FCC Validates SES Phase I Accelerated C-band Clearing and Relocation Certification
24 November 2021 - 6:30PM
Business Wire
FCC validation ahead of the 5 December 2021
Phase I accelerated relocation deadline secures the first
accelerated relocation payment of $1bn to SES
SES, the leader in global content connectivity solutions,
announces the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has
validated the certification of SES’s Phase I accelerated C-band
clearing and relocation activities, a critical step to help meet
the Commission’s objectives to quickly roll out 5G services across
the United States.
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With the help of trusted partners across the U.S., SES has
completed all necessary Phase I clearing and relocation activities.
These activities included relocating all of its existing services
that are received by Incumbent Earth Stations out of the 3700-3820
MHz band exclusively in the contiguous United States and making
necessary equipment changes on all associated Incumbent Earth
Stations. SES also modified its telemetry, tracking and control
(TT&C) operations to operate above 4000 MHz and consolidated
gateway services below 3820 MHz to two earth stations located in
Hawley, PA and Brewster, WA.
In accordance with the FCC Report and Order published in the
Federal Register on 23 April 2020, SES has satisfied the Phase I
relocation requirements in advance of the first accelerated
relocation deadline on 5 December 2021, making it eligible for the
first accelerated relocation payment valued at close to $1 billion.
SES expects this payment to be made in Q1 2022.
SES remains on track to clear 280 MHz of spectrum to speed
deployment of 5G services in the United States and is now focused
on completing transition activities to meet the Phase II deadline
of 5 December 2023. Successfully completing the Phase II activities
by that deadline makes SES eligible for a further $3 billion
accelerated relocation payment.
“We are pleased to have met the FCC’s ambitious Phase I
accelerated clearing and relocation deadline. Over the past two
years we have worked tirelessly to quickly clear spectrum while
also carefully transitioning our customers’ services, and we are
incredibly proud of what we have accomplished. This was a
tremendous undertaking, and our success reinforces our confidence
in our ability to meet the FCC’s Phase II deadline in 2023,” said
Steve Collar, CEO at SES.
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on earth by distributing the highest quality video content and
providing seamless connectivity around the world. As the leader in
global content connectivity solutions, SES operates the world’s
only multi-orbit constellation of satellites with the unique
combination of global coverage and high performance, including the
commercially-proven, low-latency Medium Earth Orbit O3b system. By
leveraging a vast and intelligent, cloud-enabled network, SES is
able to deliver high-quality connectivity solutions anywhere on
land, at sea or in the air, and is a trusted partner to the world’s
leading telecommunications companies, mobile network operators,
governments, connectivity and cloud service providers,
broadcasters, video platform operators and content owners. SES’s
video network carries over 8,500 channels and has an unparalleled
reach of 361 million households, delivering managed media services
for both linear and non-linear content. The company is listed on
Paris and Luxembourg stock exchanges (Ticker: SESG). Further
information is available at: www.ses.com.
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