Eutelsat and Asia Broadcast Satellite Strike Strategic Agreement for Cooperation at 75 Degrees East Position

Eutelsat and Asia Broadcast Satellite Strike Strategic Agreement for Cooperation at 75 Degrees East Position

PARIS, November 16/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) and Asia
Broadcast Satellite (ABS) today announced the execution of a strategic
agreement for commercial cooperation at the 75 degrees East orbital location.
Within the framework of this agreement Eutelsat is colocating its
EUROBIRD(TM) 4 satellite at 75 degrees East with the ABS-1 and ABS-1A
satellites operated by ABS. This redeployment will inject an additional eight
Ku-band transponders to 75 degrees East to address markets in the Middle East,
central Asia and Russia. Renamed W75/ABS-1B, Eutelsat's satellite will also
provide possible redundancy to customers until the arrival of ABS-2, which is
expected in 2012.

Michel de Rosen, Chief Executive Officer of Eutelsat
commented: "This strategic agreement with ABS underscores once again
Eutelsat's commitment to developing partnerships with satellite operators
that enable valuable in-orbit resources to be fully optimised for the benefit
of our community of users. We are delighted to initiate commercial activity
at 75 degrees East through this new collaboration with ABS, and look forward
to building a strong and lasting relationship with an operator of reference
in the Asian continent."

"This marks a historical moment for ABS to enter into a
strategic agreement with Eutelsat for cooperation at 75 degrees East.
W75/ABS-1B will bring increased Ku-band capacity to 75 degrees East for the
Middle East and CIS regions where the supply of Ku-band capacity is scarce
and in high demand. This strategic cooperation will greatly benefit the
customers of both Eutelsat and ABS who have been seeking expansion capacity
in these regions. We will also bring forward the additional Ku-band capacity
which will be provided on ABS-2 planned for 2012, two and a half years early.
Our customers will be able to jump start their expansion plans in 2009
instead of having to wait until 2012," said Tom Choi, Chief Executive Officer
of ABS. "We are extremely proud to enter into this relationship with
Eutelsat, one of the biggest operators in the world. We sincerely hope that
this will be the first one of many opportunities that we can pursue with
Eutelsat in the Asia Pacific Region."

About Asia Broadcast Satellite

Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) is one of the fastest growing premium
satellite operators in the world. Operating the ABS-1 and ABS-1A satellites
at 75degrees East, it connects 4/5th of the world's population covering all
of Asia, the CIS region, the Middle East, most of Africa and Eastern Europe.
Leveraging its extensive coverage and operating its own full service,
redundant teleport facilities in both Hong Kong and Germany, ABS is able to
strategically and effectively offer a broad range of End-to-End solutions
including CATV distribution, Direct to Home, Cellular Backhaul, VSAT and
Internet Backbone services with diverse IP transit through its European and
Asian internet gateways. ABS currently hosts over 90 channels on ABS-1,
making it as one of the fastest growing and top satellite distribution
platforms for CATV distribution in the Indian Ocean Region.

ABS is rapidly expanding its satellite fleet and business
worldwide through the recent acquisitions of the Koreasat-2 satellite
(renamed ABS-1A) and the Mabuhay Satellite Corporation's Agila-2 satellite
(renamed Agila-2/ABS-5). In addition, ABS has completed the procurement
process for a new state-of-the-art high powered satellite, ABS-2, that is
scheduled to become operational during the first half of 2012. The ABS-2
satellite will be one of the largest FSS satellites to be launched over the
Eastern Hemisphere with 78 active transponders delivering over 14 kW of
payload power. Together with ABS-1, the 75degrees East Longitude position
will be the most powerful orbital location in the Asia Pacific / Indian Ocean
region with over 22kW of power and expansive coverage with 122 active C, Ku
and Ka-band transponders.

http://www.absatellite.net

About Eutelsat Communications

Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL, ISIN code:
FR0010221234) is the holding company of Eutelsat S.A.. With capacity
commercialised on 27 satellites that provide coverage over the entire
European continent, as well as the Middle East, Africa, India and significant
parts of Asia and the Americas, Eutelsat is one of the world's three leading
satellite operators in terms of revenues. At 30 September 2009, Eutelsat's
satellites were broadcasting 3,300 television channels and 1,100 radio
stations. More than 1,000 channels broadcast via its HOT BIRD(TM) video
neighbourhood at 13 degrees East which serves over 123 million cable and
satellite homes in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The Group's
satellites also serve a wide range of fixed and mobile telecommunications
services, TV contribution markets, corporate networks, and broadband markets
for Internet Service Providers and for transport, maritime and in-flight
markets. Eutelsat's broadband subsidiary, Skylogic, markets and operates
services through teleports in France and Italy that serve enterprises, local
communities, government agencies and aid organisations in Europe, Africa,
Asia and the Americas. Headquartered in Paris, Eutelsat and its subsidiaries
employ 615 commercial, technical and operational employees from 28 countries.

http://www.eutelsat.com

For further information
Press
Vanessa O'Connor Tel: +33-1-53-98-38-88 voconnor@eutelsat.fr
Frederique Gautier Tel: +33-1-53-98-38-88 fgautier@eutelsat.fr

Investors
Gilles Janvier Tel: +33-1-53-98-35-30
investors@eutelsat-communications.com

Penny Hill
Email: penny@absatellite.net
Tel: +65-81898835

Source: Eutelsat Communications

For further information: Press: Vanessa O'Connor, Tel: +33-1-53-98-38-88, voconnor@eutelsat.fr; Frederique Gautier, Tel: +33-1-53-98-38-88, fgautier@eutelsat.fr; Investors: Gilles Janvier, Tel: +33-1-53-98-35-30, investors@eutelsat-communications.com. Penny Hill, Email: penny@absatellite.net, Tel: +65-81898835

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