SES Joins Forces with SoftBank Corp. to Deliver Live Sporting Events Into Japan
30 September 2021 - 8:50AM
Business Wire
SES to use its global satellite and terrestrial
infrastructure to aggregate and deliver sports events live to
SoftBank so that millions across Japan can enjoy shared viewing
experiences
Japanese sports fans will be able to enjoy more premium sports
content as SoftBank Corp. (SoftBank), a leading telecom carrier in
Japan, has partnered with SES for the aggregation and delivery of
live sporting events to its corporate customers, such as TV
stations and video distribution companies, SES announced today.
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Under the new agreement, SES, via its diverse global
infrastructure of multi-orbit satellite fleets and fibre network,
will aggregate content and deliver it directly to SoftBank. In
providing this service, SES will use more than 300 downlink
antennas located around the world, including those in its new
Stockley Park facility in London, as well as its own fibre network
with connections to other major fibre hubs. In addition, SES will
establish a new link to SoftBank's fibre network.
“Whether viewed on mobile devices or broadcast TV, tennis,
football, golf, and other live sports are some of our most popular
content that we see a growing demand for,” said Norioki Sekiguchi,
Vice President, Global Business Division at SoftBank Corp. “With
its diverse global infrastructure and access to a variety of sports
content, SES is in a unique position to help us deliver a wide
range of sports content in very high quality to our corporate
customers in Japan.”
“We are delighted to join forces with SoftBank, the first
provider we are interconnecting and partnering with in Japan, with
a common goal to bring engaging content to sports fans across the
country,” said Ed Cox, Vice President, Sales North America and
Sports & Events at SES. “Providing content feeds solely using
fibre networks is great testament to SES’s ability to adapt and
leverage our hybrid distribution services in the most effective way
possible to meet our partner’s needs.”
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About SES
SES has a bold vision to deliver amazing experiences everywhere
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 8,650 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.
About SoftBank Corp.
Guided by the SoftBank Group’s corporate philosophy,
“Information Revolution – Happiness for everyone,” SoftBank Corp.
(TOKYO: 9434) combines telecommunications services with
cutting-edge technologies to create and operate new businesses.
SoftBank Corp. serves more than 45 million mobile consumer and
enterprise subscribers in Japan, and as part of its “Beyond
Carrier” strategy, it is redefining industries by leveraging its
unique strengths as a network operator to fully harness the power
of 5G, big data, AI, IoT, robotics and other key technologies. To
learn more, please visit www.softbank.jp/en/.
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For further information please contact:
Suzanne Ong External Communications Tel. +352 710 725 500
suzanne.ong@ses.com
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