Rustam Minnikhanov acquaints with activity of SES company in Luxemburg

Delegation of the Republic of Tatarstan led by the President Rustam Minnikhanov has visited the Centre of telecommunication management of SES, the biggest satellite company in Europe.

To the point, the Tatarstan delegation led by Rustam Minnikhanov is now in the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg on a short-term working trip (April 9-10, 2012).

The presentation of SES company was organized for the guests. Tatarstan officials accompanied by the company executives also viewed equipment used by SES for providing satellite telecommunication services to broadcasters, Internet providers, operators of mobile and immobile communication and government organizations.

Today, SES is the leading world satellite operator with 50 geostationary satellites. The company was founded in 1985 with the HQ in Luxemburg called Société Européenne des Satellites. In 2001 the name changed for SES Global, since 2006 the company is called SES.

In 2011, different companies comprising the SES group (SES ASTRA, SES World Skies, SES Americom) joined under the single management and brand SES. Regional branches of the company can be found all over the world.

Rustam Minnikhanov acquainted with activity of the Centre of telecommunication management and left a note in the Book of distinguished guests. He marked that experience of SES company can be useful for Tatarstan.

RT Minister of informatization and communications Nikolai Nikiforov noted that the company’s experience is interesting for Tatarstan in terms of organization of rebroadcasting of TV channel "TNV" (“Tatarstan-Novy Vek”) all over the world. Besides, SES offers new Internet technologies for those settlements which face difficulties with laying of the optic fiber.

The delegation of the Republic of Tatarstan was accompanied by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation in Luxemburg Alexandr Shulygin and the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Luxemburg in Russia Pierre Ferring.

The Tatarstan delegation consists of Director of the Department for external relations – Aide to RT President on international issues Iskander Muflikhanov, Chief of the RT Investment Development Agency Linar Yakupov, Board chairman of OAO Ak Bars Bank Robert Minnegaliev, first vice Minister of industry and trade Igor Nosov, Tatarstan official in Czech and Slovak Republics Zufar Abdulgaleev.