SkyWay Connect and PanAmSat Work Together to Offer IPTV Services

February 8th, 2006-- 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.

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.

For more information please visit http://www.skywayconnect.com