SES S.A.
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| Société Anonyme | |
| Traded as | : SESG Euronext: SESG |
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | 1985 |
| Headquarters | Château de Betzdorf, Betzdorf, Luxembourg |
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Key people
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Romain Bausch (Chairman), Karim Michel Sabbagh (President and CEO) |
| Products | Communications satellites and services |
| Revenue | €2.069 billion (2016) |
| €820.3 million (2016) | |
| Profit | €962.7 million (2016) |
| Total assets | €13.646 billion (end 2016) |
| Total equity | €6.945 billion (including non-controlling interests, end 2016) |
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Number of employees
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1,237 (full-time equivalent, end 2014) |
| Website | www |
SES S.A. is a communications satellite owner and operator based in Betzdorf, Luxembourg. The company's stock is listed on the and Euronext Paris with ticker symbol SESG and is a component of the LuxX, CAC Next 20 and Euronext 100 .
The company was founded in 1985 as Société Européenne des Satellites (SES). It renamed itself SES Global in 2001, reverting to SES in 2006.
SES operates more than 50 active and occasional use geostationary communications satellites with names including AMC, Astra, Ciel, NSS, Quetzsat, YahSat and SES, providing broadcast TV, radio channels and satellite communication services to businesses and government agencies.
A book, High Above, telling the story of the founding of SES and the development of its first Astra satellites was published in 2010 to mark the company's 25th Anniversary, and was followed by Even Higher in 2012 and Beyond Frontiers in 2016.
SES services are provided in the four areas of video, enterprise, mobility, and government.
(68% of revenue)
Video and TV distribution accounts for 70% of the business. With 53 active satellites in geostationary orbit in 37 orbital locations, providing 1,502 active transponders (1,086 in use), SES has the world’s leading video platform, delivering TV and radio signals direct to homes, and via cable and IPTV. As well as distribution SES also provides technical services to broadcasters such as content management, playout, encryption and interactive services, in particular through the MX1 (was SES Platform Services) division.
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