SES NEW SKIES, an SES company (Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG), is pleased
to announce that its NSS-5 satellite has been selected by the Office
des Postes et Telecommunications of French Polynesia (OPT) to provide
Internet trunking services to the 118 islands constituting French
Polynesia. The value of the three-year, two transponder contract,
which was signed today in Sydney (Australia) by Lydia Nouveau, OPT's
General Manager and Scott Sprague representing SES NEW SKIES in the
presence of Jean-Alain Frebault, Chairman of the Board and Michel Yip,
Minister of Telecoms of French Polynesia, remains confidential.
NSS-5, positioned at the orbital location of 183(degree) East, is
SES NEW SKIES' principal connectivity satellite for the Pacific Ocean
Region. The powerful spacecraft is one of the few satellites that can
connect North America with all major destinations in the Pacific Rim.
It is therefore particularly well suited to provide Internet backbone
and trunking services via U.S. West coast teleports to the far-flung
Pacific island archipelago.
States Scott Sprague, Senior Vice President Global Sales of SES
NEW SKIES: "With the total integration of broadband into virtually
every aspect of economic activity and into many people's daily lives
no matter where they live, the need to service the required broadband
connectivity becomes more and more important. SES NEW SKIES is proud
to provide unique and well suited satellite capacity which allows the
Pacific island community of French Polynesia to fully participate in
the Internet age."
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 owns and operates a global
fleet of seven satellites in orbit, with an additional spacecraft
under construction (NSS-9) and ground facilities around the world.
Headquartered in The Hague, the company has offices in Hong Kong, New
Delhi, 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 and
also holds strategic participations in SES Sirius in Europe, Ciel in
Canada and Quetzsat in Mexico. SES provides outstanding satellite
communications solutions via a combined fleet of 43 satellites across
the globe. Further information on the company is available at
www.ses-newskies.com and on SES at www.ses.com
