Global IT infrastructure and services company NTT struck a multi-year agreement with satellite company SES to deliver NTT’s edge and private 5G products to enterprise customers through satellite. The move is designed to meet a surge in demand the pair claim is proving “beyond the reach of fixed terrestrial networks.”
“Through the combined versatility of Private 5G networks and satellite technology, this end-to-end solution is expected to propel industries – such as energy, mining, maritime, manufacturing, industrial, etc. – that have otherwise been limited by connectivity today and will need to ramp up their digital transformation plans and increase revenue streams,” according to NTT and SES.
“As organizations grapple with the challenges of a rapidly changing world, it is now more important than ever to leverage the power of technology to drive growth and innovation,” said NTT CEO Europe Miriam Murphy. According to SES Chief Strategy Officer John-Paul Hemingway, the partnership is one of its kind as both companies jointly provide comprehensive and resilient connectivity solutions for customers around the world.
The companies will deliver coverage to over 190 countries with public-private roaming. In addition to NTT’s Private 5G and Edge Compute capabilities, NTT will also provide use-case consulting and design, application development, system integration, implementation, and managed services. SES will provide end-to-end satellite networks that will be seamlessly integrated with NTT’s offering, according to the firms.
NTT’s Edge-as-a-Service offering includes IoT, Edge Compute, and Private 5G connectivity. The company says its Edge-as-a-Service is a unique, fully managed, integrated solution that accelerates business process automation, enabling enterprises to quickly deploy their applications more securely and monitor them closer to the edge, thereby reducing downtime, improving user experience, and optimizing costs.
SES last week said it had entered talks with rival Immarsat concerning a potential merger; it could create a company valued at $10B, according to SES, Inside Towers reported.
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