SES AMERICOM to Expand DigitalC® Platform to Premier Cable Neighborhood on AMC-10 & AMC-11 Satellites

DigitalC® to be showcased at NCTA in Chicago June 8-11, at SES AMERICOM booth #826

PRINCETON, NJ – May 28, 2003 – SES AMERICOM, an SES GLOBAL Company (Luxembourg and Frankfurt Stock Exchange: SESG), announced today the planned expansion of its DigitalC® cable programming distribution service to its premier cable neighborhood, aboard the AMC-10 and AMC-11 satellites, in early 2004. By offering DigitalC® aboard these next generation spacecraft, small and large programmers can take advantage of cost-effective, customized solutions to improve their programming delivery capabilities, regardless of digital platform, bandwidth, format requirements or geographic location.

SES AMERICOM’s premier cable neighborhood, which currently reaches every cable household aboard the Satcom C-3 and C-4 satellites, will get a boost in power, redundancy, and reach once it moves to the AMC-10 and AMC-11 C-band satellites at orbital slots 135 degrees and 131 degrees W.L. More than half of the capacity aboard the two state-of-the-art spacecraft is already under contract 10 months before launch.

“DigitalC® is an end-to-end MCPC solution that leverages SES AMERICOM’s East and West coast distribution hub facilities to provide a very economical distribution platform for everyone from independent and niche programmers to the biggest programmers in the industry,” said Carl Capista, vice president of SES AMERICOM media and entertainment services. “DigitalC® is a proven solution, and based on customer demand the expansion of this innovative service to our premier neighborhood will enable everyone aboard AMC-10 and AMC-11 to reach all U.S. cable households.”

Each transponder aboard AMC-10 and AMC-11 will have 20 watt SSPAs, an increase over predecessors Satcom C-3 and C-4. In addition, a higher level of on-board redundancy plus an in-orbit protection satellite, AMC-7, currently operating at 137 degrees W.L., will provide an enhanced level of protection for programming services. 

The DigitalC® Advantage:
· Turn-key MCPC Solution 
· Customized Bandwidth 
· Flexible Digital Platform 
· Protected Service 
· East and West Coast Uplinks

About SES AMERICOM
With 30 years' experience, SES AMERICOM, Inc. is recognized as a pioneer and leading provider of global satellite communications services currently operating 15 spacecraft in orbital positions providing service throughout the Americas, across Europe, over the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and throughout Asia. As a member of the SES GLOBAL family, AMERICOM is able to provide end-to-end telecommunications solutions to any region in the world. SES AMERICOM's key customers include ABC Radio Networks, AT&T Alascom, AOL TimeWarner, British Telecom, Deutsche Welle, Discovery, Fox, TV Guide/Gemstar, Gannett, HBO, Hughes Network Systems, Merlin, NBC, The New York Times, NHK, PaxNet, PBS, TELE Greenland, TV Europa, Verestar, and Viacom.

Through its two operating companies, AMERICOM and ASTRA, SES GLOBAL has a fleet of 28 satellites and can deliver broadband satellite services to more than 90% of the world's population. In addition, SES GLOBAL's strategic partnerships and participations in AsiaSat, NSAB, Star One, AMERICOM Asia-Pacific and Nahuelsat combine to give entertainment, telecommunications, Internet, news and enterprise customers access to a fleet of 41 satellites.

For more information, contact:

Monica Morgan, SES AMERICOM, 609-987-4143
Paul Sims, for SES AMERICOM, 678-576-6126