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SES Platform Services and K-NET Partner to Provide Quality Satellite Channels for West Africa
SES (News - Alert) (Euronext Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG), a world-leading satellite
operator, today announced that SES Platform Services (SES PS), a
wholly-owned subsidiary of SES, has strengthened its partnership with
K-NET, an ICT and Telecoms platform services company based in Ghana, to
create a joint venture. The new partnership will contract SES capacity,
SES PS's and K-NET's services, and aim to bring high picture quality
content to the homes of millions of viewers by strengthening the
direct-to-home (DTH) platform and also providing digital terrestrial
television (DTT) services via SES's prime orbital position at 28.2
degrees East.
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The joint venture will use SES's high-powered satellite capacity,
K-NET's highly-efficient teleport services and SES PS's reliable video
platform services. This partnership will offer a unified bouquet of high
quality free-to-air (FTA) and free-to-view (FTV) channels, from all over
West Africa, as well as some popular international channels, to millions
of viewers in the region.
The partnership will ensure that consumers, especially in Ghana where 98%1
of satellite households are serviced by SES satellites, receive newer
and higher quality viewing formats and also have access to connected
services when they become available.
Wilfried Urner, CEO of SES Platform Services, said, "We are proud to be
K-NET's partner of choice. We are at the forefront of the provision of
FTA and FTV channels in the sub region and driving further DTH
penetration in various West African countries. The partnership will
further accelerate the globalisation of SES's video business, increase
our channel growth and establish us as a world-leading next generation
video and media service provider."
Richard Hlomador, Chairman of K-Net says, "We have worked with SES since
2001 and are pleased to be able to extend our partnership with SES
Platform Services. We have built a robust DTH platform, and delivering
content in consistently high-quality is a top priority for us. This
makes SES Platform Services the ideal partner of choice."
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About SES
SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) is a
world-leading satellite operator with a fleet of more than 50
geostationary satellites. The company provides satellite communications
services to broadcasters, content and internet service providers, mobile
and fixed network operators and business and governmental organisations
worldwide.
SES stands for long-lasting business relationships, high-quality service
and excellence in the satellite industry. The culturally diverse
regional teams of SES are located around the globe and work closely with
customers to meet their specific satellite bandwidth and service
requirements.
SES holds a participation in O3b Networks, a next generation satellite
network combining the reach of satellite with the speed of fibre.
Further information available at: www.ses.com
About SES Platform Services
SES Platform Services GmbH brings the highest quality audiovisual
content - linear and non - linear- on any device, in any format, through
any distribution channel. SES Platform Services supports television
stations, production companies and platform operators with a
comprehensive portfolio of services in the implementation of their
business models. All services are consistently focused on the digital
value chains of its customers. With more than 500 satellite, cable or
Internet channels and thousands of hours of video content that is
delivered to video on demand platforms monthly, SES Platform Services is
a leading technical media service provider in Europe. The company serves
more than 150 customers, including public and private broadcasting
groups, pay-TV providers, rights owners, cable operators and large
enterprises.
About K-NET
K-NET, (www.knetgh.com)
is an indigenous international Telecom platform service provider,
Teleport Operator and system integrator headquartered in Accra, Ghana.
KNET was founded in 1996 and is 100% Ghanaian owned.
KNET operates a large MPLS core backbone network with several Point of
Presence (POPs) throughout Ghana, interconnected using a combination of
diverse fibre and high-capacity SDH microwave links. KNETs Network
Operation Centre (NOC (News - Alert)) and Teleport is located at McCarthy Hill in
Accra, which has diverse connections to multiple international POPs.
KNET provides last-mile connectivity to customer locations based on one
of several access technologies, including fibre, DSL, point-to-point
microwave, WiMAX and VSAT. The state-of-the-art McCarthy Hill Teleport
hosts VSAT platforms, with capacity on the SES Astra 2F satellite,
providing ubiquitous coverage over West and Central Africa. KNET
specializes in the provision of high-reliability B2B network services
for government, large corporate and small/medium enterprise clients.
KNET also provides Ghana's main TV uplink facility from its McCarthy
Hill teleport, from where it provides services to multiple television
channel operators.
1 SES Satellite Monitor Survey Results for Ghana year-end
2014
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