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SES to Deliver Premium Broadcast-Grade Cloud

Service for Media Delivery on Microsoft Azure

SES announced it is developing a MX1, with its SES Video business unit, SES will demonstrate two initial use cases
broadcast-grade managed cloud service SES now manages over 525 channels and for its new service with Azure. Visitors
offering on Microsoft Azure as a result of delivers more than 8,400 hours of online to the SES stand (1.B51) will be able to
an expanded collaboration with Microsoft. video streaming, including over 620 hours witness first-hand:
Benefitting from Azure’s extensive cloud of premium sports and live events per day. • Fully managed playout services on
and AI capabilities, and its own expertise Going to market with a unified solution Azure, including master playout and
in providing managed services for leading for video infrastructure and services localized playout including ad detection
broadcasters and media companies means that SES will accelerate the rollout and replacement
worldwide, SES is transforming media of hybrid linear and non-linear content • The advantages of efficient, high-quality
service delivery via the cloud. This service delivery services and solutions with multichannel live IP encoding managed
will provide end-to-end, service-level unprecedented global reach. At IBC2019, 24/7 by SES on Azure
agreement (SLA)-based media delivery
services on Azure, giving broadcasters
and media companies the flexibility and
scalability that are essential in today’s
rapidly changing media environment.
Bringing the most relevant content to the
cloud and providing innovative services
covering the entire video value chain –
ingest, playout, and delivery – will enable
media companies to scale and address
the consumer’s growing demand for a
premium viewing experience on every
screen. SES leads the industry with its
worldwide reach of over 355 million TV
households (or 1 billion people) and
distributes over 8,200 channels via
satellite. With SES’s recent unification of
its wholly owned video services subsidiary,

Datasat to Provide Enhanced Connectivity to Ferry Fleet in the Mediterranean

Sea with SES Networks

Datasat, a leading provider of gateway While on board, passengers now will find delighted with the quality of service
internet services via satellite, has partnered not only luxurious accommodation, fine enabled by SES Networks, which provides
with SES Networks to bring cutting-edge, dining, and a wide range of activities, but a premium user experience.” “Like us,
end-to-end connectivity to a ferry fleet in the also market-leading connectivity services. Datasat recognizes the enormous benefits
Mediterranean Sea servicing passengers “The era of the connected ship is upon us, that high-quality connectivity provides for
and cargo in multiple destinations in and it’s a change that will revolutionize passengers, seafarers and ships,” said
Greece, Italy, Spain and Morocco, SES vessel communications and operations,” Morten Hagland Hansen, Vice President,
announced. Datasat will leverage SES said David Franeau, Managing Director Commercial Maritime and Energy Sales at
Networks’ Signature Maritime Solutions at Datasat. “SES Networks’ innovative, SES Networks. “Delivering the highest level
and ground infrastructure to deliver a high-throughput connectivity and fully of service today requires seamless and
premium experience for passengers managed end-to-end services is our reliable connectivity, and SES Networks is
and crew travelling onboard the modern gateway to more intelligent ships, smarter setting a new standard for the cruise and
and technologically-advanced vessels, fleet management, and an unparalleled ferry sector that’s unmatched in terms
which provide high-quality transportation guest satisfaction. We are constantly of scale, performance and technological
services for passengers and private looking for ways to optimize the service diversity.”
vehicles in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. provided to ferry passengers and we’re

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