Yahsat signs Dhs400m deal with Emerging Markets Communications, Inc.

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About Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat)
Yahsat is the UAE's first nationally-owned satellite communications company providing hybrid satellite communications services to commercial and governmental clients in the Middle East, Africa, Europe and South-West Asia.

With a wide portfolio of voice, data, video and internet connectivity solutions, Yahsat satellites are designed based on market requirements and future applications.
Yahsat is partnering with the consortium of EADS Astrium, Thales and Alenia Space to build a hybrid satellite communications system. The first satellite Yahsat 1A is currently being built and will be launched in 2010, six months later Yahsat 1B will follow.

The company is owned by Mubadala Development Company, an investment firm that is helping to diversify Abu Dhabi's economy through capital intensive investments and by building businesses.
Mubadala establishes new companies and acquires strategic holdings in existing companies, either in the UAE or abroad. In partnership with world class investors, the company actively manage investments in strategic sectors including energy, real estate, healthcare, aerospace and services. These investments diversify and further develop the growing economy of Abu Dhabi, while achieving superior returns on its investments.

About Emerging Markets Communications, Inc. (EMC):

Emerging Markets Communications, Inc. (EMC) is a leading provider of global satellite communications. Utilizing a state of the art, fully managed network, EMC offers end-to-end satellite private networks services and teleport services in more than 140 countries. A United States-based company with headquarters in Florida, EMC is powered by its network of strategically located, wholly-owned support centers (in Argentina, Germany, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Russia, Senegal, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States). In addition, EMC operates two wholly-owned teleport facilities, which are equipped with 11 to 32 meter C, Ku, L and X-band antennas, as well as 120,000 square feet of highly secure disaster recovery and business continuity infrastructure. The Quality Management System of Emerging Markets Communications is ISO 9001-2000 certified. For more information on EMC, please visit our website: www.emc-corp.net.

For more information, please contact:

Preeta Iyer
TBWA\RAAD\PR
Tel: +9714 425 8975

Salma Al Mansouri
PR & Communications Manager
Tel: +9712 406 11 11 Ext 115
Fax: +9712 406 11 00