THE HAGUE, Netherlands, December 7, 2004 – New Skies Satellites B.V., the global satellite communications company, today announced that G2 Satellite Solutions, a subsidiary of PanAmSat focused on solutions to the government, has selected the NSS-7 satellite to launch a new, fully managed IP-networking service in the African and Middle East regions for government and military customers.
The service is designed to support ongoing humanitarian, diplomatic and military efforts throughout the region through rapidly deployable, easily scaleable and highly secure IP-based enterprise networks. The service employs a 9.3-meter antenna accessing NSS-7 from G2’s government teleport in Silver Spring, Maryland, and broadband networking technology from iDirect Technologies, a leading provider of satellite-based broadband access solutions.
Stephen Wilson, vice president of North American sales for New Skies Satellites, said: “We have a strong and growing relationship with G2 Satellite Solutions because we share a common goal of providing the best communications services to government customers using the most advanced, reliable and secure technology. Together, we currently are collaborating on projects that take advantage of our NSS-6, NSS-703, NSS-5 and NSS-7 satellites.”
Kay Sears, senior vice president of sales and marketing for G2 Satellite Solutions, said: “We work with all the major satellite operators to provide the highest quality services to government users, and we base our decisions on which satellites to employ by matching our customers’ requirements to the best satellite in the region. We were drawn to New Skies’ NSS-7 satellite because of its comprehensive and high-powered coverage over Africa and the Middle East, as well as the excellent customer service we consistently experience when collaborating with New Skies.
“This recent agreement will result in fully managed, high-speed private satellite networks for government customers operating throughout Africa and the Middle East, with a strong emphasis on security, reliability, flexibility and rapid deployment.”
About G2 Satellite Solutions
G2 Satellite Solutions is an independent and wholly owned subsidiary of PanAmSat Corporation, one of the world’s premiere satellite operators. Built upon legacy capabilities, G2 is the leading provider of integrated, secure, reliable satellite communications (SATCOM) services to the U.S. government and its respective agencies – both domestically and abroad. For more information, visit www.g2sat.com.
About New Skies Satellites
New Skies Satellites is one of only four fixed satellite communications companies with truly global satellite coverage, offering video, data, voice and Internet communications services to a range of telecommunications carriers, broadcasters, large corporations, Internet service providers and government entities around the world. New Skies has five satellites in orbit and ground facilities around the world. The company also has secured certain rights to make use of additional orbital positions for future growth. New Skies is headquartered in The Hague, The Netherlands, and has offices in Beijing, Hong Kong, New Delhi, São Paulo, Singapore, Sydney and Washington, D.C.
