No Terrestrial Tinkering Required For SES ASTRA’s New Contracts

SES ASTRA, an SES company [Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG] has signed its third large framework contract to market its high speed internet access product ASTRA2Connect to end consumers in Germany. The new distribution partner, Yato, will use ASTRA2Connect to offer its clients triple-play services via satellite. The other contracts for the roll-out of ASTRA2Connect in Germany were signed with the telecommunications providers Filiago and STARDSL. ASTRA2Connect is also marketed in Austria, Switzerland and
Ireland. The telecommunications provider Yato, based in Zug (Switzerland), specializes in the Europe-wide distribution of broadband, telecommunications and digital media services via
satellite. ASTRA2Connect is a fully satellite-based solution for broadband access that delivers dual and triple-play services to end consumers without any terrestrial support—Betzdorf, Luxembourg