New agreement between La Poste and SES

Under a new agreement with La Poste of France, SES Global subsidiaries SES Astra and SatLynx will offer satellite capacity and 2-way satellite broadband services for the former’s Cyberkiosque, SES said. The Cyberkiosque booths, located in public areas such as post offices and town halls, are computer terminals that use interactive satellite terminals to connect to the Internet. Anyone can access public, Web-based services such as information on family, health, education, housing, transportation, etc. free, the company said. The kiosks also provide videoconferencing capabilities, access to personal e-mail and confidential communications, SES said.