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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (34986)	6/18/2003 11:23:31 PM
From: elmatador	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

OT Hi Maurice. You're gonna love that, mate! Once those wireless data only networks (tyep I am going to build) kick in, they would need international gateways to run over. They would be killed by the incumbents' pressure to block them. Hence they will run over satellite links. Alcatel is alreay being positioned for that. Se press release below: Elmat's First Law: Let voice stays where it is and build a data only network. Hutchison has just bought spectrum for that in the UK. QUOTE Wireless license sale in UK criticized. Financial Times reports that telecoms bidders in the UK spectrum auction for fixed-wireless services criticized the government because PCCW, the Hong Kong company, picked up 13 of the 15 regional licenses. A company that was outbid by PCCW said the operator was using its greater financial muscle to build a national network and that this could be used as a cheaper option for 3G mobile phone networks. (FT) UNQUOTE Alcatel and SES Global in wireless alliance By Tim Burt, Media Editor Published: June 18 2003 23:34 \| Last Updated: June 18 2003 23:34 SES Global, the world's largest satellite operator, is on Thursday due to unveil a far-reaching alliance with Alcatel, the French telecommunications group, to extend broadband satellite links across Europe. The companies have agreed that Alcatel will contribute cash and technology to become an equity partner in Satlynx, the region's largest provider of wireless broadband systems. SES regards the move as a significant growth opportunity, predicting that broadband could account for 50 per cent of its gross revenue over the next two years. Last year, the company saw turnover rise 38 per cent to ?1.35bn ($1.58bn). Alcatel is expected to take 18 per cent of Satlynx, the joint venture set up last year by SES and Gilat Satellite Networks, the Israel-based distributor of satellite internet connections. In the first step, Alcatel is expected to contribute ?36m to the partnership. The companies declined to comment on Wednesday. The joint venture is understood to have launched negotiations with leading oil companies, food outlets and hotel chains about providing satellite broadband networks to filling stations and motorway service centres. Executives at Satlynx are predicting strong demand in areas where fixed line broadband connections are not available. Existing telecom companies are also facing strong competition from satellite providers on domestic broadband connections. SES hopes to expand its presence in broadband distribution with the launch of two new satellites. Earlier this week, the Luxembourg-based company announced orders for two new satellites from Lockheed Martin, the US aerospace group, for launch in 2005 and 2006. The satellites, each worth a total of about ?250m, will have a service life of about 15 years.