ICS
Technologies
Signs
Capacity
Deal
On
ABS-2
With
Asia
Broadcast
Satellite
9
Mar
2010
Asia
Broadcast
Satellite
(ABS)
and
ICS
Technologies
Iraq
have
signed
a 3
year,
multi-transponder
pre-launch
contract
for
bandwidth
capacity
on
the
ABS-2
satellite
scheduled
to
be
operational
in
2012.
ICS
Technologies
will
be
leasing
Ku-band
capacity
on
the
Middle
East/N.
Africa
beam
and
C-band
capacity
on
the
West
Hemi
beam
covering
Africa
for
the
deployment
of
VSAT
services.
ICS
Technologies
in
an
Iraqi
registered
company
that
brings
together
an
exceptionally
distinguished
combination
of
expertise
in
Project
Management,
Engineering,
Consultancy,
Contracting
services,
Placement,
Procurement
and
Logistics.
With
its
core
competencies
fully
focused
on
Information
Technology
and
Communications,
ICS
Technologies
is
today
the
preferred
partner
for
many
international
manufacturers,
vendors,
international
corporations,
agencies
and
governments.
With
a
range
of
projects
and
clients
that
is
difficult
to
match,
ICS
Technologies
is
well
positioned
in
the
Iraqi
market
as a
formidable
and
dependable
partner
in
all
ITC
projects.
“We
are
delighted
to
work
with
ICS
Technologies
to
offer
them
capacity
on
our
new
ABS-2
satellite.
ICS
Technologies
is a
key
customer
of
ABS-1
capacity
and
the
capacity
on
ABS-2,
which
will
be
co-located
with
ABS-1
at
the
same
orbital
location,
will
enable
ICS
to
expand
their
VSAT
network
distribution
across
the
MENA
and
Africa,”
said
Tom
Choi,
Chief
Executive
Officer
of
ABS.
“We
are
offering
priority
to
our
existing
customers
to
take
capacity
on
the
ABS-2
satellite,
and
we
are
pleased
to
have
ICS
as a
long
term
customer
expanding
their
business
on
ABS-2.”
Mr
Mohammed
Taha,
Managing
Director
of
ICS
Technologies
commented,
“We
believe
that
the
future
of
satellite
communication
in
the
MENA
region
is
quite
assured
and
such
a
step
for
ICS
represents
a
vote
of
confidence
in
both
the
market
and
our
partnership
with
ABS.
Our
experience
over
the
past
few
years
suggests
that
the
increased
demand
for
services
in
this
field
is
matched
by
higher
client
awareness
as
to
quality
and
stability
of
service
which
we
proved
time
and
time
again
to
all
our
clients”.
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