ICCES Expands VSAT Coverage in the Middle East and North Africa with SES
27 February 2012
SES announced that ICCES, has signed a major capacity deal to serve new markets across the Middle East and North Africa.
As
part
of
the
long-term
agreement,
ICCES
will
use
116MHz
of
Ku-band
capacity
on
the
recently
launched
SES-4
satellite
to
help
its
customers
extend
their
VSAT-delivered
connectivity
services
across
Saudi
Arabia,
North
Africa,
Libya,
Tunisia
and
other
key
countries.
Together
with
SES,
ICCES
will
provide
a
wide
range
of
cost-effective
solutions,
from
high-speed
broadband
to
corporate
VPN
services,
linking
companies,
government
agencies,
universities
and
homes
within
the
Middle
East
and
beyond.
SES’
50
and
largest
satellite
also
allows
ICCES
and
its
telecom
customers
to
connect
oil
and
gas
drilling
rigs
and
ships
at
sea
far
off
the
Southern
coast
of
Saudi
Arabia.
“As
the
demand
for
business
and
residential
connectivity
surges
across
the
Middle
East
and
North
Africa,
ICCES
is
well
positioned
with
the
high-powered
reach
of
SES-4
to
meet
the
diverse
challenges
facing
our
customers,”
said
Mohammed
Nafjan,
CEO
of
ICCES.
“We
are
increasingly
relying
on
SES’
fleet
and
expertise
to
grow
our
VSAT
business
and
network
know-how,
allowing
us
to
provide
consistent,
high
quality
offerings
to
the
communities
and
clients
we
serve.”
“This
new
capacity
agreement
represents
a
milestone
in a
long-standing
partnership
between
ICCES
and
SES,”
said
Deepak
Mathur,
Senior
Vice
President,
Commercial,
Asia-Pacific
and
Middle
East.
“We’re
committed
to
the
long-term
success
of
our
customers
throughout
the
region,
focused
on
enabling
ICCES
and
other
innovative
telecom
service
providers
to
connect
the
Middle
East
and
expand
their
reach
into
Africa
and
other
emerging
markets.”
