Etisalat
to
Expand
its
Business
with
Intelsat
22
27
February
2012
Intelsat
S.A.,announced
that
Etisalat
UAE,
a
leading
telecommunications
services
provider
in
the
Middle
East,
has
signed
a
multi-year
agreement
for
capacity
on
Intelsat
22,
scheduled
to
launch
in
late
March
2012.
As
part
of
the
multi-transponder
agreement,
Abu
Dhabi-based
Etisalat
will
utilize
the
satellite's
capacity
to
expand
the
reach
of
its
broadband
and
GSM
backhaul
services
to
its
customers
in
the
Middle
East,
Africa,
Europe
and
central
Asia.
"As
the
leading
provider
of
connectivity
in
the
Middle
East,
Etisalat
will
now
be
able
to
expand
the
reach
of
its
broadband
and
GSM
backhaul
services
to
new
regions
across
the
globe,"
said
Ali
Amiri,
executive
vice
president
of
carrier
and
wholesale
services
for
Etisalat.
"This
important
agreement
will
provide
Etisalat
with
the
capability
to
meet
the
growing
communications
requirements
of
our
customers."
"We
continue
to
work
closely
with
premier
telecommunications
providers
like
Etisalat
to
help
them
expand
their
global
footprint,"
said
Jean
Philippe
Gillet,
Intelsat's
regional
vice
president
of
sales
for
Europe
and
the
Middle
East.
"Intelsat
22
is
the
first
of
five
satellites
expected
to
launch
in
2012
that
will
provide
additional
capacity
over
key
regions
like
the
Middle
East,
Africa
and
Asia."
The
satellite
will
carry
two
Ku-band
mobility
beams
providing
coverage
of
the
Indian
Ocean
region,
which
will
blanket
vital
maritime
and
aeronautical
routes.
In
addition,
Intelsat
22
will
have
Ku-band
capacity
serving
the
Middle
East
and
eastern
Africa.
Its
C-band
hemi
beams
coverage
provides
connectivity
to
and
from
most
of
Europe,
Africa,
the
Middle
East
and
eastern
Asia.
Intelsat
22
will
replace
Intelsat
709,
and
will
serve
the
Indian
Ocean
region
from
72ºE.
For
more
information,
visit
Intelsat
at
stand
S-F13
at
CABSAT
2012,
28
Feb
- 1
Mar.