Satellite leader opens new Dubai office in Internet City

Dubai Internet City has emerged as one of the world's leading commercial hubs with state of the art infrastructure and business environment hosting a range of multi-national giant companies and enterprises.

Cutting the ribbon to open the new office, The Government of South Australia's Representative Office Director in UAE, Mr Nick Alister-Jones congratulated NewSat and noted that it was yet another excellent example of the successful application of South Australian technology and service providers in the region.

Mr. Alister-Jones further stated that the South Australian Government was a proud supporter of the company which has invested heavily in world class mediaports in Adelaide and Perth.

"NewSat first started operating a Middle East and African presence in 2004 and has seen the operation grow with NewSat become positioned as the premium satellite service provider in the region," said Founder and CEO of NewSat, Adrian Ballintine.

"With the increasing number of new opportunities in Asia, Africa and part of Europe and the success already achieved, the new International Sales Office is a natural extension of the company's growth and commitment to our customers in the region."

"NewSat chose Dubai Internet City as a key strategic base for a region that has a population of more than 2 billion people, a combined GDP of US$6.7 trillion and rapidly expanding demand for communication services," said Mr Paul Seaton, NewSat General Manager - Middle East/Africa.

"NewSat's reliability, high quality and efficient services have helped it become one of the world's fastest growing satellite communications service providers. The company has also recently launched a range of new products including WiFi products with LinoWave and a new VoIP service through MyNetFone," he said.