SES announces its half-year financial results that reveal solid H1 2021 performance upon delivering revenue of €875 million and adjusted EBITDA of €544 million. In line with this, the company’s 2021 revenue and improved EBITDA outlook are on track.

Satellite and Broadcasting
Azercosmos partners with Satelliteherd for satellite ground station
Azercosmos announced partnering with Satelliteherd, one of the leaders of the commercial space industry in China.
SES Networks, Orange power maritime customers with global high-capacity connectivity
SES Networks and Orange will jointly provide higher-capacity satellite connectivity to Orange’s maritime customers to help them accelerate their digital transformation.
Starlink to invest up to $30 bn to connect isolated areas
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk said he plans to invest up to 30 billion dollars to develop his ambitious Starlink satellite internet service.
World’s first commercial, flexible software-defined satellite launches
The European Space Agency (ESA) launched the world's first sophisticated and fully reprogrammable satellite onboard an Arian 5 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. This paves the way for more flexible communications necessary for the modern era.
Oman prepping the ground for its first satellite
The government of Oman has initiated a bidding process inviting companies to help design and launch Oman’s first satellite by 2024.
SES Networks and iSAT Africa agree to revolutionise 4G connectivity across Africa
To connect Africans living in underserved areas with reliable mobile connectivity, fixed satellite solution and professional service provider, iSAT Africa and SES, the leader in global content connectivity solutions have joined forces to provide new 4G connectivity first via SES’s O3b medium earth orbit (MEO) constellation to subsequently migrate and expanded to SES’s next-generation MEO system, O3b mPOWER, in 2022. The development is the result of a three-year partnership agreement signed by the two companies.
SES first SAT operator in AWS partner programme
SES has joined the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Direct Connect Delivery Partner programme through a technical and business review process, whereby AWS authenticated SES’s ability to deliver AWS services over its network of multi-orbit satellites. SES is the first satellite operator to achieve AWS Direct Connect Partner status.
New FM frequencies sought for smooth broadcasting in Africa
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the African Telecommunications Union (ATU) brought together national broadcasters and regulators from across Africa and its neighbouring countries to coordinate their spectrum use and identify new frequencies to avoid harmful interference as services expand. A series of key regional frequency planning and coordination meetings, aimed at helping African countries expand the reach of their FM (frequency modulation) radio broadcasting services.
Kuwait’s first satellite launches on June 24th
QMR-KWT, a 1U CubeSat that translates as “Moon of Kuwait”, is Kuwait’s first satellite that will be launched to space from the SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle on June 24, 2021.