ABSTRACT
Today we hear a lot about resilience and sovereign systems. These are key aspects of satellite communications, but another feature is vitally important: latency. Low latency enables diverse, spatially separated military platforms to process data in the cloud extending capabilities further than previously possible. This presentation identifies the resilience and sovereign features of SES’s next-generation medium earth orbit (MEO) communications system, O3b mPOWER, and specifically the high throughput and low latency features. Such features join the dots in tackling hypersonic threats and other threats where GEO and LEO systems can be restricted by pure physics, and complexity in a hostile environment.

BIOGRAPHY
Patrick Thomas Carroll, OBE, is currently based in Japan and Australia, looking after global government sales in the Pacific for SES. Having lived in Asia for 39 years, he held a variety of management roles in the space, defence, and aviation sectors in the region. He was awarded an OBE by Queen Elizabeth for services to industry. During his work in the aviation industry, Patrick directly managed airlines operating Airbus jets and turboprops. He was also responsible for satellite equipment installations on over 300 B777/A330 aircraft, as well as managing teams of over 300 employees in safety critical industries. Patrick is a Chartered Engineer, an active Radio Engineer - Marconi trained, a Professional Pilot, and a Flight Instructor (Land/Sea). He was a former Royal Naval Reserve Officer and has lived in Japan, China, Singapore, Hong Kong, the Philippines, and Indonesia. He speaks multiple languages including Japanese (military interpreter) and Chinese.