...of teleport, VSAT and broadcasting services has signed a capacity expansion agreement on SES’ NSS-7 satellite to meet the growing needs for connectivity throughout Southern Africa. Castor Networks will use the new capacity to enable the delivery of voice and data across corporate networks of oil & gas and mining industries, ISPs and governments in countries such as Angola, Mozambique and South Africa.

At 340 degrees East, NSS-7’s newly-configured South Africa Ku-band beam is well-positioned to support VSAT hubs in Europe that are expanding into remote areas in Southern Africa.

Artistic rendition of the SES NSS-7 satellite

Additionally, SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) has also announced a newly created position and an appointment...

...Gerry Oberst will join SES in the position of Senior Vice President, Global Regulatory and Governmental Strategy.

In this newly-created position, Gerry will have responsibility for overseeing the regulatory and advocacy work of SES. He will report to John Purvis, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, and will be based in Luxembourg initially, and then in Washington, D.C.

He will take up his new position on October 1, 2012. Gerry brings three decades of professional experience advising the satellite communications industry and most recently was a partner in the law firm Hogan Lovells. He started his career in Washington, D.C. and moved to Brussels in 1991 to help open a new European office for the firm, specializing in the field of international regulation of communications services.

Gerry Oberst, SES Senior Vice President, Global Regulatory and Governmental Strategy

During his career he has worked with and advised a host of major telecommunications clients in their dealings with the International Telecommunications Union, the European Commission and EU Member States, as well as some emerging market administrations. Gerry is a member of the International Institute of Space Law.

Romain Bausch, President and CEO of SES, said, “We are delighted to have Gerry join the SES legal and regulatory team to oversee our regulatory and advocacy work. This is a critical area for SES in the increasingly regulated world in which we operate, where demand is increasing for spectrum resources. Gerry is a world leading satellite regulatory lawyer who will bring valuable expertise and skills to the team.”