New communications solution relies on SES satellite capacity for ‘rapid response’ disaster relief and crisis communications
LUXEMBOURG - Thursday, January 19th 2012 [ME NewsWire]
(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SES S.A. (Paris:SESG)(LuxX:SESG) and its partners in
emergency.lu announce that the emergency.lu communication service has
been successfully deployed in full operational field service for the
first time. emergency.lu has been installed in Bentiu and Maban (South
Sudan) by a team comprised of Luxembourg Civil Protection, the UN WFP
(World Food Programme) and the Ericsson Response Team.
Emergency.lu is a rapid communications solution for global disaster
relief and humanitarian missions, developed and implemented as a
public-private partnership by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
Luxembourg in collaboration with a consortium of Luxembourg companies
and organisations: SES TechCom, Hitec and Luxembourg Air Rescue. It is
designed to help the humanitarian and civil protection community in the
field to (re-) establish telecommunication services and support
effective communication and coordination of first responders.
Emergency.lu can be deployed anywhere in the world within hours of a
natural catastrophe or man-made crisis.
The emergency.lu solution consists of satellite infrastructure and
capacity, communication and coordination services, and satellite ground
terminals as well as transportation of equipment to disaster areas all
over the world.
The communication terminals deployed in South Sudan provide vital
connectivity for ongoing humanitarian operations of the United Nations.
In addition to the infrastructure already operational in Bentiu and
Maban, another emergency.lu communication terminal will be deployed in
the town of Renk in the coming weeks.
Gerhard Bethscheider, Managing Director of SES TechCom, states: “The
emergency.lu platform is an innovative end-to-end communication service
for the international humanitarian community designed to improve the
effectiveness of rapid response to natural disasters or man-made crises.
Its deployment in South Sudan provides instant broadband connectivity
aimed at helping to coordinate the recovery and development aid efforts
in one of the youngest nations of the earth, which continues to suffer
from famine and ethnic clashes. SES is proud to be associated with
emergency.lu and its much needed relief efforts, having helped to
establish the system and providing world-wide coverage through its
global satellite fleet.”
About SES
SES is a world-leading satellite operator with a fleet of 49
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 broadcasting 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 (Paris:SESG)(LuxX:SESG) holds participations in Ciel in Canada and
QuetzSat in Mexico, as well as a strategic participation in satellite
infrastructure start-up O3b Networks. Further information under:
www.ses.com.
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Contacts
SES
Yves Feltes
Media Relations
Tel. +352 710 725 311
Yves.Feltes@ses.com
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