SES ASTRA Adds Hungary to the ASTRA2Connect Distribution Map

SES ASTRA, an SES company, announced  that it has signed an agreement with the Hungarian IT services provider RG Networks to market its satellite-based broadband service ASTRA2Connect to business and private customers in Hungary.
 
RG Networks is a subsidiary of the Hungarian IT specialist RG Hungary, and provides wireless data transmission technologies. By adding ASTRA2Connect to its services portfolio, the company will improve the availability of its services all over Hungary. RG Networks will market ASTRA2Connect under the brand name vannet. Starting today, the service will be marketed to business customers directly and to the residential market via local resellers.
 


 
“With RG Networks, we have found a perfect partner to market ASTRA2Connect in Hungary,” said Norbert Willems, Managing Director of ASTRA Broadband Services, SES ASTRA’s broadband subsidiary. “We are very proud that our technology is so successful in and outside Europe. Low-cost satellite broadband connections are becoming increasingly important, not only for residential users, but also for businesses in rural areas. It is fantastic to see RG Networks contribute to bridging the digital divide in Hungary.”
 
Szabolcs Lengvarszky, Chief Operating Officer of RG Networks siad: “We are very happy to be able to offer customers in rural Hungary such a perfect solution. The technology has an enormous potential for customers outside metropolitan areas. We are confident that business customers who have to rely on stable wireless connections will also be convinced by the ASTRA2Connect technology.”
 
ASTRA2Connect now has more than 60,000 end-users, thereby representing the largest satellite-based broadband network in Europe. Offering always-on and interactive broadband internet access for flat service fees, ASTRA2Connect is immediately available anywhere within the footprint of the satellite. ASTRA2Connect is marketed via wholesalers and internet service providers to the residential, industrial and maritime markets in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
 


 
SES ASTRA is the leading Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite system in Europe. The satellite fleet currently comprises 16 satellites. The ASTRA satellite system delivers services to more than 125 million DTH and cable households and transmits more than 2,600 analogue and digital television and radio channels. SES ASTRA also provides satellite-based multimedia, internet and telecommunication services to enterprises, governments and their agencies. With more than 130 High Definition (HD) channels on its main orbital positions, ASTRA represents the most important HDTV platform for Europe's leading broadcasters. The prime orbital positions for ASTRA are 19.2° East, 28.2° East, 23.5° East, 5° East and 31.5° East.