoeing/ 

To find out more about our latest MEO constellation, visit ses.com/o3b-mpower/o3b-mpower-stories/taking-nation-forward 

Over the last decade, Vodafone and SES have taken the Cook Islands from high-frequency radio to high-speed broadband using the SES MEO satellite network. The next phase in the partnership deploys the advanced satellite constellation O3b mPOWER to provide fast and reliable 4G+ connectivity to the remotest part of the archipelago.

In the fourth episode of our five-part series, our host Kristina Smith-Meyer meets Julie Taripo. A journalist producing local documentaries which capture the cultural stories of island life. Julie shows us how access to better connectivity has allowed her content to be viewed and shared across the world.

Featuring: Julie Taripo, video journalist, Rarotonga.

Enjoy watching Julie’s videos on her Moments in Time Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/julietariposhedden 

To find out more about our latest MEO constellation, visit ses.com/o3b-mpower/o3b-mpower-stories/taking-nation-forward