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Searchlight Capital Partners, L.P.

Searchlight will invest $150 million of new capital into Global Eagle. Searchlight will receive $150 million aggregate principal amount of the Company's new second-lien notes due June 30, 2023.

See also: Searchlight

Global Eagle
Secure Socket Shell (SSH) Is a network protocol that provides administrators with a secure way to access a remote computer. SSH also refers to the suite of utilities that implement the protocol. Technology
SES-12, SES-14, and SES-15

SES-14 is a high-powered hybrid satellite with C- and Ku-band wide beam coverage and both Ku- and Ka-band High Throughput Satellite (HTS) coverage across the Americas and North Atlantic region. SES-15 will provide complementary coverage over North America, enabling SES to serve its leading aeronautical customers and serve other traffic-intensive data applications such as government, VSAT networks and maritime. SES-12 will expand SES's capabilities to provide Mobility and HTS data connectivity services in the Asia-Pacific region, along with direct-to-home (DTH) broadcasting and VSAT.

See also: SES

Satellite
SG&A

SG&A (alternately SGA, SAG or SGNA) is an acronym used in accounting to refer to Selling, General and Administrative Expenses, which is a major non-production cost presented in an income statement (statement of profit or loss).

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SHA Global Eagle site code for Sharjah, UAE Global Eagle
Shell When you use a computer’s operating system from the command line, you're using its shell. Along with scripting languages such as Perl and Python. Technology
SHP Global Eagle site code for South Hampton, UK Global Eagle
SIN Global Eagle site code for Singapore Global Eagle
SITA

A specialist in air transport communications and information technology. Works with air transport owners and members to provide technology solutions that make a difference at a community level.

See also: SITA

Aviation
SITAONAIR

SITAONAIR provides in-flight connectivity, applications, and services which give airlines a comprehensive set of benefits, such as optimized maintenance procedures and flight dispatching with real-time tracking and weather data services, streamlined cabin and cockpit operations and a personalized passenger experience, while providing Wi-Fi, mobile connectivity, and in-flight entertainment.

See also: SITAONAIR

Aviation
SLA

Service Level Agreement (SLA) is a commitment between a service provider and a client. Particular aspects of the service – quality, availability, responsibilities – are agreed between the service provider and the service user.

See also: SLA

General
SLT

Senior Leadership Team

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SME Subject Matter Expert (SME) or domain expert is a person who is an authority in a particular area or topic. General
SMS Systems Management Server is a set of tools from Microsoft that assists in managing PCs connected to a local-area network (LAN). Technology
SMU System Management Unit Technology
SO Service Order is usually a task or a job for a customer, that can be scheduled or assigned to someone. Such an order may be from a customer request or created internally within the organization. Oracle
Software Defined Networking (SDN)

is a mechanism that separates the data plane and control plane, permitting decision making to be centralized and performed via a programmable interface. SDN is a term that encompasses several network technologies. The aim is to make the entire network operate similar to a modern data center with its virtualized server and storage infrastructure.

See also: SDN

Technology
SOH Stock on Hand is the amount of goods, such as parts, materials, and finished products, that a company has available at a particular time Oracle
SOO

Statement of Objectives is one part of a Request for Proposal from the U.S. Government. The Statement of Objectives is an alternative to a government prepared Statement Of Work (SOW). A SOO provides the Government's overall objectives and the offeror's required support to achieve the contractual objectives.

See also: SOO

General
SOX Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance General