EU – Baltic States, Good for Business, Technology, Telecomunications

Niklas Sjögren, Sales and Marketing Manager Baltic, SES, commented: “The new satellite SES-5 will not only will be able to provide capacity for new TV channels and services, but will also allow to further develop HDTV and 3DTV services. High Definition standard is becoming the new Standard TV and number of HD channels is constantly growing - currently SES satellites broadcast 270 HD channels across Europe. I’m proud that SES and satellite technology bring better quality TV into households of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia”.

SES-5, successfully launched on July 10 on board an ILS Proton rocket, was designed and built for SES by Space Systems/Loral (SS/L). The spacecraft features 36 active Ku-band transponders, and up to 24 active C-band transponders and is now ready to deliver high performance and extensive coverage for Direct-to-Home (DTH) services, broadband, maritime communications, GSM backhaul, and VSAT applications in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

SES is a world-leading satellite operator with a fleet of 51 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.