Emerging Markets Communications signs satellite capacity deals for over 200 million dollars

MIAMI, USA - NOVEMBER 2008 – Emerging Markets Communications (EMC),a leading  provider of end to end satellite networks and owner of one of the largest teleport facilities in the world, has increased the satellite capacity available for its customers by recently signing contracts with Yahsat and Arabsat for a value of approximately 200 million Dollars . By leasing new C-Band capacity in both satellite fleets on a long term basis agreements, adding it to its current contracts with Intelsat, Telesat, Gascom among others, EMC sums up to 1000 MHz of satellite capacity and reinforces its ability to provide end to end services to high profile customers around the world.

The new contracts, added to the existent ones, ensure EMC to keep pace of the steady growing needs that operations and/or business of its customers are constantly demanding in the coming years.

EMC provides true end to end communications services to organizations that have operations in countries where satellites are their best or only option for communicating.

“It is no secret that getting satellite capacity is one of the mayor challenges the industry is facing for the years to come. These agreements allow EMC to keep providing its customers with a full range of options, now assuring over 1000 MHz in capacity for their networks and most especially neutrality” said Abel Avellan, President of EMC.

In addition, he said “Our customers are organizations for which the quality and stability of their communications are critical factors in their day to day operations. That’s why we are committed to deliver the best of value added telecommunication services to them. EMC will maintain a constant flow of investment and innovation in technology and capacity to keep ensuring and renewing quality service”.

About EMC
Emerging Markets Communications (EMC) is a premier provider of global satellite communications. Utilizing a high quality, fully managed network, EMC offers private end-to-end satellite networks in more than 140 countries. EMC specializes in meeting the diverse communications needs of its customers, which include international aid and financial organizations, and a series of Fortune 500 companies. A United States-based company with headquarters in Florida, EMC is powered by its network of strategically located, wholly-owned support centers (in Argentina, Germany, Kazakhstan, Russia, the United Kingdom, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, the United States, Kenya and Senegal). In addition, EMC operates two wholly-owned teleport facilities, which are equipped with 11 to 32 meter C, Ku, L, and X-band antennas, as well as 120,000 square feet of highly secure disaster recovery and business continuity infrastructure. The Quality Management System of Emerging Markets Communications is ISO 9001-2000 certified.

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