UltiSat Announces Completion of C-Band Teleport in Nigeria
Lagos Gateway Expands AFCOMSATs VSAT and Internet Services

Gaithersburg, MD, USA , July 9, 2009 – UltiSat, Inc., a global satellite communications managed network provider and systems integrator, today announced the implementation and commissioning of a C-band teleport for AFCOMSAT, a leading Nigerian satellite services provider. Under its agreement with AFCOMSAT, UltiSat successfully designed, integrated, installed, and provisioned a 6.3-meter, tracking, fully redundant, uplink gateway including an iDirect 5IF Evolution hub at AFCOMSAT's facility in Lagos, Nigeria. UltiSat will continue to support AFCOMSAT in the expansion, operation, and maintenance of its new facility as well as implementing custom network and VSAT solutions for its Nigerian customers.

“A major factor in partnering with UltiSat for the launch of our service was not only its experience in providing end-to-end earth-station systems, but also its specific knowledge of the African market,” stated Bola Awobamise, chief executive officer, AFCOMSAT. “Our requirements necessitated working with a trusted partner that could not only design and build our teleport, but could also be relied on to assist with launching our service and growing our business.”

“UltiSat has tremendous experience in providing cost-effective, high-quality, soup-to- nuts satellite communications solutions for our customers,” said M.G. Abutaleb, chief executive officer, UltiSat. “Our platform-agnostic philosophy ensures that we deliver the best-value solution in response to each of our customers' individual needs, and our commitment to leveraging our own facilities and virtual network operations allows us to offer the most advanced and cost-effective operations model for our clients.”

About UltiSat
UltiSat provides cost-effective, end-to-end global satellite communications services and products to military and government entities, telcos, service providers, NGOs, and enterprises. Leveraging its managed networks expertise, ground-segment infrastructure, VSAT and satellite communications capabilities, UltiSat ensures secure and reliable custom solutions for its customers. Services include Earth-station and network systems design, implementation, integration, and maintenance; teleport services; managed network services; mobile satellite services; and ship-to-shore communications. For more information visit www.ultisat.com.

About AFCOMSAT
AFCOM Satellite Network Ltd. offers VSAT satellite services including broadband Internet to commercial, government and individual users in Nigeria and other countries in West Africa from its gateway in Lagos. AFCOM’s gateways combine modern satellite technology with the most powerful and capable satellites to provide customers with unparalleled levels of reliability and QoS. For more information regarding AFCOM, please visit AFCOM’s web site at www.afcomsat.com.

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