SES NEW SKIES, an SES Company (Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG), has announced that CETel has formally contracted with the Company to provide services on the upcoming NSS-12 satellite to serve the Middle East and African market for VSAT services and corporate networks. CETel officially signed a contract for one full Ku-band transponder on the NSS-12 satellite during IBC 2008. SES NEW SKIES' NSS-12 satellite 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° E. CETel operates teleport services on the NSS-703 satellite via a 7.6-m antenna. From their teleport facilities, CETel is offering dedicated VSAT services for corporate and governmental networks, GSM backhaul services, as well as Hub hosting and managed solutions. CETel's Teleport is headquartered in Germany with affiliate offices in the U.A.E.