https://spacewatch.global/tag/khalid-balkheyour/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Wed, 19 Aug 2020 05:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/khalid-balkheyour/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2020/08/airbus-to-build-badr-8-satellite-for-arabsat-with-optical-communications-payload-teleo/ Wed, 19 Aug 2020 05:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=25311&preview=true&preview_id=25311 Airbus has been contracted by Arabsat, one of the world’s top satellite operators, to build BADR-8, their new generation telecommunications satellite. BADR-8 will replace and increase Arabsat’s capacity and augment its core business at the BADR hotspot 26°E.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/11/sudans-sudasat-to-be-transformed-by-arabsat-6a-and-st-engineerings-newtec-dialog-partnership/ Thu, 14 Nov 2019 06:00:35 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=16993 Arab Satellite Communications Organization (ARABSAT) announced on 12 November 2019 the signing of a contract between leading satellite service provider, Arabsat, Sudan-based Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) service provider, Sudasat, and global leader in IP-based satellite communications, ST Engineering iDirect. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/05/canal-algerie-broadcasting-from-arabsat-5c-with-globecast-dth-solutions/ Thu, 23 May 2019 05:00:14 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=14251 Arabsat announced on 20 May 2019 that Canal Algerie is now available on Arabsat-5C, the leading Arabic satellite platform for Direct-To-Home (DTH) services over Africa.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/09/arabsat-and-talia-join-forces-to-provide-secure-tv-services/ Wed, 19 Sep 2018 05:00:35 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=10452 Talia Limited, a leading communication provider serving the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and the Americas, have announced the completion, and successful deployment, of a new state-of-the-art uplink platform, complete and ready to host High Definition and Standard Definition channel’s secure transmission on Arabsat Badr-7 satellite at 26°E.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/09/arabsat-and-newtec-sign-agreement-to-provide-hts-coverage-in-middle-east-and-africa/ Tue, 18 Sep 2018 05:00:09 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=10439 Newtec – the Belgian company specialising in designing, developing, and manufacturing equipment and technologies for satellite communications – and Arab Satellite Communications (Arabsat) have signed a new multi-million Euro contract, expanding their long-term partnership.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/03/arabsat-6a-final-tests-spacex-falcon-heavy-launch-later-2018/ Wed, 07 Mar 2018 06:00:09 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=7748 Lockheed Martin, the giant U.S. aerospace company, has completed the assembly of the ARABSAT-6A communications satellite, and has shipped it to the Lockheed Martin facilities in Sunnyvale, California, for final tests and preparations prior to its launch on board a SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch vehicle later this year. Once successfully launched into geostationary orbit (GEO) […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/01/talia-increases-transponder-lease-arabsat-5c/ Thu, 18 Jan 2018 05:00:22 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=7159 Talia Limited and Arabsat are continuing their partnership by announcing Talia’s lease of multiple transponders on the Ka-band Arabsat-5C High Throughput Satellite (HTS), located at 20 degrees East. The multi-year agreement will offer high-quality Internet Protocol (IP) Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) services in Iraq, Kurdistan, and Afghanistan that utilise the smaller, more affordable 74cm […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/01/arabsat-cetel-offer-business-continuity-services/ Wed, 17 Jan 2018 05:05:45 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=7153 Arabsat and German communications solutions provider CETel are partnering to provide business continuity services across the Middle East and North Africa. CETel specialises in end-to-end communications solutions, with an emphasis on fiber-optic cabling. Both companies indicated that emerging Big Data requirements of clients, arising from the growing Internet of Things (IoT) and Machine-to-Machine (M2M) capabilities, […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/01/nine-arabsat-member-states-attend-board-meeting-istanbul/ Tue, 02 Jan 2018 10:29:15 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=6900 With the participation of nine Arab countries, headed by Saudi Arabia, Arabsat is to hold its Board of Directors meeting in Istanbul, Turkey. Arab Satellite Communications Organization (ARABSAT) will hold its 160th Board of Directors meetings in Istanbul, Turkey, on January 3-4, 2018, under the chairmanship of Dr. Nasser Al-Hujailan, Deputy Minister of Culture and […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/12/tunisias-national-broadcasting-corporation-arabsat-unveil-arabsat-satellite-platform/ Wed, 13 Dec 2017 05:05:54 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=6647 The Arab Satellite Communication Organization – Arabsat – and the National Broadcasting Corporation (ONT) are holding a festival and press conference in Tunisia to announce the launch of the Arabsat Satellite Broadcasting Platform on Wednesday, December 