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Hughes’ Jeff Lessner: Commercial Tech Could Help DOD Achieve Military Satcom Resiliency

Jeff Lessner, vice president of defense and intelligence systems division at Hughes Network Systems, said discussions at the recent Satellite 2022 conference highlighted the need for commercial technologies that can improve and deliver resiliency and security within the Department of Defense’s communications system. Lessner wrote in a blog post published Tuesday on Military Embedded Systems […] More

by Jane Edwards June 1, 2022, 11:41 am
in Contract Awards, News

SES Government Arm to Continue Providing Army With Satcom Services Under TROJAN Contract

SES‘ government-focused subsidiary has secured a recompete contract that provides for the continued delivery of satellite communication services to the U.S. Army’s Intelligence and Security Command over a potential five-year period. Under the TROJAN follow-on contract, SES Government Solutions will provide advanced and secure satcom services in support of INSCOM’s mission of ensuring that warfighters […] More

by Christine Thropp May 16, 2022, 11:54 am
in Government Technology, News

7 DIS Member Companies to Consolidate, Join Digital IF Interoperability Consortium

Seven member companies of the Digital Interface Standards Working Group will consolidate to become part of the Digital Intermediate Frequency Interoperability Consortium. DIS companies that will join DIFI are Communications & Power Industries, DataPath, Datum Systems, Gilat Satellite Networks, SES, ST Engineering iDirect and Wavestream, the consortium said in a Dec. 22 news release. “We […] More

by Jane Edwards December 29, 2021, 11:24 am
in News

Honeywell-Hughes-SES Partnership Demos Military Airborne Connectivity Capabilities; Rick Lober Quoted

A collaborative partnership between Honeywell, Hughes Network Systems and SES has completed a demonstration of multinetwork, multi-orbit high-speed airborne connectivity for military use. The demonstration utilized Honeywell’s JetWave MCX terminal, which is compatible with various military Ka-band networks, Hughes’ software-defined HM-series modem and SES’ medium earth orbit high-throughput, low-latency network as well as its multiple geostationary satellites, including GovSat-1, […] More

by Summer Myatt December 20, 2021, 11:46 am
in C4ISR News, News

Hughes, SES Test Multi-Orbit Satcom for General Atomics Unmanned Aircraft

Hughes Network Systems and SES have tested the performance of multi-orbit satellite communications that General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business intends to use on its unmanned aerial vehicle to support intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations. Hughes said Wednesday its HM series software-defined modems and resource management system work with SES’ geosynchronous and medium earth orbit satellites […] More

by Nichols Martin September 23, 2021, 11:55 am
in Contract Awards, News

SES Government Solutions to Provide Satcom Services at Greenland-Based Space Force Site

SES’ government solutions subsidiary will support the satellite communications needs of Thule Air Base in Greenland under a $14.5 million contract. The company said Monday its C-band communications technology uses single hop connectivity to enable reachback beam directly to the user site and works to establish communications even in austere weather conditions due to its […] More

by Nichols Martin July 19, 2021, 11:46 am
in Executive Moves, Industry News, News

DSS Federal Arm Appoints HHS Vet David Whitmer as Chief Strategy Officer

David Whitmer, a Department of Health and Human Services veteran, has joined Document Storage Systems as chief strategy officer for the company’s federal business line. Whitmer has two decades of experience directing facilities and operations for the Veterans Health Administration and the National Institutes of Health, including ten years as a member of the Senior […] More

by William McCormick June 21, 2021, 11:59 am
in Contract Awards, News

SES Subsidiary Provides Combatant Command With Medium Earth Orbit Satellite Services

The U.S. government business arm of SES has secured an $11.8 million task order under a $516.7 million blanket purchase agreement to deliver medium Earth orbit high-throughput satellite services in support of the Department of Defense. SES Government Solutions has provided a combatant command with a reachback capability through its O3b MEO platform.

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by Christine Thropp May 17, 2021, 9:10 am
in Executive Moves, News

Satellite Industry Vet Nicole Robinson Named President of Ursa Space Systems

Nicole Robinson, former senior vice president of global government at the networks segment of satellite company SES, has joined Ursa Space Systems to serve as president. She will help Ursa Space CEO Adam Maher expand company offerings across government and commercial markets in her new role, the radar-as-a-service provider said Friday.

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by Nichols Martin March 1, 2021, 8:28 am
in Contract Awards, News

SES Subsidiary Books DOD Satcom Service Task Order

SES' government solutions subsidiary has received a task order from the Department of Defense to provide a maritime satellite communications service to U.S. military personnel overseas. DOD is using a company-built O3b medium Earth orbit satellite system equipped with portable antenna technology to help deployed servicemen connect, SES said Friday.

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by Mary-Louise Hoffman February 19, 2021, 9:52 am
in Government Technology, News

Isotropic Systems Raises Funds to Advance Multibeam Antenna Development

Isotropic Systems has raised over $40 million in a round of funding led by telecommunications company SES and will use the capital to further develop its multibeam antenna. Boeing's HorizonX Global Ventures, Firmament Ventures, Space Angels, Promus Ventures' Orbital Ventures fund and the U.K. government's Future Fund participated in the funding round.

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by Jane Edwards February 9, 2021, 4:43 am
in News

SES Networks’ John-Paul Hemingway Eyes New Revenue Stream in Microsoft Partnership

John-Paul Hemingway, CEO of SES Networks, said a partnership agreement with Microsoft to integrate connectivity and cloud service offerings would give new sources of revenue and opportunities in customer base at the satellite communications firm.

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by Brenda Marie Rivers October 9, 2020, 5:35 am

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