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
