SingTel Sings SES Praises

SES NEW SKIES, an SES company [Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG], announces that Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel), an Asian telecommunications group, is extending its suite of maritime satellite solutions globally by contracting capacity on SES NEW SKIES’ NSS-7, NSS-703 and NSS-5 satellites. Terms of the three-year deal for up to 5 MHz of capacity over the three satellites remain confidential. SingTel has been providing VSAT services with regional coverage for over two years, and this venture extends their reach to provide worldwide coverage over all major shipping routes. The SES NEW SKIES satellites will also support demand for SingTel’s OfficeAtSea@SingTel suite of Maritime VSAT solutions, which enable vessels to communicate seamlessly and cost-effectively with their headquarters on land. Solutions include ‘always-on’ unlimited broadband internet access, email, low-cost Voice over IP (VoIP) calls, GSM onboard and ship surveillance. These overcome the limitations of traditional maritime communications by allowing the ship to become a seamless extension of the shore-based office—Singapore