France, March 10 -- In October 2024, Thales and SES for the first time demonstrated the compatibility of Thales's Modem21 system with SES's O3b mPOWER satellites, establishing the system's capacity to operate with commercial MEO constellations.Hybridisation of sovereign and commercial satellite communications is a major opportunity for the armed forces to assert their connectivity superiority. With the demonstration of Modem21 operating with the O3b mPOWER satellites in SES's MEO constellation, Thales is paving the way to the development of new capabilities in hybrid, multi-band, multi-operator environments to meet the needs of the armed forces. Modem21 has already been deployed in various theatres of operations to provide command posts wit...