|
Daily news


 |
Profen to Deliver High
Performance Networks across Türkiye and beyond with
SES’s O3b mPOWER system
May 03, 2023
The energy companies,
government agencies, the telco companies and
humanitarian aid organisations in Türkiye, the
Middle East and Africa will soon be able to access
high-performance, low-latency satellite-based
connectivity services, Profen and SES announced
today.
The combined capacity and
infrastructure agreements will see Profen, the
global high-tech solutions company, deploy SES’s
second-generation medium earth orbit (MEO) system –
O3b mPOWER – and build a gateway in Türkiye to
jointly deliver high-performance connectivity to
serve identified market opportunities of more than
10 Gbps.
By installing the O3b mPOWER
gateway at the core of its networks, Profen’s
customers in industries such as telecommunications,
energy and humanitarian aid organisations can
roll-out more secure networks and minimise latency
by reducing the required hops between endpoints. In
addition, Profen will be providing a range of
services such as mobile backhaul, disaster recovery
and private 5G, enabling local companies and
neighboring ones in Europe, the Middle East, Africa
and central Asia to enjoy the services that are
backed by robust service level agreements.
The partnership is designed to
enhance the digital infrastructure and broadband
services of the region. According to data from the
International Telecommunication Union, Türkiye has
more than 71 million internet users for a
penetration rate of 83%. The same research also
shows that while there are plans to deploy 5G
networks across the country, today almost 82 million
cellular mobile connections are still on 3G and 4G
networks in 2023. The partnership between Profen and
SES will not only boost digital infrastructure and
broadband services but enable both companies to
provide connectivity solutions to various market
segments, ultimately resulting in improved network
coverage, faster speeds, low-latency and enhanced
reliability and security.
“The launch of the O3b mPOWER
system represents a significant milestone for the
satcom industry, and we are proud to be at the
forefront of this technological revolution. As a
leading provider of high-tech solutions, Profen is
committed to delivering innovative and reliable
connectivity services to our customers. With the
deployment of SES’s O3b mPOWER gateway in Türkiye,
we are excited to offer our customers on land, out
at sea or in the skies unprecedented access to
high-performance, low-latency satellite-based
connectivity services.” said Cem Odaman, Chief
Business Development Officer at Profen.
“We are very excited to partner
with Profen and to jointly introduce high-throughput
and low-latency satellite-enabled services to
Türkiye and surrounding regions. With O3b mPOWER,
Profen will have access to a reliable and high-speed
network, whenever and wherever they need it,
allowing them to quickly and flexibly address the
changing connectivity demands of their customers,
including the highly anticipated 5G technology,”
said Brendan O’Callaghan, Global Head of Enterprise
and Cloud at SES.
Two launches have already taken
place in December 2022 and April 2023, with a third
and final launch of two additional satellites still
to come, bringing the total number of satellites to
six. The system is expected to be operational by the
third quarter of 2023, enabling companies and
organisations to benefit from high-performance
network services offering industry-best throughput,
predictable low latency, and ultra-reliable service
availability.
|
|
|
|