IDMI to Launch DVB S2 Broadband Platform on NSS-7

SES NEW SKIES, an SES company (Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG), announces that

IDMI, the international arm of IDM, Lebanon´s

leading ISP with more then 125000 users, has contracted 40 MHz on SES

NEW SKIES´ NSS-7 satellite to introduce a new

DVB S2 SCPC broadband platform serving customers in the Middle East and

Africa.
"We are continuously striving to stay abreast

of technology and to offer our customers the best solution in the

fastest way at a fair price", says Maroun

Chammas, Executive Director of IDMI. "With our

strong knowledge and experience in internet and connectivity in the

Lebanese market, and based on our extensive experience in system

integration and VSAT services, IDMI has selected the NSS-7 satellite

with its high power to offer DVB S2 broadband connectivity to customers

across a wider geographic area."
According to Zakie Karam, General Manager of IDMI, "IDMI

works with financial institutions, government organisations and

corporate customers and has the mission of providing customised

broadband & telecommunication services to satisfy connectivity

requirements all over the world. NSS-7 not only offers optimal coverage

of our target areas, but its orbital position is also a major hot spot

for internet connectivity into the Middle East and Africa."
Nigel Gibson, Vice President Sales at SES NEW SKIES, states: "The

ubiquity of satellite broadband access allows us to quickly and

efficiently meet customer demands in areas not covered by terrestrial

networks. SES NEW SKIES is commited to support state-of-the-art

broadband access with reliable, high-quality satellite capacity and

looks forward to a fruitful collaboration with IDMI."
About NSS-7
NSS-7 is a state-of-the-art, hybrid Ku- and C-band satellite located at

338º East over the Atlantic Ocean, providing

coverage of Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas. NSS-7 is

one of the world´s leading programming contribution satellites

located at one of the hottest orbital locations for trans-Atlantic

connectivity as well as internet connectivity from North America into

Europe, the Middle East and Africa. IDMI´s

services are on NSS-7´s Europe/Middle East

spot which is capable of reaching the entire European continent as far

west as Moscow, south through the whole of the Black Sea region, and

throughout all of Mediterranean North Africa.
About IDMI:
Born from IDM, Lebanon´s leading ISP representing more than 50% of the

residential and corporate market segment, IDMI integrates all the group´s

innovative capabilities and expertise in internet, VSAT Services

Wireless Data transmission, and all kinds of connectivity: a new

business opening up to a wider world. IDMI head office located in Beirut

is able to provide solutions and services to corporations and end users

in the Middle East, Central Asia, and Africa. For further information

visit: www.idmint.net
About SES NEW SKIES
SES NEW SKIES is an SES company (Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) offering

satellite communication services to a range of customers including

telecommunications providers, broadcasters, corporations and governments

around the world. SES NEW SKIES has a global fleet of seven satellites

in orbit, with three additional spacecraft under construction (NSS-9

NSS-12 and NSS-14) and ground facilities around the world.
Headquartered in The Hague, the company has offices in Hong Kong

Johannesburg, Sao Paulo, Singapore, Sydney and Washington, D.C. In

addition to SES NEW SKIES, SES wholly owns the market-leading satellite

operators SES ASTRA in Europe and SES AMERICOM in North America, 90% of

SES SIRIUS in Europe, and strategic participations in Ciel in Canada and

Quetzsat in Mexico. SES provides outstanding satellite communications

solutions via a global fleet of 38 satellites in 25 orbital locations.

Further information on the company is available at www.ses-newskies.com and on SES at www.ses.com