Marlink Opens New Regional Operations Center in Houston

Marlink, a leading supplier of integrated satellite communications
equipment and network services has opened an expanded regional
operations center in Houston, Texas to meet growing demand from it's
maritime and offshore industry customers.

Marlink's expansion of its Houston center follows closely the
opening of business facilities and support centers in Oslo, Dubai, and
Singapore in the second half of 2006.

The new business offices and technical facilities in Houston will
also serve as Marlink's regional headquarters responsible for
coordinating company business activities throughout North and South
America.

The new Americas headquarters will provide both North American and
Latin American markets with a comprehensive suite of satellite
services that will evolve with customer requirements, as well as
support Marlink's growing list of global customers with operations in
the region.

"The expansion of our regional offices in Houston is another
visible step in this company's global business strategy, enabling
Marlink to be more flexible and increase efficiency for servicing the
maritime communications needs of customers operating throughout the
Americas," said Soren Einshoj, managing director of Marlink. "Marlink
is continuing to expand its capabilities to service and support the
communications requirements of the maritime community throughout North
and South America - from hardware sales and installation to satellite
airtime, account management, and customer support."

The new business office is located in One Harbor Square, near the
South Shore Harbor complex, with access to rapidly growing ports of
Houston, Galveston and the primary offshore oil and gas support bases
in Louisiana.

Marlink is a subsidiary of Telenor Satellite Services and is part
of Telenor ASA of Norway, listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (TEL) and
NASDAQ (TELN).