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70 Mbps of satellite broadband services for Troops in Afghanistan
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SES AMERICOM-NEW SKIES has announced that IoGlobal has signed a multiyear agreement to create a new DVB IP platform on the NSS-11 satellite to keep NATO troops in Afghanistan connected with friends and family back home. New Asia 9 platform on the China beam of SES AMERICOM-NEW SKIES’ NSS-11 satellite provides more than 70 Mbps of satellite-delivered streaming voice, data and video services to soldiers stationed in and around Kabul, Afghanistan.
The solution expands on the growing, long-term relationship between IoGlobal and SES AMERICOM-NEW SKIES across three satellites and delivers a broad offering of mission-critical satellite-based services ranging from broadband to video streaming into the South Asian region.
“This latest agreement between IoGlobal and SES AMERICOM-NEW SKIES reinforces our service commitment to the Middle East and regions around the world, as the two companies deliver multiple SCPC, VSAT and DVB service platforms over our NSS-703, NSS-6, and NSS-11 spacecraft,” said Deepak Mathur, Vice President of South Asia and the Middle East for SES AMERICOM-NEW SKIES.
About IoGlobal
IoGlobal is a technology-focused organization addressing RF and satellite ground station design and integration for ISPs, telcos and carriers worldwide. IoGlobal Services offers the IoStar brand of satellite-based VSAT Internet access solutions in Afghanistan. In the addition, the entity also provides end-to-end engineering and deployment services as and when needed for other companies in the RF and satellite deployment space.
About SES AMERICOM-NEW SKIES
SES AMERICOM-NEW SKIES is a global leader that serves broadcasters, cable programmers, telecommunications companies and networks, governments, aeronautical and maritime communications integrators, Internet service providers, and educational institutions with efficient communications and content distribution solutions. For more information, visit www.ses-newskies.com.
About SES
SES (Paris:SESG)(LUxX:SESG) provides outstanding satellite communications solutions via a global fleet of 40 satellites in 26 orbital locations. For further information: www.ses.com