SES and Digicel
Donate Emergency
Satellite
Services to
Vanuatu
Following the
devastation left
by Cyclone Pam
to the South
Pacific Islands
of Vanuatu, SES
S.A. and Digicel
Pacific Limited
have donated
satellite
capacity and
equipment to
restore vital
communication
networks across
Vanuatu.
Digicel is utilising
capacity on SES’s NSS-9
satellite at 177 degrees
West to re-establish
communications networks
and optimise relief
operations and disaster
recovery efforts in the
cyclone-ravaged
archipelago, where
terrestrial networks
have been damaged and in
some cases destroyed.
“With widespread
devastation across
Vanuatu, humanitarian
organisations are
working to deliver food,
water and supplies as
quickly as possible.
Re-establishing
communication networks
is hastening this
process and helping the
people of Vanuatu
connect with anxious
family and friends
across the globe,” said
Michael Murphy,
Asia-Pacific CEO at
Digicel. “Digicel wishes
to thank our partners at
SES for their close
cooperation,
responsiveness and
support at this
difficult time."
“Our thoughts are
with the people of
Vanuatu, who have
witnessed unparalleled
devastation to their
country and homes. We
are glad that we can
play a part in restoring
communications networks
and to provide
humanitarian relief via
satellite,” said Deepak
Mathur, Senior Vice
President of Commercial
at SES.
