U.S. Central Command selects SES to provide satellite capacity

April 17, 2015
RESTON, Va., 17 April 2015. Global satellite solutions provider SES Government Solutions (SES GS) won a one-year task order with four one-year option periods to provide 288 millihertz (MHz) of Ku-band satellite capacity to support forces deployed to the U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) area of operation.

RESTON, Va., 17 April 2015. Global satellite solutions provider SES Government Solutions (SES GS) won a one-year task order with four one-year option periods to provide 288 millihertz (MHz) of Ku-band satellite capacity to support forces deployed to the U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) area of operation.

This agreement allows U.S. troops to send and receive information through satellite services; it also provides Central Command the flexibility to support forces deployed in the region when and where required.

SES Government Solutions, a subsidiary of global satellite operator SES, is focused on meeting the satellite communications needs of the U.S. Government. Leveraging more than four decades of experience in the government SATCOM market, SES Government Solutions offers robust and secure satellite-based communications solutions, officials say. Supported by SES’s fleet of over 50 satellites offering comprehensive global coverage, SES Government Solutions offers reliable fixed and on-the-move capacity. Further information under www.ses-gs.com

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