Selects Eutelsat SESAT 2 Satellite to Expand Service Offering in Southwest Asia Region

March 15, 2011

Tachyon Networks, and Eutelsat America Corp., announced that Tachyon is expanding its broadband capacity over Southwest Asia with a capacity lease on Eutelsat's SESAT 2 satellite. The 54MHz of Ku-band capacity has been deployed to meet high demand for satellite services in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region. Additionally, Tachyon's global network enables reachback from Southwest Asia to the United States and locations worldwide, and is especially tailored to airborne and mobile COTM applications.

"We are pleased to be able to offer our customers this additional 54MHz of high-performance satellite capacity as a part of our global satellite broadband coverage", stated Dan Negroni, VP of Sales and Marketing for Tachyon Networks. "Demand for aXiom 7000 Series end-to-end solutions for air, land and sea has continued to grow, and this partnership with Eutelsat America allows us to better serve our military and enterprise customers for Managed Solutions or other capacity needs in Southwest Asia."

Demand for satellite broadband communication services in Southwest Asia, especially for Comms-on-the-Move (COTM) applications, has grown significantly in recent years. However, lack of supply of satellite broadband capacity with sufficient power has thwarted market growth. Located at 53 East, SESAT 2 provides high-power Ku-band coverage in Southwest Asia for telecommunications and broadband services and is also ideally suited for Airborne COTM networking.

Ron Samuel, Chief Executive Officer of Eutelsat America Corp., responded, "We are delighted that the bandwidth, reach and quality of our satellite solutions meet the exacting requirements of Tachyon, a leading provider of end-to-end Airborne COTM solutions for Southwest Asia, and extremely successful for over a decade in delivering unique and mission critical Managed Solutions on a worldwide basis."