SkyVision and Intelsat Grow Broadband Infrastructure in Africa and the Middle East

Pembroke, Bermuda, 04 September 2008

Intelsat, Ltd., the world's leading provider of commercial satellite services, announced that SkyVision Global Networks LLC (“SkyVision”), a leading global provider of Internet services over satellite and terrestrial fiber optic systems, signed a multi-year, multi-transponder contract for C- and Ku-band transponder services on Intelsat’s IS-4 satellite, located at 72º East.

“SkyVision’s business in broadband applications has grown by more than 700% in the last three years and Intelsat has enabled us to expand and to meet that demand,” said Mark Gazit, CEO of SkyVision. ”This contract will further enable SkyVision to deploy IP infrastructure for the innovative VPN services which it now provides to its customers in Africa and the Middle East, in support of their private networks.”

”Broadband connectivity demand continues to be a significant driver for our business. We are seeing growth accelerating worldwide, particularly in the Middle East and Africa,” said Jean-Philippe Gillet, Intelsat’s Regional Vice President, Europe and Middle East. “Intelsat’s competitive strength in providing a satellite infrastructure to service operators in high-demand regions enables these operators to launch applications that fuel corporate networks. Applications include Internet access and connectivity, digital media streaming, distance learning, data file transfers and voice-based services.”

Intelsat will be exhibiting in Hall 1, Stand C71 at IBC 2008, the international tradeshow for professionals involved in the creation, management and delivery of content for the broadcasting industry, which is being held at the RAI Centre in Amsterdam on 12-16 September.

About SkyVision

SkyVision is a leading global service provider of telecommunication services to Internet service providers and also provides global telecommunication solutions to enterprises and NGOs. SkyVision maintains an active presence in more than 50 countries in the developing Internet regions of Eastern Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Its services are ’end-to-end’ solutions, deploying standard and customized IP service platforms managed from its key gateways in Europe, the United States and the Middle East. (www.sky-vision.net)

About Intelsat

Intelsat is the leading provider of fixed satellite services (FSS) worldwide, delivering information and entertainment for many of the world’s leading media and network companies, multinational corporations, Internet service providers and governmental agencies. Intelsat’s satellite, teleport and fiber infrastructure is unmatched in the industry, setting the standard for advanced transmissions of video, data and voice services. With the globalization of content, broadband, telecom, HD and IPTV fueling next-generation growth, the ever-expanding universe of satellite communications is the cornerstone of today's Intelsat. Real-time, advanced communications with people anywhere in the world is closer, by far.

Contacts

Nick Mitsis
Intelsat
nick.mitsis@intelsat.com
+1 202 944 7044

Itai Galmor
SkyVision
itai.galmor@sky-vision.net
+44 20 8387 1750

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