SES WORLD SKIES, an operating unit of SES S.A. (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), announces that it has reached an agreement with the Andean Community of Nations (CAN) regarding the long-term use of the 67 degrees West orbital position. The 67 degrees West orbital position offers an extensive Ku-band satellite frequency range and excellent viewing angles for coverage of the Americas and the Caribbean. The Andean Community consists of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. The organisation was established in 1997 to foster the political, economic and social integration of its member countries. One of its long-standing objectives has been the development of the 67 degrees West geostationary orbital position with the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) for the...
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