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SES Brings Global Content Connectivity Aspirations and Expertise to the
SAMENA Council Membership

commercially-proven, low-latency Medium relating to spectrum, need for accelerated
Earth Orbit O3b system. By leveraging digitization and sustainability in digital
a vast and intelligent, cloud-enabled development, investments, operations, and
network, SES is able to deliver high-quality the environment. Seeing a strong potential
connectivity solutions anywhere on land, for SES and SAMENA Council to mutually
at sea or in the air. SES also provides enable industry dialogue and rectification of
managed data services to telcos and ISPs, common industry issues, Andy Anderson,
mobile network operators, cloud solution Marketing Director of SES’s Africa, Middle
SAMENA Telecommunications council providers, in-flight connectivity providers East & Central Asia operations also stated
has announced that SES, with its extensive and maritime fleets, energy companies, and that “SAMENA’s mission is fully aligned with
geostationary and non-geostationary government agencies. With its established SES’s vision, which is to deliver amazing
satellite footprint around the world, has and industry-wide recognized aim of experiences everywhere on earth by
joined leading satellite service providers bridging telecoms ecosystem priorities, distributing seamless connectivity around
that a part of the SAMENA Council's including on sustainable investment and the world. As the world’s only multi-orbit
membership. As a trusted partner to highlighting digital transformation needs satellite operator, SES is a trusted partner
governments, connectivity and cloud
service providers, broadcasters, video “SES’s participation in SAMENA Council, its globally-
platform operators, content owners, and renowned role, its bold vision of delivering new digital
the world’s leading telecommunications
companies, including those that are experiences all around the world through its extensive
members of the Council, SES’s presence multi-orbit constellation of broadband satellites,
in the SAMENA Council’s community of
operators and tech providers materializes extensive ground infrastructure, and distribution
at an important juncture in terrestrial and of highest-quality video content and seamless
satellite industry collaboration. Bocar BA,
CEO & Board Member of SAMENA Council connectivity, could prove to be important factors in
believes “SES’s participation in SAMENA realizing better coordination and cooperation among
Council, its globally-renowned role, its bold
vision of delivering new digital experiences the Digital Economy and Space Economy players. We
all around the world through its extensive warmly welcome SES and its regional team to the
multi-orbit constellation of broadband
satellites, extensive ground infrastructure, Council.”
and distribution of highest-quality video Bocar BA, CEO & Board Member of SAMENA Council
content and seamless connectivity, could
prove to be important factors in realizing of the region, SAMENA Council actively to the world’s leading telecommunications
better coordination and cooperation advocates on behalf of its operator companies, mobile network operators,
among the Digital Economy and Space members and works closely with private- governments and cloud service providers
Economy players. We warmly welcome sector stakeholders, including SES and and we look forward to working with
SES and its regional team to the Council.” other satellite service providers. SAMENA SAMENA Council to enable investments
As a leader in global content connectivity Council pursues improved policymaking, in the next-generation connectivity
solutions, SES operates the world’s only agile regulation, and close collaboration infrastructure in the region and to promote
multi-orbit constellation of satellites with among the digital ecosystem players, and co-operation between various ICT industry
a unique combination of global coverage highlights among government and private- players."
and high performance, including the sector stakeholders' issues, such as those

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