… Further increasing satellite capacity to meet new customer demands in southern Africa …

London, 26th November 2008 – Gateway Communications, a leading provider of African telecommunications services, has signed a deal with HELLAS SAT which will provide an additional 36 Meg of capacity over southern Africa. HELLAS SAT, the owner and operator of the Hellas-Sat 2 satellite, located at 39o East, will provide Gateway with Ku-band capacity; it’s the first time HELLAS SAT has worked with Gateway.

Gateway selected the Hellas-Sat 2 because it offered a powerful beam over southern Africa; because of its stability and immediate availability. This ensures Gateway’s customers the flexibility and capacity they need for immediate roll-out of additional connectivity services. With a strong beam with a long life-cycle, Gateway expect to be using Hellas-Sat 2 for years to come.

“Gateway Communications will continue to invest in satellite services over Africa to guarantee our customers have secure, high quality capacity for the future,” said Peter Gbedemah, CEO of Gateway Communications. “The additional capacity from Hellas-Sat 2 will serve our growing base of business service customers in southern Africa, reaching from the Africa’s southernmost tip up to north of Zambia. While we are seeing growth across the continent, we are pleased to start working with HELLAS SAT in a key geography, to ensure our footprint follows our customers.”

“We are very pleased to start our co-operation with Gateway, further enriching our customer portfolio already including leading service providers in Europe, Middle East and Africa that have chosen our company for providing DTH, broadcasting, as well as data communications services. We are confident that this is only the start and we look forward to a stronger and long term co-operation”, said Thanos Papadopoulos, Sales & Marketing Director, HELLAS SAT.

Gateway Communications has more than 1200 customers across 40 countries in Africa, and is the largest single user of satellite capacity over Africa. The Hellas-Sat 2, which was launched in May 2003, is helping HELLAS SAT develop a market presence in South Africa, where it has positioned one of its steerable beams.

About HELLAS SAT
HELLAS SAT owns and operates the Hellas-Sat 2 satellite located at 39o East, offering services in Europe, Middle East and southern Africa. HELLAS SAT value combines high quality services at affordable prices and professional business practices with understanding of different customer needs. HELLAS SAT is a subsidiary of Hellenic Telecommunications Organization (OTE S.A.) the biggest telecommunications provider in south-eastern Europe.

About Gateway Communications
Gateway Communications owns and operates the largest and most advanced pan-African communications network, with customers in 40 African countries.
Established in 2001, Gateway Communications has been responsible for pioneering the delivery of high quality, cost effective voice, data and e-commerce services throughout the continent. Gateway Communications has developed the local presence, skills and expertise combined with the global infrastructure and relationships to uniquely meet the voice and data communications needs of local telecommunications operators and businesses operating within Africa.