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Expansion Into Asian Market

Hong Kong and Sydney, Australia

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September 7, 2016

NEP Connect (formerly known as SIS LIVE) has announced a partnership with Telstra, a leading telecommunications and technology company, to expand their connectivity network throughout the Asia Pacific region. This gives NEP Connect the ability to distribute critical media content across Asia.

This is  via Telstra’s market-leading submarine fibre cable network and teleports in Hong Kong and Sydney – the largest commercial teleports in Asia and Australia.

The partnership with Telstra will ensure NEP Connect customers have additional high quality access to the vast Asia Pacific region.

“This is a significant milestone in our core aim to be recognised worldwide as a critical connectivity provider, and is a substantial expansion of our increasingly global connectivity coverage.” said David Meynell, Managing Director, NEP Connect.

NEP Connect’s combined fibre and satellite solutions infrastructure is unrivalled in the UK market and includes a managed fibre network called Anylive™ that connects more than 100 sport and entertainment venues, which can now be linked to Telstra.

“This is great news for our customers as it gives them a solid, dedicated path into Asia that complements the suite of services we already provide,” said John Bozza, NEP Connect Commercial Director.

“We have a lot of existing content distribution contracts, but we’re seeing a substantial increase in demand for distribution into Asia, particularly for sports content. The ability to provide this expanded service for such content tracks with our overriding strategy to be the connectivity provider of choice worldwide.”

NEP Connect’s Anylive fibre network will be connected to Telstra’s London hub, which will carry content to the Sydney and Hong Kong teleports for uplinking to the AsiaSat 5 platform, which has a vast footprint that envelopes more than 53 countries.

“We are delighted to partner with NEP Connect to help them deliver high quality content throughout the Asia Pacific region. We have a long relationship with NEP Connect and together we aim to deliver the highest standard of reliable connectivity and broadcast services for which we are both acknowledged leaders,” said Trevor Boal, Head of Telstra Broadcast Services.

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About NEP Connect

NEP Connect, an NEP Broadcast Services Company, has been delivering critical media content since 1989. The company’s rapidly growing international fibre network, Anylive®, connects over 220+ locations including broadcasters, major switching centres, channel aggregators, sports and entertainment venues.  NEP Connect operates two Network Operation Centres located in the UK, co-located with NEP Connect teleports, which supply extensive satellite facilities to complete the connectivity offering.  The company provides a full range of broadcast services from UHD to low bit rate streaming with data and audio transmission services also available.  This comprehensive fibre and satellite infrastructure forms a cohesive and robust portfolio, broadcasting over 200 hours of live transmissions worldwide every day supporting multiple contracted and occasional use events.

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