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continent via our satellites. It's a good advantage that allows us to showcase our services.

Additionally, Azercosmos is also involved in investing—especially in the teleports of the
region—whereby we aim to expand our services and improve our service delivery to
customers.
Right now, Azerbaijan proudly has a very good—and rapidly increasing—relationship with
African countries. This year, we established a new embassy in the Kenya Republic and we
hope that we will have a new embassy in West Africa soon. This new development brings us
a new opportunity to increase our partnerships on a government-to-government (G2G) level,
allowing us to expand our coverage area, footprint, and services in the region.

What makes the EMEA region a key market for Azercosmos? How do you attract or
maintain customers and partners in the region?

The key advantage of Azercosmos for the EMEA region is: we have a wide beam on our
Azerspace satellites, which allows us to cover multiple continents—Europe, Middle East, and
Africa. It is very important to provide this intercontinental connectivity. In fact, by providing
internet connectivity from Europe to Africa, we minimize the cost-of-service, which is very
important in the African market.

We are also actively participating in global events like CABSAT and AfricaCom, which allows
us to understand the market and create new partnerships or find new customers.
Accordingly, we will introduce our services to various partners, and extend these services to
other industries, including end-users and service providers.

What is Azercosmos showcasing at CABSAT 2024, and how do you expect this to
spark greater interest on both a regional and global scale?
CABSAT is very important for us because it is one of the biggest events within the EMEA
region, bearing in mind that a large share of our services is dedicated to this region.
Currently, Azercosmos is providing services to approximately 80% of African and Middle
Eastern countries.
With this in mind, CABSAT is the right place to meet with our customers and introduce new
solutions and products, along with establishing new strategic partnerships.
This year, we signed agreements with Intelsat and Turksat for the Ku-band capacity to
expand our coverage in Africa. We have an existing Ku-band coverage for Africa and the
Sub Saharan regions. We already utilized more than 90% of our capacity which is a very
good result for Azercomos, and now we are looking for third-party capacity.
These two agreements, which we signed with our partners, will allow us to expand our
services and provide a wider range of solutions in the region.
The UAE and Azerbaijan is known to collaborate in strengthening digital
infrastructure. How will Azercosmos play a role in this, and boost the space-tech
economy between countries?
As a satellite operator, Azercosmos plays a very important role in digital infrastructure
development and has formed a strategic partnership within these two countries. What we will
do, over and above our satellite fleet, is provide satellite connectivity to the platforms nearest
the border areas, which are under developed and don't have infrastructure.
As Azercosmos, we will also work on the Space Program—a new satellite program, which
aims to improve and contribute to the digital transformation of the UAE. We are keen to
collaborate with UAE space professionals and researchers, as well as service providers, to
develop space technology and its utilization in the region.

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