Netcom Africa and Speedcast partner to offer unique broadband and satellite based solutions between Asia and Africa.

06/02/05— Netcom Africa and Speedcast partner to offer unique broadband and satellite based solutions between Asia and Africa.

June 2, 2005, Lagos, Nigeria -- Netcom Africa Limited a leading satellite and wireless communication infrastructure provider in western Africa and Speedcast Limited, a leading Asia-based satellite service provider have announced a strategic partnership, to offer unique broadband, multimedia and broadcast services to the African Market.

“We are pleased to welcome Speedcast, a recognized leader in satellite broadband communications in the Asia Pacific region as a Netcom partner. We are excited to be able to offer connectivity between Asia and Africa which will enhance our product offering to our customers and partners,” said Sean Hsu, Managing Director of Netcom.

“This partnership with Netcom marks an important step in our development outside of Asia. Asian Enterprises are expanding into the African continent and are requesting us to provide connectivity between Asia and Africa, which Netcom will tremendously facilitate. Furthermore, Netcom's strong presence in Nigeria will open new opportunities to service the Oil and Gas industry,” said Pierre Jean Beylier, CEO of SpeedCast Limited.

By combining the broadband and wireless expertise of Netcom with the remarkable success of SpeedCast, customers in Africa will have access to unique and superior solutions. Furthermore, with this partnership SpeedCast successful live streaming IP-platform will be extended to Africa. Leveraging on the two companies infrastructure, with among other things their respective I-Direct platforms covering the Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa regions (3/4 of the world population), Netcom and SpeedCast will offer unique high quality connectivity services to Enterprises and Governments.

About Netcom Africa
Netcom Africa Ltd. is a leading IP infrastructure provider of satellite and wireless broadband solutions in Africa. Netcom's product suite is best in class using the latest generation technologies in satellite communications and supported 24/7 by some of the most experienced customer support and technical engineers in the industry.

NetcomVSAT is a robust, multi-tiered business solution and is ideal for organizations of all sizes from the small business operator to the multi-business process intensive multinational corporation. MyNetcom is the first to market and affordable true non-line-of-sight mobile broadband solution for the single PC user. It is compliant with the 3GPP UMTS TD-CDMA international standard, the leading global broadband mobile standard.

Headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria, Netcom is licensed by the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission and the Nigerian Communications Commission and is backed by shareholders and a seasoned management team who have extensive knowledge and experience in satellite communications, ERP/CRM enterprise applications, international banking, international airline and manufacturing industries.

Brian J. Kim
Head of Sales and Marketing
Tel: +234-1-271-8888
Fax: +234-1-461-1235
b.kim@netcomng.com

About SpeedCast
SpeedCast is a leading satellite service provider operating in over 35 countries in Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa.

SpeedCast's powerful satellite IP-based platform delivers:

Operating on many different satellites in both C-band and Ku-band, and partnering with Tier 1 carriers for fiber requirements, SpeedCast and its 80 partners worldwide provide first-class services and 24/7 technical support.

For more information, please visit www.speedcast.com

Ms. Sandy Kwan
Tel: (852) 2805 6555
Fax:(852) 2805 6505
sandy.kwan@speedcast.com