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Coverage of SpainSat satellite

environmental control and coastal safety, amongst and this is expected to increase considerably through-
others. out the new financial year.

Within the national market, Hisdesat continues to pro- Through our North American investee company Xtar
vide its secure communication services to the Ministry LLC, services are provided to the State Department,
of Defence, thereby facilitating many of the actions un- the Department of Defence and to diverse agencies of
dertaken by our Armed Forces in the fulfilment of their the US Government, with this Government being the
international peacekeeping missions. Coverage has second most important user of our communications
been extended with the Estado Mayor de la Defensa system.
(EMAD), services are provided to the National Intel-
ligence Centre (CNI), the Civil Guard and to the Span-
ish National Research Council (CSIC), in the field of
scientific activities (oceanographic vessel Hespérides). New contracts have been
signed with the Generalitat
A contract has also been signed with the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, for the extension of Valenciana and the Spanish
services to the embassies, covering a network which
is expanding every year Navy

On the list of new contracts signed in 2013 is also that
of the Generalitat Valenciana and the Spanish Navy,
which adopted the maritime traffic control system by In Europe, since the year 2005, Hisdesat has provided
satellite (AIS). secure satellite communication services to the Ministry
of Defence of Denmark and since 2006 to the Ministry
Hisdesat continued with an eye on its international of Defence of Belgium. In addition, secure communi-
expansion, recording during this period billing of 37%, cation services are being increasingly supplied to the
which represents sustained growth over recent years Norwegian Government.

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