Satnews Daily
September 6th, 2011

SES + Sea&Space Exploration... African Access (SATCOM)


[SatNews] A core of pro distributors will handle this expansion of SES' services into Africa...

SES S.A. (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) has an agreement with Sea&Space Exploration for the distribution of SES’ satellite broadband service ASTRA2Connect in 20 countries in Central and West Africa. ASTRA2Connect will be distributed by Sea&Space’s spin-off SatADSL through a specialized network of professional distributors based in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Ivory Coast, Ghana and Sierra Leone. ASTRA2Connect, Europe’s most successful satellite broadband network serving 80,000 end-users, is offered via distribution partners to end-customers and businesses in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. SatADSL will provide this reliable and affordable satellite communication service in Central and West Africa to individuals and small businesses as well as to remote sites of corporate organizations.