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June 2006

ST Electronics Awarded A Contract For Its Newly Launched
Satellite Solution In Asia

Singapore, 20 June 2006 — Singapore Technologies Electronics Ltd (ST Electronics) today announced that it has sealed an agreement to provide solutions for SingTel’s satcom services through its subsidiary ST Electronics (Satcom & Sensor Systems) Pte Ltd. ST Electronics is the electronics arm of Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering).

The system for SingTel is a newly launched satellite communication solutions for the Asian market.  It will see ST Electronics delivering and implementing an iDirect hub, stabilised antenna and remote equipment to support the roll out of high speed satellite networks offering voice, data, and Internet access services.  SingTel, Asia’s leading communications company, will use the solution to offer satellite communications services to its customers.

By combining and integrating the strengths and product lines of ST Electronics’ satcom solutions under its Agilis and iDirect brands ST Electronics now delivers a wider, comprehensive range of a robust and niche satellite communication solutions to its customers. 

We are pleased to collaborate with ST Electronics and iDirect to leverage their capabilities which let us address the communications needs of a large and untapped market base.

Titus YONG
Head Satellite Business, SingTel
                                                                                   

The enlarged ST Electronics' Satellite Business Unit, comprising our subsidiaries ST Electronics (Satcom & Sensor Systems) and iDirect, is now able to offer the next generation IP solution that goes beyond the constraints of traditional terrestrial networks.  Our focus on broadband IP over satellite delivers service comparable in price and quality to traditional landline networks and help customers in Asia and around the world meet the various networking demands of their remote or mobile offices.

SEAH Moon Ming
President, ST Electronics

Exhibiting at CommunicAsia 2006, ST Electronics will showcase a complete end-to-end satcom solution which includes very small aperture terminals and network solutions as well as satellite-based broadband access solutions. The company also enjoys the synergy from the strength of ST Electronics competent system design and solutioning capabilities and its market presence in Asia. This expanded product offering is achieved through its subsidiary, ST Electronics (Satcom & Sensor Systems) Pte Ltd, known for its very small aperture terminals and network solutions, and iDirect Technologies which brought to the group its satellite-based broadband access solutions when it joined the ST Engineering group in November 2005.

Please visit us at Hall 6, Booth no. 6B1-01 (ST Electronics) and Hall 6, Booth no. 6K1-07 (iDirect). ST Electronics will also showcase its range of e-Government solutions at Hall 3, Booth 3F3-01.

SingTel is Asia's leading communications group with operations and investments around the world.  Serving both the corporate and consumer markets, it is committed to bringing the best of global communications to customers in the Asia Pacific and beyond.  With significant operations in Singapore and Australia (through wholly-owned subsidiary SingTel Optus), the Group provides a comprehensive portfolio of services that include voice and data services over fixed, wireless and Internet platforms.  To serve the needs of multi-national corporations, SingTel has a network of 37 offices in 19 countries and territories throughout Asia Pacific, Europe and the United States. These offices enable SingTel to deliver reliable and quality network solutions to its customers, either on its own or jointly with local partners. The Group also has major investments in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand. Together with its regional partners, SingTel is Asia’s largest multi-market mobile operator, serving 78 million customers in seven markets.

ST Electronics, the electronics arm of ST Engineering, delivers innovative system solutions to government, commercial, defence, and industrial customers worldwide.  It specialises in the design, development and integration of advanced electronics systems, such as broadband radio frequency and satellite communication, e-government solutions, information communications technologies, rail and traffic management, real-time command & control, training and simulation, digital media, intelligent building management, and information security and mobile commerce solutions. ST Electronics’ subsidiary, ST Electronics (Satcom & Sensor Systems) Pte Ltd, is a leading supplier of very small aperture terminals and network solutions. Its customers, spanning more than 60 countries worldwide, include telecommunications service providers, corporate enterprises, financial institutions, defence, government agencies as well as the oil-and-gas industry. With its innovative products and solutions, ST Electronics enables its valuable customers in turn to provide high quality and value-added services to their end-users.  Together with iDirect Technologies, which joined the group in end of 2005, the company offers end-to-end satellite and broadband wireless communications. Please visit www.stee.stengg.com

Media contact:

Magdalen Loh
AVP / Head, Corporate Communications
Singapore Technologies Electronics Limited
Tel: (65) 6413 1788 / 9822 3321
Fax: (65) 6484 8840
Email: magloh@stee.stengg.com

 
 
     
   
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