SES Networks Enables
Direct Connectivity to IBM Cloud via Global
Satellite Network
October 04, 2018
Through the IBM Cloud
Direct Link Service Provider Program, SES
Networks is enabling high-performance,
fibre-like connectivity to IBM Cloud customers
globally. SES Networks is using satellite-based
connectivity to deliver an improved digital
experience in customer segments such as
governments, global telecommunications,
maritime, aerospace, energy and other markets
with remote or mobile end points, SES announced
today.
With cloud adoption
increasing worldwide, SES Networks is
collaborating with IBM to help ensure that
applications and solutions can be deployed on
the IBM Cloud to markets that currently have
limited connectivity due to unreliable or
non-existent terrestrial networks. SES Networks’
O3b Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellite network
delivers improved resilience and always-on
managed connectivity services to IBM Cloud
customers.
The O3b constellation is
the only non-geostationary satellite system
today that delivers broadband connectivity with
fibre-like performance. O3b broadband solutions
are the only satellite-enabled services that are
MEF CE 2.0 certified. The certification in all
CE 2.0 service types recognises SES Networks’
ability to offer MEF-compliant service level
agreements for key attributes such as latency,
jitter and throughput.
With SES Networks'
connectivity and IBM Cloud’s global data center
footprint and services, clients will be able to
build and run a wide range of applications and
use cases for the digital era. This includes
low-latency cloud services, optimised IoT and AI
solutions, dedicated private or remote
connectivity, rapid deployment of connectivity
services and continuous emergency preparedness
strategies, among others.
“Together with our Direct
Link service providers, IBM is helping
enterprises securely and reliably connect to the
cloud and take advantage of high value services
including AI, IoT and analytics,” said Gabe
Montanti, Global Offering Executive, IBM Cloud.
“The collaboration with SES Networks can help
customers connect to the cloud globally
especially those in underserved regions of the
world.”
“As cloud services become a
cornerstone of the digital era, ubiquitous
high-capacity, low-latency connectivity to the
cloud from virtually anywhere in the world is
paramount to everything from enterprise
productivity and revenue growth to consumer end
user satisfaction,” said John-Paul Hemingway,
CEO of SES Networks. “We are excited to team
with IBM Cloud to meet these growing cloud
connectivity demands. With performance that
rivals the terrestrial fibre connectivity, our
standards-based O3b fleet is designed to make
satellite a seamless ‘plug-and-play’
connectivity option for robust solutions for
cloud leaders like IBM Cloud.”