ANKARA, Turkey and PARIS, December 20,
2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Türksat, the Turkish satellite operator, and Eutelsat
Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL), one of the world's
leading satellite operators, today announced an agreement whereby
Eutelsat will redeploy its EUTELSAT 33A satellite in May 2014 from 33° East to 31°East, where it will
be operated by Türksat under its satellite network filings.
Eutelsat will continue to provide services at 33° East using the
EUTELSAT 33B satellite which was redeployed to this position last
month.*
Türksat currently operates two satellites at the 42° East
orbital location and will launch Turksat 4A in Q1-2014 to 42° East
and Türksat 4B in Q2-2014 to 50° East.
Following the signature between both companies, signed in
Paris at Eutelsat's headquarters,
Eutelsat Chairman and CEO, Michel de
Rosen, said: "We are delighted to take our relationship
with Turksat to a higher level with this new arrangement at 31°
East. We share a common objective to leverage our strengths and
experience for the benefit of our customers and to deliver
satellite resources and service solutions that support the
expansion of a vibrant digital economy for Turkey."
Ozkan Dalbay, Türksat CEO, said:
"Turksat collaborates with Eutelsat on satellite broadband services
for Turkey so that users anywhere
can benefit from a quality Internet experience. Today's agreement,
signed in a spirit of collaboration, is a significant marker that
further strengthens the ties between Turksat and Eutelsat."
* Formerly the EUTELSAT 25C satellite
operated at 25.5° East.
About Turksat A.S
Turksat A.S. is the only satellite operator company in
Turkey. Turksat manages and
operates its satellites and provides all types of satellite
communications through Turksat and other satellites. With its
high-tech infrastructure and experienced staff, Turksat is one of
the world's leading operators in the satellite communication
business. Through innovative projects to meet the communication
demands of the communities in the East hemisphere, Turksat provides
services not only for Turkey, but
also for the people all over the world.
http://www.turksat.com.tr
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
SOURCE Eutelsat Communications
