SkyWay Connect and PanAmSat Work Together to Offer IPTV Services

WASHINGTON, Satellite 2006 Conference, Feb. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- SkyWay Connect, Inc., an IP/ASI-based video distribution provider, announced today that it is working with PanAmSat to deliver IPTV services to small and mid-sized cable systems and telcos across North America based on the SkyWay Connect(TM) MPEG-4 AVC video distribution platform.

Under development, this service intends to rely on PanAmSat's Galaxy 3C satellite to transmit the MPEG-4 AVC video content. PanAmSat and SkyWay Connect will work together to support customer needs and actively participate in promotion of the offering. PanAmSat also retains an option to acquire an equity interest in SkyWay Connect.

Acting SkyWay Connect CEO Gary Hatch said, "We believe that uniting our industry experience with PanAmSat's unmatched strength in the North American video market is a winning combination, clearly making us the leader in this important new field. Furthermore, we can help these service providers consistently increase revenue and greatly boost overall system value."

The alliance combines a long-term trusted satellite video carrier with a group steeped in technical know-how and market experience. Together, PanAmSat and SkyWay Connect will provide a video product that meets the content security requirements of the digital age. Such technologies as program finger-printing, watermarking, digital rights management, open standard conditional access and electronic information structures assure programmer confidence and customer preference.

About Skyway Connect:

Based on the 20-year experience of its founding partner, Antenna Technology Communications, Inc, in cable and Telco head-end system integration, SkyWay plans to become a leader in digitized television programming to small and medium sized cable and video distribution franchises in the US. Over its tenure, ATCi has been involved in the installation of more than 1200 headend systems serving about 55,000,000 pay TV subscribers nationwide. SkyWay Connect will receive video programming from up to 200 standard definition plus 16 high-definition channels of the top content providers. These signals will be combined in an encrypted digital feed that will be sent to a single satellite and returned to authorized cable, fiber-to-the-home and private cable providers for distribution to their subscribers. Visit the Company's web site at http://www.skywayconnect.com/.