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SES ASTRA signs capacity agreement on 31.5 degrees East 30/07/2009
 SES ASTRA, an SES company, today announced that it has signed a new capacity agreement for its 31.5 degrees East orbital position. The German satellite service provider InSat will use one transponder on ASTRA 2C to provide IP backbone services to small and medium sized enterprises in the Middle East and Caucasus region. In addition to the satellite capacity, SES ASTRA will also provide uplink services from its facilities in Luxembourg.
31.5 degrees East is SES ASTRA's new orbital position targeting the Eastern European and Middle East markets including the Caucasus. Since June, SES ASTRA offers 24 transponders at 31.5 degrees East via its ASTRA 2C satellite. InSat is the second customer contracting capacity on ASTRA 2C bringing the total number of contracted transponders to five.
Alexander Oudendijk, Chief Commercial Officer of SES ASTRA, said: ”We are very pleased to have signed this capacity agreement with InSat because it demonstrates the continued trust of our customers in our services. The fast ramp up of ASTRA 2C proves the strong demand for satellite capacity in Eastern Europe, the Middle East and the Caucasus and confirms our decision to develop 31.5 degrees into a new orbital position for this region”.
Valentin Gurinovich, CEO of InSat, said: “InSat offers satellite-based internet backbone connectivity for Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and other corporate customers. We have chosen SES ASTRA because its ASTRA 2C satellite provides excellent coverage for our target region enabling our customers to receive our new service with a small-sized 60 cm dish. The agreement with SES ASTRA therefore ideally serves our goal to bridge the digital divide in countries and regions with underdeveloped telecommunications infrastructures.”
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