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Optimus chooses Eutelsat’s KA-SAT satellite to launch new range of IP services for enterprises in Portugal
Using Eutelsat’s High Throughput Satellite (HTS), KA-SAT, Optimus will bring fast IP access to Portuguese enterprises beyond broadband terrestrial networks.
Lisbon, Paris, May 14, 2012
Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL), Europe's leading satellite operator, today announced a distribution agreement between its Skylogic subsidiary and Optimus, one of Portugal’s leading telecom operators, to deliver IP services to enterprises in Portugal using the high-performance KA-SAT satellite.
By selecting KA-SAT infrastructure, Optimus has chosen the fastest and highest-quality satellite broadband services in Europe. Optimus’ new range of services on KA-SAT will be commercialised under the brand name “Net Sat ON”, and will deliver enterprises in Portugal a reliable and competitively-priced solution that compares to terrestrial broadband services.
Through Net Sat ON service, Optimus aims at bringing fast IP access to business, local administrations and home offices across Portugal, notably in areas beyond reach of broadband terrestrial networks. Currently more than 5% of Portugal’s population has no broadband access and an additional 5% live in areas underserved with broadband services under 4 Mbps.
According to Achille De Tommaso, CEO of Skylogic: " As one of the major players in telecommunications in Portugal, with a broad experience of the business market, Optimus is the ideal partner to expand reach of satellite broadband into Portugal. We are convinced that the performance of satellite broadband through KA-SAT will make its mark in meeting the challenge of building a strong and equitable digital landscape.”
According to João Ricardo Moreira, Head of Marketing Companies: "We have chosen this new technology in order to ensure continuity of a quality service supported by a network of excellence. We are confident that this solution, powered by Eutelsat’s innovative KA-SAT satellite, will increase our flexibility and enable us to better match service to the specific requirements of our enterprise customers ."
About Eutelsat Communications
Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL, ISIN code: FR0010221234) is the holding company of Eutelsat S.A.. With capacity commercialised on 28 satellites that provide coverage over the entire European continent, as well as the Middle East, Africa, India and significant parts of Asia and the Americas, Eutelsat is one of the world's three leading satellite operators in terms of revenues. As of 31 December 2011, Eutelsat’s satellites were broadcasting more than 4,150 television channels. More than 1,100 channels are broadcast via its HOT BIRD video neighbourhood at 13 degrees East alone which serves over 120 million cable and satellite homes in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The Group’s satellites also serve a wide range of fixed and mobile telecommunications services, TV contribution markets, corporate networks, and broadband markets for Internet Service Providers and for transport, maritime and in-flight markets. Eutelsat's broadband subsidiary, Skylogic, markets and operates access to high speed internet services through teleports in France and Italy that serve enterprises, local communities, government agencies and aid organisations in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas. Headquartered in Paris, Eutelsat and its subsidiaries employ just over 700 commercial, technical and operational professionals from 30 countries. www.eutelsat.com
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