7 June 2010. – SES ASTRA, an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), announced today that it has entered into a distribution agreement with NASK to offer its satellite-based broadband service ASTRA2Connect to business customers in the Polish market. The service is available as of now.
As a comprehensive IT communications provider for the business market, NASK offers broadband internet access, corporate networks, data transmission, collocation and hosting, videoconferences as well as network security services. With ASTRA2Connect, the company will expand its portfolio of services to provide the existing and new business customers the satellite based broadband connectivity at low cost. Customers will benefit from a range of different service packages with speeds of up to 4Mbit/s, also in the remote regions where terrestrial broadband networks are limited or non-existent.
With more than 60,000 end users, ASTRA2Connect is the most successful satellite broadband service in Europe. Offering always-on and interactive broadband internet access for flat service fees, ASTRA2Connect is immediately available anywhere within the footprint of the satellite, also in areas not covered by fixed broadband lines. The customer premises equipment – a modem and satellite dish – is low cost and delivered with a tool for easy self-installation. ASTRA2Connect is marketed via wholesalers and internet service providers to the residential, industrial and maritime markets. Most recently, the service was expanded to Africa and the Middle East.
“We are very proud to have teamed up with NASK to offer ASTRA2Connect to business customers in Poland,” said Norbert Willems, Managing Director of ASTRA Broadband Services, SES ASTRA’s broadband subsidiary. “Today, fast internet connections are vital for businesses and many of them suffer because they have no access to terrestrial networks. With our technology and NASK’s expertise in the Polish business market, we are convinced that we have a perfect solution at hand.”
“So far, we have been providing all major cities of the country with our wireless technology. The cooperation with SES ASTRA will now enable us to extend the scope of our services all over Poland. Competitive conditions of the cooperation, interesting solution proposals, and positive results of our quality tests make us believe that SES ASTRA is the best business partner in the field of satellite communication”, said Micha³ Chrzanowski, Director of NASK.
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About SES ASTRA
SES ASTRA is the leading Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite system in Europe. The satellite fleet currently comprises 15 satellites. The ASTRA satellite system delivers services to more than 125 million DTH and cable households and transmits more than 2,500 analogue and digital television and radio channels. SES ASTRA also provides satellite-based multimedia, internet and telecommunication services to enterprises, governments and their agencies. With more than 120 High Definition (HD) channels on its main orbital positions, ASTRA represents the most important HDTV platform for Europe's leading broadcasters. The prime orbital positions for ASTRA are 19.2° East, 28.2° East, 23.5° East, 5° East and 31.5° East.
More information available on: www.ses-astra.com
About SES
SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) wholly owns the market-leading satellite operators SES ASTRA and SES WORLD SKIES, and participations in Ciel in Canada, QuetzSat in Mexico as well as a strategic participation in satellite infrastructure start-up O3b Networks. SES provides outstanding satellite communications solutions via a global fleet of 44 satellites.
For further information: www.ses.com
About NASK
NASK, the leading Polish data networks operator, offers a comprehensive portfolio of services in designing, construction, and maintenance of corporate networks, broadband Internet access, network IT security services, as well as collocation, hosting, telephone connections, and videoconferences. |
