Mining and exploration companies in remote locations should benefit from high quality managed satcom services delivered jointly by SES’s global satellite fleet and Airbus Defence and Space’s new Terralink offerings. SES and Airbus Defence and Space have signed a multi-year multi-transponder agreement to deliver managed satcom services to corporate customers in Africa and globally. 

Airbus Defence and Space will couple the latest satellite technology from SES and its most advanced satcom developments as a platform for new Terralink services planned to launch later in 2015. These services will further complement and strengthen the Airbus Defence and Space connectivity portfolio of powerful, reliable and cost-effective satcom-enabled communication solutions to meet growing connectivity needs.

As part of the long-term partnership agreement, Airbus Defence and Space will use additional capacity on the SES-5 satellite, and the SES teleport in Luxembourg combined with its own teleport in Aussaguel, France, to secure full coverage and flexibility on its VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminal) services across the African continent. This agreement encompasses the possibility to expand Ku-band capacity on SES’s ASTRA 2G, ASTRA 4A and NSS-12 satellites.

“Our partnership with SES supports our provisioning of connectivity services to mining customers who rely on high bandwidth data and high quality voice to operate effectively in Africa. We are enabling greater collaboration through applications like video conferencing, improved welfare through personal communication and better operational efficiency through, for instance, machine to machine communication and inter-site corporate networks,” said Evert Dudok, Head of Communications, Intelligence and Security at Airbus Defence and Space.

“This new agreement illustrates our long-term partnership with Airbus and reaffirms SES’s ability to provide world class services. As the world’s leading global satellite operator, with over 50 satellites and a well-connected teleport network, we are able to provide integrated solutions in both space and ground infrastructure to enable our international customers to offer full-fledged connectivity solutions across multiple continents,” said Ferdinand Kayser, Chief Commercial Officer at SES.