The Arab Satellite Communications Organization – Arabsat – held a board meeting in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on 11-12 April 2016. The board meeting involved directors from nine Arab League countries who are elected annually. The Arabsat board meets every three months. Arabsat was founded in 1976 by the …
Read More »SSL to build Eutelsat’s all-eletric broadcast satellite to expand services Middle East, Africa
Eutelsat Communications has entrusted Space Systems Loral (SSL) with the manufacture of a high-power broadcast satellite to serve markets in Africa, Europe, the Middle East and Turkey. Called EUTELSAT 7C, the new satellite will be located at 7 degrees East, a position that already broadcasts more than 370 channels. To …
Read More »EUTELSAT 9B fully functioning, au revoir EUTELSAT 9A
The EUTELSAT 9B satellite has been fully powered up and is now providing TV services to homes across Europe. The satellite has replaced EUTELSAT 9A to broadcast more than 350 channels, of which, 100 are in HD. The channels are being broadcast to cable, DTH and DTT homes. The new satellite …
Read More »Eutelsat, OSN sign new capacity deal
OSN, a pay-TV provider in the Middle East and North Africa, has signed a contract with Eutelsat in order to ramp up capacity for new High Definition (HD) channels as well as the introduction of Ultra HD services. Under the agreement, signed on the first day of Dubai’s annual Cabsat event, …
Read More »From Middle East to LatAm: ABS granted landing rights in Brazil
ABS has been granted landing rights from the Brazilian National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) to operate its first satellite in Brazil. Operating on both C and Ku bands, the ABS-3A satellite will serve a range of verticals including mobile backhaul, rural broadband, video, oil and gas, and mobility applications. ABS-3A, an all-electrical propulsion …
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