NSAB assumes SIRIUS 2 Pan European Beam and Its Customers

December 5, 2003 Princeton, NJ, USA and Stockholm, Sweden -- SES AMERICOM, an SES GLOBAL Company, (SESG: Luxembourg and Frankfurt Exchanges), and Nordic Satellite AB (NSAB), the Swedish satellite operator and SES GLOBAL partner company, announced an agreement today that will transfer, effective from January 1 2004, the Pan European beam on SIRIUS 2 from SES AMERICOM to NSAB. The beam is composed of thirteen 33 MHz Ku-band BSS transponders and three 36 MHz Ku-band FSS transponders on the SIRIUS 2 satellite located at 5 degrees East Longitude.

Dean Olmstead, President & CEO of SES AMERICOM, commented, ?This rationalization of our satellite resources within the SES GLOBAL family of companies makes eminent sense for us, and more importantly, for our customers. We have effectively solidified our interests and operations at 5º E.L.?

Lennart Hällkvist, President & CEO of NSAB, said, ?Our cooperative relationship with SES AMERICOM has been very successful as evidenced by the full rack of customers that AMERICOM secured for SIRIUS 2 since 1998. We look forward to working with these customers and ensuring that their bandwidth and service requirements are completely addressed. Existing customers will continue to be supported by the SES London-based team.?

SES AMERICOM took commercial responsibility for the high-powered pan European beam on SIRIUS 2 when it became operational in January 1998. Since that time, the SIRIUS 2 location has been recognized as an effective transmission point for diverse programmers and distributors including cable programmers, IP companies, sporting services and increasingly DTH. The current customers using the pan European beam on Sirius 2 includes BT, Discovery, ntl, Kingston Communications, SIS, and Iris Gateways.


About NSAB

Nordic Satellite AB (NSAB), headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, owns and operates the SIRIUS Satellite System (SIRIUS 2 and 3). NSAB provides cost effective solutions for TV- and radio broadcasting and broadband services primarily in the Nordic, Baltic and Central and East European regions. The SIRIUS satellites are located at orbital positions 5 degrees East and offer reliable communication links across Europe. Key customers include Modern Times Group (MTG), owner of the Viasat digital DTH platform in Scandinavia. NSAB is an SES GLOBAL partner.


About SES AMERICOM

The largest supplier of satellite services in the U.S., SES AMERICOM, Inc. is recognized as a pioneer of global satellite communications services. Established in 1973 with its first satellite circuit for the U.S. Armed Forces, the company currently operates a fleet of 16 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 key customers include ABC Radio Networks, AT&T Alascom, AOL TimeWarner, British Telecom, Deutsche Welle, Discovery, EchoStar, Fox, TV Guide/Gemstar, Gannett, HBO, Hughes Network Systems, NBC, The New York Times, NHK, PaxNet, PBS, TELE Greenland, TV Europa, Verestar, Viacom, and through AMERICOM Government Services, various agencies of the U.S. government.

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Contact: Monica Morgan
              SES AMERICOM
              +1-609-987-4143
               

or

             Lennart Hällkvist
             President & CEO
Nordic Satellite AB (NSAB)
+46 8 505 645 00