SES
WORLD
SKIES
Signs
Major
Capacity
Deal
with
Puerto
Rico
Telephone
to
Deliver
New
CLARO
TV
DTH
13
April
2010
SES
S.A.
has
signed
a
long-term,
multi-transponder
deal
with
Puerto
Rico
Telephone,
a
subsidiary
of
América
Móvil,
to
deliver
its
CLARO
TV
premium
DTH
television
offering
to
homes
across
Puerto
Rico.
As
part
of
the
deal,
Puerto
Rico
Telephone
is
using
five
Ku-band
transponders
aboard
SES
WORLD
SKIES’
AMC-21
satellite
to
launch
its
CLARO
TV
offering.
The
new
television
offering,
which
features
over
130
SD
and
HD
channels
in
Spanish
and
English,
is a
powerful
addition
to
Puerto
Rico
Telephone’s
broadband,
wireless
and
landline
phone
services.
“With
the
addition
of
television
to
our
voice,
internet
and
wireless
service
offerings,
we
solidify
our
position
as
the
leading
full
service
provider
on
the
island,”
said
Mario
Barrera,
Chief
Operating
Officer,
Puerto
Rico
Telephone.
“We
have
developed
a
state-of-the-art
facility
to
deliver
the
best
entertainment
option
in
the
market,
with
a
superior
voice
and
video
offering,
and
better
programming
in
English
and
Spanish,”
added
Barrera.
“We
feel
very
proud
that
Puerto
Rico
Telephone
has
entrusted
SES
WORLD
SKIES
to
carry
its
video
DTH
offering
and
to
play
a
role
in
their
success.
We
are
investing
in
new
satellites
for
the
Latin
America
and
Caribbean
region
and
are
pleased
to
be
able
to
support
market
leaders
like
PRT
in
the
execution
of
their
business
plans,”
said
Scott
Sprague,
Senior
Vice
President
of
Global
Sales
for
SES
WORLD
SKIES.
“For
Puerto
Rico
Telephone,
the
AMC-21
satellite
provides
the
high
power
they
need
to
implement
the
new
DTH
offering
with
an
impressive
channel
line-up
to
very
small
receiver
dishes
at
customers'
homes.
SES
WORLD
SKIES
has
a
history
of
serving
Latin
America
and
the
Caribbean
region
and
will
continue
to
have
a
leading
role
in
providing
satellite
infrastructure
for
the
implementation
of
innovative
applications
to
millions
across
the
continent,”
he
added.
