SES NEW SKIES, an SES Company (Paris:SESG)(LuxX:SESG), announced today at Satellite MENA that DETECON Al Saudia Co. Ltd. (DETASAD) has contracted 36 MHz of capacity on the upcoming NSS-12 satellite. NSS-12 is scheduled for operational service in the second half of 2009 and will replace the existing NSS-703 satellite at the orbital location of 57 degrees East.
DETECON Al Saudia Co. Ltd. (DETASAD), is a German-Saudi joint venture that has been successfully providing Telecommunication and IT services, including consultancy, engineering, installation, operation and maintenance, in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East region for more than 27 years.
"We chose NSS-12 because of the spacecraft's excellent coverage of the whole Middle East as well as important parts of Europe. It will ideally support our strategy to provide satellite services to our customers in the Middle East with optimized power/bandwidth solutions. It also will allow us to contribute to growing commercial interrelations in the region by providing reliable satellite links between the Middle East and Europe. The NSS-12 satellite capacity is another milestone for DETASAD to support its growing market share in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as well as in the international connectivity business," explains Dr. Harald W. Stange, Director BU ICT Services, DETECON Al Saudia Co. Ltd.
Nigel Gibson, Regional Vice President - Europe and Middle East at SES NEW SKIES, stated: "NSS-12 is designed to be one of the most powerful and versatile satellites in the SES fleet, and is a reflection of SES' strategy to significantly invest in the Middle East market. With this new multi-year agreement, we are proud to continue our longstanding business partnership with DETASAD, where we believe that our contribution fits perfectly with their proposition of delivering integrated solutions to the region."
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About NSS-12
The powerful, state-of-the-art NSS-12 satellite is under construction with Space Systems/Loral and will be available for commercial service in 2009, replacing NSS-703 at 57 degrees East. NSS-12 will cover virtually the entire Eastern Hemisphere and will bring increased capacity and transmission power to a key orbital location at the crossroads of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Australia. The spacecraft features 40 C-band transponders and 48 Ku-band transponders with DTH power levels, as well as elaborate beam interconnectivity and C-/Ku-band cross-strapping.
About DETECON AL SAUDIA CO. LTD.
(DETASAD) was established in 1982 as a Saudi -German Company with kingdom-wide activities in the fields of Telecommunications. With sound roots in Telecommunications Network Management, Consultancy, Planning, Design, and Operation and Maintenance of Networks, the company, at a very early stage, enhanced its service portfolio to cope with the trend of merging Information Technology, Media, Entertainment and Security Services. DETASAD's capital is the accessibility to a pool of highly qualified experts in the demanding field of Information Technology and Telecommunications (ITC). These resources are made available through the affiliation of the German mother company with the Deutsche Telekom Group (German Telecom). The company's head office in Riyadh is supported by operational units all over the country establishing kingdom-wide presence. Over the past 25 years, DETASAD has completed numerous Turnkey, Consultancy, and Operation & Maintenance contracts with satisfied clients like Saudi Telecom Co, Ministry of Post, Telegraphs and Telephones, Ministry of Information, Saudi Communications Commission, and Saudi Electricity Co. Consequently, our company has grown to one of the biggest companies in the Middle Eastern Information Technology and Telecommunication (ITC) market.
As licensed satellite, Internet as well as Data Center service provider, DETASAD provides since 2004 satellite telecommunication services to private corporate customers and governmental organizations. DETASAD offers a wide range of HUB based and/or rooftop-to-rooftop solutions for all different kinds of data, VoIP, broadband Internet and video applications. Turn-key solutions usually include the provision of capacity on different satellites, VSAT and IT hard and software, installation, network operation services as well as local field service at the remote locations and VSAT operation licenses for Saudi Arabia and many other countries if required. DETASAD's Network Operation Centre in Riyad is providing 24 h / 365 days network operation, hotline and helpdesk support to clients. DETASAD owns its own satellite teleport, HUB and Gateway facilities in the Middle East and Europe. More detailed information is available on the Web-site: www.detasad.com.sa
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 eight satellites in orbit, with two additional spacecraft under construction (NSS-12 and NSS-14) and ground facilities around the world. Headquartered in The Hague, the company has offices in 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 39 satellites in 26 orbital locations. For further information: www.ses-newskies.com or www.ses.com
For more information, please contact:
SES NEW SKIES
Yves Feltes, Media Relations
Tel: +352 710 725 311
Email: Yves.Feltes@ses-newskies.com
DETASAD, BU ICT
Lutz Rossburg, Head of Sales
Tel. +966 1 249 9444 ext. 660
Email: Lutz.Rossburg@detasad.com.sa
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