NSS-703 to offer optimized coverage of Middle-East in Ku-band

The Hague, Netherlands, April 21st, 2008 – SES NEW SKIES, an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) announces that Talia Limited, one of the largest suppliers of satellite Internet services for North Africa and the Middle East, has contracted 10.9 MHz on SES NEW SKIES’ NSS-703 satellite to introduce a new broadband network. The network has passed acceptance terms and is available for immediate use.

“Our existing networks on RSCC's AM-22 and Arabsat BADR-4 have been very popular,” said Alan Afrasiab, Talia's Chief Executive Officer. “NSS-703 allows us to bring our services, already known and respected, in standard Ku band to larger geographies.”

Tyler Wagner, Talia's Chief Technical Officer, concurred: “We're happy to get capacity on NSS-703, which has excellent coverage in the Middle East, so we can better support our customers in the region. Coverage is particularly good in Turkey and Iraq, and we can offer excellent service to customers in regions where Arabsat’s BADR-4 has a bit less power.”

Nigel Gibson, Vice President of Sales at SES NEW SKIES welcomes Talia aboard NSS-703: “Broadband access today is a pre-requisite to sustained economic development in emerging regions. We at SES NEW SKIES are proud to support Talia’s services with satellite capacity and to help provide state-of-the-art broadband access to new target groups in far-flung geographies.”

About NSS-703

NSS-703 at 57º East provides vital cross-connectivity for Europe, Africa and Asia. NSS-703's coverage includes a global beam, and two C-band hemispheric beams, which cover Africa and the triangle from the Middle East to Japan and Australia, including all of India and China. A steerable Ku-band spot beam targets Europe and the Middle East. Talia's NSS-703 services are on spot beam 1. A coverage map is available here.

 About Talia

Talia is a top-tier provider of Internet and voice services, recognized as one of the fastest growing satellite Internet providers in the Middle East. Experts in VSAT, wireless, and voice communications, Talia provide coverage from Europe to the Middle East and beyond. Headquartered in London with offices in Dubai, Talia is committed to excellent customer service and top-grade solutions. For more information about Talia, please see: http://www.talia.net/

About SES NEW SKIES

SES NEW SKIES is an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) offering satellite communication services to a range of customers including telecommunications providers, broadcasters, corporations and governments around the world. SES NEW SKIES has a global fleet of seven satellites in orbit, with three additional spacecraft under construction (NSS-9, NSS-12 and NSS-14) and ground facilities around the world.

Headquartered in The Hague, the company has offices in Hong Kong, Johannesburg, Sao Paulo, Singapore, Sydney and Washington, D.C. In addition to SES NEW SKIES, SES wholly owns the market-leading satellite operators SES ASTRA in Europe and SES AMERICOM in North America, 90% of SES SIRIUS in Europe, and strategic participations in Ciel in Canada and Quetzsat in Mexico. SES provides outstanding satellite communications solutions via a global fleet of 38 satellites in 25 orbital locations. Further information on the company is available at www.ses-newskies.com and on SES at www.ses.com