PARIS and ROME, November 26,
2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Telespazio (Finmeccanica/Thales) and Eutelsat Communications
(NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) have signed a strategic agreement for
the marketing of broadband services in Italy using KA-SAT, the innovative High
Throughput Satellite. The initiative supports Italy's Digital Agenda to reduce the digital
divide by increasing broadband deployment.
Under the agreement, Telespazio will commercialise broadband
services in Italy and other major
European economies using KA-SAT. It will also benefit from the
KA-SAT platform to develop new broadband services. By integrating
KA-SAT services with existing fixed and mobile solutions,
Telespazio will be able to design and offer tailored communication
services to its business and institutional customers.
Eutelsat Chairman and CEO, Michel de
Rosen, stated, "We are particularly
pleased with this agreement with Telespazio, a longstanding
Eutelsat partner. Cooperation in KA-SAT services will lead to a
significant growth of the Italian market, where Telespazio has
always played a central role in the business, corporate, and
institutional sectors. We are confident that this new step will
favour increased take-up of services through KA-SAT by large
Italian telecommunications companies."
Telespazio CEO, Luigi Pasquali,
added, "This new agreement reinforces Telespazio's
intent to act as a partner of choice for companies and institutions
in the implementation of programmes of interest to the community. I
believe that the services, provided through KA-SAT and combined
with Telespazio's many years of experience in
integrated communications, will offer solutions aimed toward
significantly reducing the Digital Divide."
About Telespazio
Telespazio, a Finmeccanica/Thales 67/33 joint venture, is one of
the world's leading operators in satellite services. Its activities
range from the design and development of space systems to the
management of launch services, from in-orbit satellite control to
Earth observation, from integrated communications, satellite
navigation and localisation services to scientific programmes.
Telespazio plays a leading role in the reference markets harnessing
technological experience acquired over the years. Since its
establishment, the company has participated in major European space
programmes such as Galileo, EGNOS, Copernicus and COSMO-SkyMed. In
2012, Telespazio generated sales of EUR 562
million while employing approximately 2,500 people
worldwide. http://www.telespazio.com
About Eutelsat Communications
With capacity commercialised on 31 satellites delivering reach
of Europe, the Middle East,
Africa, Asia, significant parts of the Americas and
the Asia-Pacific, Eutelsat
Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL, ISIN code: FR0010221234) is
one of the world's leading satellite operators. As of 30 September 2013, Eutelsat's satellites were
broadcasting more than 4,700 television channels to over 200
million cable and satellite homes in Europe, the Middle
East and Africa. The
Group's satellites also provide a wide range of services for TV
contribution, corporate networks and fixed and mobile broadband
markets. Headquartered in Paris,
Eutelsat and its subsidiaries employ over 780 commercial, technical
and operational professionals from 30 countries.
http://www.eutelsat.com
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