As the international aid efforts for earthquakestricken Haiti get underway, SES WORLD SKIES, a division of SES S.A. (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), is donating satellite capacity on five of its spacecraft and access to teleport facilities in support of relief efforts, disaster recovery and in order to cover vital communications needs. The SES WORLD SKIES satellites involved in relief support are AMC-1 at 103 degrees West, AMC-6 at 72 degrees West, AMC-21 at 125 degrees West, NSS-7 at 338 degrees East and NSS-806 at 319.5 degrees East. The SES WORLD SKIES satellites provide inbound and outbound connectivity for the disaster zone as well as internal communication links. The first satellite-based networks for Haiti went live today. “Satellite networks play a...
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