13, 2017, with the presence of a group of specialists in the field of media and satellite broadcasting. “The […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/10/bbc-arabic-renews-agreement-arabsat/ Wed, 11 Oct 2017 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=5918 BBC Arabic Television, the BBC’s news and information channel in the Arabic language, and Arabsat, the leading satellite operator in the Middle East and North Africa, announce the long term renewal of their agreement on Arabsat BADR-4  at 26°E which covers the entire Middle East and North Africa region and most of Western Europe. The […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/10/arabsat-broadcast-france-24-arabic-english-hd-badr-4/ Thu, 05 Oct 2017 07:00:01 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=5842 In addition to France 24 SD channels (in French, English, and Arabic) and the radio channels RFI and Monte Carlo Doualiya, France 24 has just started broadcasting two HD channels: France 24 HD in English and France 24 HD in Arabic, these latter being exclusively on Arabsat Badr 4. France 24 HD French will follow […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/10/salalah-oman-host-9th-arabsat-broadcast-forum-october-3-4-2017/ Tue, 03 Oct 2017 07:05:11 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=5846 Arab Satellite Communications Organization – Arabsat – is to hold its 9th annual Satellite TV Broadcast Forum on October 3-4, 2017, at the Rotana Resort in Salalah, Sultanate of Oman. The forum is held under the patronage of His Excellency the Omani Minister of Information,  in the presence of a large number of Arab and […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/08/moroccos-medi-1-tv-hd-broadcast-arabsats-free-air-dvb-s2-platform/ Fri, 04 Aug 2017 07:15:17 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=5295 Starting July 10, 2017, Arabsat announced the broadcast of Medi-1 TV HD on the newly launched Arabsat Free-To-Air DVB-S2 platform.  Medi 1 TV broadcasts standard newscasts as well as talk-shows and documentaries. These programmes cover current affairs, business and financial markets, and sports. It is rated among the top Pan-Arab stations in North Africa. “As […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/08/arabsat-announces-new-frequency-tunisian-channels/ Wed, 02 Aug 2017 07:00:21 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=5251 Arabsat has announced a new frequency on its BADR-4 satellite for the Tunisia Nat1, Tunisia Nat2, Hannibal TV, and Al Janoubia TV channels to join Attasia TV and M Tunisia TV on the Tunisian Channels Bouquet from the Office National de la Télédiffusion (ONT) Arabsat BADR-4 new frequency at 12,643 MHz, while Arabsat viewers are […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/07/berbere-tv-channels-arabsat-badr-5/ Fri, 21 Jul 2017 08:00:36 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=5102 Arabsat is pleased to announce the arrival of  BERBERE TV, the window to the Berber cultural world and a leading North African commercial broadcaster, to the fast growing premium satellite television platform Maghreb Bouquet on the Arabsat BADR-5 satellite. The BADR-5 Maghreb Bouquet will broadcast BERBERE TV, BERBERE JEUNESSE, and BERBERE MUSIC in addition to […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/07/arabsat-launches-unique-free-air-dvb-s2-platform-carrying-exclusive-first-class-hd-channels/ Thu, 13 Jul 2017 07:00:29 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=5064 Arabsat announced on July 10, 2017, the launch of its valuable Free-to-Air DVB-S2 platform that exclusively carries many premium and highly viewed high definition (HD) international channels, broadcast as Free-to-Air across the Middle East, North Africa, and Europe via the superior coverage of Arabsat BADR-4, which can be viewed with a minimum receiver dish size. […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/07/arabsat-tv5-launch-tv5-monde-maghreb-orient-hd-tv5-monde-style-hd-arabsat-brand-free-air-dvb-s2-platform/ Fri, 07 Jul 2017 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=5018 Arabsat and TV5 Monde have announced the broadcast of both TV5 Monde Maghreb Orient High Definition (HD) and TV5 Monde Style HD on the newly launched Arabsat Free-To-Air DVB-S2 platform. It carries – exclusively – many premium and highly viewed HD international channels, broadcast as Free-to-Air across the Middle East and North Africa via the […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/04/oman-hosts-40th-session-arabsat-general-assembly-meeting-muscat/ Wed, 12 Apr 2017 07:15:32 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=3994 The Arab Satellite Communications Organization – Arabsat – is holding its Board of Directors meeting in, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, on April 11-12, 2017 , followed by the General Assembly meeting with the attendance of their excellencies the Arab ministers of telecommunications and the heads of Arab delegations. Engineer Khalid Balkheyour, President and CEO of […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/02/arabsat-ont-launch-tunisian-platform-badr-4/ Thu, 16 Feb 2017 10:00:54 +0000 http://spacewatchme.com/?p=3314 Arabsat and ONT have announced the signing an agreement to launch a Tunisian broadcast platform on Arabsat Badr-4 at 26°E. This platform operation will start by end of Q2, 2017  and will allow Tunisian and regional broadcasters to have a direct access from Tunis  to the growing 26°E neighbourhood with a coverage encompassing MENA and Western Europe. […]]]>