EUTELSAT COMMUNICATIONS (EPA:ETL) Eutelsat and SBS Net Connect Montenegro’s Police HQ and Border Controls with OneAccess’ Game Changing Satellite Router Solution

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Eutelsat and SBS Net Connect Montenegro's Police HQ and Border Controls with
OneAccess' Game Changing Satellite Router Solution

First-of-a-kind satellite VPN enables ultra-fast, encrypted data transfer
between Montenegro's police HQ and border control stations

30 September 2013 - Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) and Satellite
Broadband Service Network Montenegro (SBS Net) today announced the completion of
an ultra-fast, secure satellite network connecting Montenegro's police
headquarters with the country's six border control stations. The implementation
is the first live VPN to use OneAccess' game-changing satellite router, which
delivers high speed, enterprise-class VPN services via Eutelsat's nextgeneration
KA-SAT satellite.

The new network delivers transmission speeds of up to 20Mbps download and 6Mbps
upload and will enable the Police of Montenegro to benefit from the most
advanced uses of an ultra-fast broadband VPN, including the rapid implementation
of integrated backup and traffic offload solutions in highly secure
environments.

"The ability to exchange information quickly and securely between Montenegro's
Police HQ and its six border control stations will enhance its operations
considerably," said Ljiljana Vukovic, Manager of SBS Net. " This project
provides the Police of Montenegro the means to control the country's borders via
a highly secure network. The results of extensive testing demonstrated that the
OneAccess solution significantly improved the network's user experience and
bandwidth capability, while maintaining an absolutely secure environment. We are
confident that the benefits of this one-box solution will be recognized by other
business clients."

In March, Eutelsat and OneAccess introduced an innovative satellite router
solution using next generation KA-SAT capabilities to deliver DSL-like satellite
VPN services at DSL-like prices to the enterprise market. The solution enables
the delivery of a variety of traffic acceleration, IP routing and IP-VPN secure
transport services and has been specifically designed to meet the needs of
organisations that require centralised control over geographically dispersed
offices, like Montenegro's police HQ and border control stations.

Bertrand Meis, CEO at OneAccess, commented: "Enterprise satellite broadband was
once considered by the market to be a costly connectivity solution, principally
suitable for hard to reach locations. Our partnership with Eutelsat has given us
the opportunity to challenge this perception and open a new sales category for
satellite broadband, enabling communication service providers of all kinds to
offer compelling next generation satellite services to the business marketplace.
This is the first satellite offering to satisfy both the encryption and network
optimisation demands required to bring competitive and reliable business-grade
satellite connectivity to market. The power of KA-SAT has enabled us to provide
innovative and costeffective products designed to meet the challenging demands
not only of distributed companies but also of vital public institutions, such as
the Police of Montenegro."

Jean-François Fenech, General Manager of Eutelsat Broadband, said: "Montenegro
Police's decision to choose a KA-SAT delivered service for vital communications
further underlines the capability and reliability of next generation satellite
technology. Our KA-SAT services are leading the market for satellite broadband,
while our partnerships with OneAccess and SBS Net enable us to deliver this
capability to businesses and other large organisations."

OneAccess designs, develops and markets innovative platforms for the profitable
delivery of CPE-based managed network services for communication service
providers (CSPs) across the globe. In June 2013, the Eutelsat and OneAccess
partnership received the Business Service Innovation Award at the 2013 Global
Telecoms Business Innovation Awards for radically transforming the landscape for
satellite-based enterprise communications across Europe, North Africa and the
Middle East.

About OneAccess
OneAccess designs, develops and markets innovative platforms for the profitable
delivery of CPE-based managed network services for communication service
providers (CSPs). Its multi-service access routers and Carrier Ethernet devices
are designed to ensure service continuity and a high quality of experience for
managed broadband and wireless data and voice services targeted at enterprise
customers. OneAccess service-delivery platforms align with the current and
future deployment and operating models of service providers by optimizing the
delivery of managed Cloud services and migration to SDN architectures. OneAccess
CPE platforms are used by more than 150 communication service providers
internationally, including some of the world's largest telecommunications
companies. With a global presence that includes North America, Europe and Asia,
OneAccess, a private company, was incorporated in 2001. For more information,
visit http://www.oneaccessnet.com.

About Satellite Broadband Service Network Montenegro
Satellite Broadband Service Network Montenegro was established in 2010. With its
headquarters in Podgorica, this recently created company was established with
the aim of developing and offering Internet access services via satellite for
the first time in Montenegro. To enable the introduction of these pioneering
services, SBS Net Montenegro chose as its partner, Eutelsat Broadband, the
leading European provider of broadband satellite communication services for
businesses, public administrations and end users.

SBS Net Montenegro addresses all market segments - households, businesses and
public institutions - with a varied and scalable offer ensuring affordable and
reliable packages to address the different traffic needs of its target market.

Alongside numerous individual customers, SBS Net Montenegro also provides
services to large public institutions such as the Police of Montenegro and the
Ministry of Education, where Internet access via satellite has been provided to
over 60 primary schools in rural areas. For more information please visit us
at
www.sbsnetmontenegro.com

Media contacts for OneAccess:
Paul Rogers / Lucie Wild, iseepr
T: +44 (0) 1943 468 007
E: paul@iseepr.co.uk / lucie@iseepr.co.uk

About Eutelsat Communications (www.eutelsat.com)
With capacity commercialised on 31 satellites delivering reach of Europe, the
Middle East, Africa, Asia, significant parts of the Americas and the
Asia-Pacific, Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL, ISIN code:
FR0010221234) is one of the world's leading satellite operators. As of 30 June
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 provide a wide range of services
for TV contribution, corporate networks and fixed and mobile broadband markets.
Headquartered in Paris, Eutelsat and its subsidiaries employ over 780
commercial, technical and operational professionals from 30 countries.
www.eutelsat.com

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