SES entered into a contract with marlink. Marlink's customers will get access SES next-generation medium earth orbit constellation. O3b mPOWER is built on the proven commercial success of SESs first-generation O3b MEO constellation and is scheduled for launch in the coming months.

Under the agreement, Marlink will offer the high-throughput and low-latency O3b mPOWER dedicated connectivity services to its customers with data-intensive requirements. These include its humanitarian, energy, enterprise, mining, government, maritime and OmniAccessâ superyacht customers who require robust communication networks with higher speeds and dedicated lower latency for their business operations in the most remote locations. Marlink and SES have been partners for more than two decades, jointly delivering connectivity solutions to maritime users, humanitarian agencies, energy and mining companies, as well as enterprise, mobility and government customers around the world leveraging SES's widebeam and high-throughput GEO satellites, O3b constellation and teleport infrastructure.