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Satellite Stories episodes

  • DEA Aviation Part One: Airborne Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance

    How do HD real-time camera feeds support international border patrols in tackling crime, and life or death rescue missions?

    This two-part series offers an insight into how SES satellite communications are being translated by our customer, DEA Aviation Ltd, based in Nottinghamshire UK.

    Their clients include Frontex (the European Border and Coast Guard Agency), Ordnance Survey, arable farmer and many more.

    John Sullivan and Dicky Patounas from the DEA management team explain why they rely upon SES for airborne ISR, conducting aerial surveys and providing specialised commercial air services.

    Plus, the series shines a spotlight on the life and career of an aviator - and how several decades of working in the Royal Air Force still serves the DEA team today.

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

    For more about what we do, visit SES.com

    14 min
  • Steve Collar: Looking Ahead To SES Future
    With the launch of SES-17 and O3b mPOWER satellites in 2021, SES CEO Steve Collar looks ahead to what next for the company. Plus, a peek into how automated cloud insights are shaping up to be big development business in the aviation, cruise and government industries.
    Presented by Kristina Smith-Meyer, Senior Creative at SES.
    For more about what we do, visit SES.com
    16 min
  • Steve Collar: Looking Back At SES Past And Present

    SES CEO, Steve Collar, recaps the company's 35 year history, the story of O3b's launch back in 2013 and his personal passion for working in such a dynamic industry.

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

    For more about what we do, visit SES.com

    36 min
  • Making A Difference: UNICEF & the Fight COVID-19 TV channel
    What difference are you making with your resources and knowledge? Who and where are your strongest connections? These are the questions many of us have asked ourselves throughout 2020 and the global crisis… And for SES, ensuring our services and platforms are being used for greater good has been at the heart of what we do for several decades.
    This episode of Satellite Stories shares the how and why the Fight COVID-19 free to air satellite TV channel was launched and how our partners, including UNICEF, helped ensure proper and correct health information was broadcast to the communities who most needed it, and would have the greatest impact. Host, Kristina Smith-Meyer speaks to Paul Heber, chief communications officer at UNICEF Luxembourg.
    For more about what we do, visit SES.com
    22 min
  • LuxStream Part II: The How and What Behind The Next Generation Ku-based Satellite Technology

    How a 12 inch tail-mounted antenna is enabling CEOs, rock stars and heads of state to continue connecting with their online business whilst flying 30,000 feet above ground…

    From Minneapolis, to Connecticut, to Washington DC; Satellite Stories host Kristina Smith-Meyer goes behind the scenes with SES partner Collins Aerospace and studies the detail of Luxstream’s technical support. For more about what we do, visit SES.com.

    14 min
  • LuxStream Part I: Inflight Connectivity For The Elite Traveller
    When Christopher Bing was 6 years old he built his own airport out of plywood and shoeboxes. Now a pilot for Raytheon Technologies, he spends his working days flying rockstars, athletes and CEOs across the globe. But customer service as a private pilot isn’t just about landing on-time and adequate luggage allowance. It's also about ensuring inflight connectivity is as seamless in the air as on the ground.
    SES partners, Collins Aerospace explain why LuxStream is needed in the private aviation industry; a service which enables the business jet to become an extension of passengers’ home and corporate networks, allowing them to access the same services, applications, and entertainment in the air as they do on the ground—wherever they fly.
    For more about what we do, visit SES.com
    13 min
  • Ethiosat Part II: TV studio to living room - Ethiosat in practice

    Meet the Ethiopian television producers, presenters and viewers all benefiting from using the Ethiosat TV platform. Part two of this short series on Satellite Stories podcast explores how SES collaborated with local broadcasters and associations to provide high quality, HD content across Ethiopia. Presented by Kristina Smith-Meyer. For more about what we do, visit SES.com

    23 min
  • Ethiosat Part I: Empowering Ethiopians with the HD quality and content they deserve

    For decades, Ethiopians only had access to unreliable and inconsistent quality television content. Now with a new specially created platform - Ethiosat is finally enabling local broadcasters to deliver locally produced and focused content, at HD quality to viewers nationwide.

    In this episode of Satellite Stories, SES host Kristina Smith-Meyer travels to Addis Ababa to meet local broadcasters, members of the Ethiopian Broadcast Association, trainers empowering local satellite dish installers with the skills they need, and hear first-hand how ordinary Ethiopians are finding work on and off-screen. Listen in and find our how the Ethiosat platform was rolled out across the country.

    For more about what we do, visit SES.com

    22 min
  • O3b mPOWER: Cruise & Maritime
    Keeping cargo crew and cruise passengers connected has become a given, not a luxury. Whether considering the welfare of officers out at sea for months and months, or holidaymakers wanting to share their photos with friends and family back home - SES is committed to developing cutting-edge solutions for connectivity aboard.
    So why does SES think MEO is the right path for its maritime customers? And how will O3b mPOWER help the team up their game?
    Kristina Smith-Meyer hears from our VP of the maritime segment at SES, Gregory Martin.
    20 min
  • O3b mPOWER: Technology
    What does O3b stand for? Why is SES investing in MEO over LEO? And what inspired the engineering and technical development behind SES’s upcoming project - O3b mPOWER?
    Stewart Sanders, Executive Vice President of Technology and O3b mPOWER Programme Manager, joins Kristina Smith-Meyer on another episode of Satellite Stories podcast.
    20 min

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