SES, MDDIAI RK, RCSC, and AsiaNetCom Launch Demo Project to Test High-Speed Connectivity via O3b Satellite Constellation in Remote Villages of Kazakhstan
19 November 2021 - 8:50AM
Business Wire
SES’s Medium Earth Orbit satellite network
brings record-breaking speed of 380Mbps downlink and 120Mbps uplink
to remote villages in Kazakhstan to enable high-speed Internet
Residents of two remote Kazakhstan villages can now benefit from
unprecedented Internet speeds via satellite-enabled Wi-Fi, through
a network set up for 30 days by the leading global content
connectivity solutions provider SES. The demo is implemented in
cooperation with the Republican Center for Space Communications
(RCSC), a subsidiary of the Ministry of Digital Development,
Innovations and Aerospace Industry and AsiaNetCom, a
Kazakhstan-based connectivity provider. During the demonstration,
the companies have achieved 380Mbps downlink and 120Mbps uplink via
SES’s O3b satellite constellation, the highest speed ever recorded
in Kazakhstan via satellite.
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SES, MDDIAI RK, RCSC, and AsiaNetCom
Launch Demo Project to Test High-Speed Connectivity via O3b
Satellite Constellation in Remote Villages of Kazakhstan (Photo:
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The demo is done in the framework of the country’s national
project called “Technological breakthrough via digitalisation,
science and innovation”, that aims to bridge the digital divide and
bring the benefits of high-performance communication networks for
healthcare, businesses, local administrations, education and
more.
As part of the collaboration agreement between SES and RCSC
signed earlier this year, the test demonstrates the benefits of
SES’s Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) networks and its upcoming
second-generation O3b mPOWER communications system.
The current demo network is leveraging SES’s first-generation
O3b satellites to connect an RCSC teleport located in Kokterek with
the villages of Akterek and Beriktas for high-speed Internet
access.
“Kazakhstan has already made progress in providing Internet
connectivity to the population. However, there are still remote
villages where it is impossible to deliver a network using radio
relay communications or through cable connection. In those
circumstances, we decided to use satellite constellations. This
will allow us to expand our coverage and provide broadband Internet
connection to the population of Kazakhstan”, said Bagdat Mussin,
Minister of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry
(MDDIAI RK).
“The premise of national project “Technological breakthrough via
digitalisation, science and innovation” is to bring the same
quality of life and opportunities afforded by Internet access to
every citizen of the country, wherever they live - in Nur-Sultan or
in a remote mountain village. In some cases, the use of terrestrial
networks is economically impractical, and we are considering the
opportunities to implement innovative satellite technology to
provide high-speed connectivity in those remote villages. The demo
gives us an opportunity to explore the possibilities of further
scaling”, said Malik Zhuiriktayev, Chairman of the Board of JSC
RCSC.
“We are very excited to participate in this project, which aims
to digitalise and to improve all spheres of life and economy in the
country. Today in collaboration with our partners RCSC and
AsiaNetCom, we have demonstrated the unrivalled performance of our
innovative and proven MEO network by connecting rural Kazakhstan”,
said Sandeep Jalan, Chief Financial Officer of SES. “When
operational next year, our second-generation MEO system, O3b
mPOWER, will further multiply the capacity delivered and bandwidth.
In addition, it will deliver significantly higher speeds flexibly,
catering to the increasing needs from governments, enterprises and
mobile operators.”
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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 8,500 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.
About RCSC
Joint Stock Company "Republican Center for Space Communication"
was established by the Decree of the Government of the Republic of
Kazakhstan in December 2003 on behalf of the First President of the
Republic of Kazakhstan.
JSC "RCSC" is a subordinate enterprise of the Aerospace
Committee of the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and
Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the National
Operator of the Space Communication System of Kazakhstan.
The Republican Center for Space Communications provides services
for the provision of the transponder capacity of spacecraft (SC) of
the KazSat series, monitoring of fixed satellite communication
channels in the Ku-band on a geostationary arc from 13 to 130 E, as
well as using the capabilities of the Teleport based on the Reserve
ground-based spacecraft control complex and communication
monitoring systems.
The resources of the KazSat series spacecraft made it possible
to implement efficient and reliable satellite communication
channels in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Spacecraft of the KazSat
series, operated by RCKS JSC, provide great opportunities for
telecommunications operators in Kazakhstan, national companies and
holdings, government agencies and private companies for organizing
digital TV and radio broadcasting (HD, DTH, IPTV), broadband
Internet access, data transmission and creation of corporate
satellite communication networks of various topologies.
Currently, JSC "RCSC" is one of the leading enterprises in the
implementation of activities on communications in the
telecommunications market of Kazakhstan.
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