PARIS, December 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
PPC (formerly Philips Projects Centre), one of the leading
providers of integrated IT services in Nigeria, has selected Eutelsat Communications
(NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) to boost C-band resources needed to meet
increasing demand from the oil and gas industry. PPC has signed a
contract with Eutelsat for 20 MHz of capacity on the powerful
EUTELSAT 10A satellite whose C-band footprint provides premium
coverage of the African continent.
Created in 1991 as Philips Projects Centre, an affiliate of
Philips Electronics N.V. of the
Netherlands, PPC was transformed in 2002 into a Nigerian
limited liability technology company. Its core activities are
geared towards delivering specialised integrated ICT services for
the energy, financial, medical and other utility and business
sectors via three wholly-owned teleports in Nigeria that host hubs serving VSAT terminals
and deliver 24/7 customer support.
The capacity leased on EUTELSAT 10A will notably enable PPC to
expand its business in the energy sector for which it has developed
unique expertise in remote and harsh environments.
PPC's General Manager of Operations, Patrick Ede, commented on the new contract:
"The strong features of EUTELSAT 10A combined with
our teleport
facilities equip us to
meet stringent and growing requirements for highly
secured communication. Our strategy is to
leverage the strength of EUTELSAT 10A to
meet unique customer requirements especially in
the oil and gas industry and other sectors of the economy.
With EUTELSAT 10A added to our portfolio of
satellite resources, we are strengthening
our Pan-African coverage and service
provision."
Rodney Benn, Eutelsat VP for
Africa added: "This new
contract demonstrates the strong dynamics for
VSAT services in Africa which should remain one of
the highest in the world over the next 10
years. Satellites have well proven
their ability to serve the considerable market of the
interior of the continent and complement
fibre,which is only viable in highly populated
cities and microwave networks, which
are restricted to urban areas. We are
delighted to initiate this new relationship with PPC
which over the last two decades has
forged a reputation as an industry
reference for complex network solutions serving clients operating
in remote terrain and needing the highest quality of
service."
About PPC
PPC Limited (formerly Philips Projects Centre) is a limited
liability company primarily geared towards providing specialized
support services for turnkey engineering requirements, power and
integration of systems. PPC was incorporated in 1991 as
Philips Projects Centre, an affiliate of Philips Electronics N.V.
of the Netherlands and adopted the
PPC acronym as its name after a strategy-driven management buyout
of the Dutch parent. With the buyout, PPC kept its old
businesses and contacts, and also retained the exclusive
distributorship of various professional Philips Business Units and
Product Divisions. PPC is a dynamic and innovative systems
integrator and service provider with valuable strength in systems
integration of Telecommunications, Data network infrastructure,
Security and Public address systems, Professional lighting,
Tracking, Thermal imaging, Solar & DC power supply system, oil
and gas instrumentation, telemetry and tele-protection. In addition
to providing infrastructure and managed services pan Nigeria, PPC also covers 6 African countries.
PPC is driven by a passion for quality and its staff holds one
thing in common: "Good is not good where better is expected."
This is why PPC remains ISO9001:2008 certified. PPC has its
head office at 8 Kofo Abayomi Street Victoria Island, Lagos with operations spread across
Nigeria.
http://www.ppcng.com
About Eutelsat Communications
Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL, ISIN code:
FR0010221234) is the holding company of Eutelsat S.A. With capacity
commercialised on 29 satellites that provide coverage across
Europe, as well as the
Middle East, Africa and significant parts of Asia and the Americas, Eutelsat is one of the
world's three leading satellite operators. As of 30 September 2013 Eutelsat's satellites were
broadcasting more than 4,600 television channels to over 200
million cable and satellite homes in Europe, the Middle
East and Africa. The
Group's satellites also serve a wide range of fixed and mobile
telecommunications services, TV contribution markets, corporate
networks, and broadband markets for Internet Service Providers and
for transport, maritime and in-flight markets. Eutelsat's broadband
subsidiary, Skylogic, markets and operates high speed Internet
services through teleports in France and Italy that serve consumers, enterprises, local
communities, government agencies and aid organisations in
Europe, Africa, Asia
and the Americas. Headquartered in Paris, Eutelsat and its subsidiaries employ
just over 780 commercial, technical and operational professionals.
This culturally diverse staff comprises employees from 30
countries. http://www.eutelsat.com
PPC Press contact: enquiries@ppcng.com, Tel:
+234-1-270-0230 or +234-1-462-7253.
SOURCE PCC and Eutelsat Communications
