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Castor expands its cooperation with Gazprom Space Systems 13 September 2014

Castor expands its cooperation with Gazprom Space Systems

Castor Networks (the Netherlands) has expanded cooperation with Gazprom Space Systems after signing the contract for the use of additional Yamal-402 satellite capacity for a maritime project in the area of Nova Zemlya Island at IBC 2014 Exhibition.

Castor Networks (the Netherlands) has expanded cooperation with Gazprom Space Systems after signing the contract for the use of additional Yamal-402 satellite capacity for a maritime project in the area of Nova Zemlya Island at IBC 2014 Exhibition.

Castor Networks is one of the first customers of Gazprom Space Systems for Yamal-402 satellite capacity. One year after concluding the first contract the company continues growing its business on this satellite step by step. Recently the capacity used by the company increased 3 times.

Geography of end users using Castor services on the base of Yamal-402 is widespread. Castor applies iDirect Evolution platform to deliver services to Middle East and the countries of East and South Africa (South Sudan, Mozambique, South Africa, Angola). Internet providers, oil & gas logistics companies, mining companies and governmental structures are among the customers.

For provision of these services the company leases the capacity in 3 beams of Yamal-402 satellite: Northern beam, European beam and Southern beam. Cross-strap connectivity is also used between European and Southern beam.

Edwin Cras, Managing Director, Castor Networks says: «Southern Beam is used extensively over Africa from west to east as it allows a competitive proposition to 1.2meter dishes with 3W BUC. This beam covers all of Sub-Sahara Africa and operating this whole region is very attractive. At such, it was an optimal choice and it made us decide to allocate a 9 meter dish on it at the Burum Teleport in the north part of the Netherlands». This antenna is also used for monitoring of Yamal-402 satellite capacity in European Beam.

Castor Networks is well experienced in Middle East and African markets. The company has an office in Johannesburg and not long time ago opened one more representative office in South Sudan. This office promotes Internet access services in the area basing on Yamal-402. In South Africa Castor Networks migrated a lot of VSAT to Yamal-402. Apart from that a lot of big projects for governmental structures of African countries were implemented on Yamal-402 Southern Beam. The capacity in European Beam is used for maritime projects in the Mediterranean Sea and the Middle East.

«Gazprom Space Systems has proven to be a flexible and fast responding satellite operator allowing Castor to provide the high quality services it is known for and expand its presence in the market» - Edwin Cras adds.


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