Vivacom to Deliver Digital Terrestrial Television via Intelsat 33e
March 21 2017 - 10:00PM
Business Wire
Intelsat EpicNG platform delivers higher performance,
availability for DTT distribution in Bulgaria
Intelsat (NYSE: I), operator of the world’s first Globalized
Network, powered by its leading satellite backbone, today announced
that telecom provider Vivacom, the leading telecommunication
service provider in Bulgaria, will use the Intelsat 33e satellite
to distribute digital terrestrial television (DTT) services
throughout the country.
Intelsat 33e, located at 60° East, the first HTS Ku-band
satellite to serve Eastern Europe, provides Vivacom access to
higher performance bandwidth over Bulgaria – well-suited for
supporting its growing DTT business as well as supporting Vivacom’s
expansion beyond its traditional broadband and government
applications.
Intelsat 33e also carries the most advanced digital payload
available commercially, which allows for connectivity between
spectrum types, in any bandwidth increment and from any beam to any
beam. This offers Vivacom the capability to use its existing
18.3-meter C-band antenna at Teleport Plana for uplink to increase
availability while delivering the content via Ku-band to several
hundred DTT retransmission sites. The digital payload technology is
available exclusively on the Intelsat EpicNG.
Vivacom is transitioning the DTT service to Intelsat 33e, which
entered service in January, from Intelsat 12 at 45° East. Vivacom
will continue to use Intelsat 12 and the 45° East location to
further expand direct-to-home (DTH) offerings in Bulgaria, uplink
business and complement the DTT services.
“Intelsat has designed a customized and flexible solution that
enables us to improve our DTT transmission in Bulgaria, relying on
Intelsat 33e’s high power beams,” says Vladimir Rangelov, Senior
manager Broadcasting services, Vivacom. “Intelsat’s network
delivers a robust and flexible solution that we need to quickly
adapt to the changing dynamics in the media landscape. Intelsat’s
services support our mission to continue to deliver reliable,
affordable services and the high-quality content that viewers
expect.”
“With the Intelsat EpicNG platform, Intelsat is delivering on
the promise of HTS, providing enhanced services that support
multiple applications for customers around the globe,” said Rhys
Morgan, Intelsat’s Sales Director, Europe and Middle East.
“Intelsat EpicNG is designed to support our customers more
efficiently in existing markets as well as provide capabilities to
open the door for new services that will evolve in the future.”
Supporting Resources:
- Intelsat Media Services:
http://www.intelsat.com/solutions/media/
- Learn more about Intelsat
EpicNG:
http://www.intelsat.com/global-network/satellites/epicng/
About Intelsat
Intelsat S.A. (NYSE: I) operates the world’s first Globalized
Network, delivering high-quality, cost-effective video and
broadband services anywhere in the world. Intelsat’s Globalized
Network combines the world’s largest satellite backbone with
terrestrial infrastructure, managed services and an open,
interoperable architecture to enable customers to drive revenue and
reach through a new generation of network services. Thousands of
organizations serving billions of people worldwide rely on Intelsat
to provide ubiquitous broadband connectivity, multi-format video
broadcasting, secure satellite communications and seamless mobility
services. The end result is an entirely new world, one that allows
us to envision the impossible, connect without boundaries and
transform the ways in which we live. For more information, visit
www.intelsat.com.
About Vivacom
Vivacom is the leader in developing modern integrated
telecommunication services in Bulgaria. Its mission and goal is to
provide personalized services to its customers: mobile and fixed
voice services; high speed broadband internet access through fiber
optic, copper and satellite infrastructure; data transmission
services via the mobile and fixed networks; digital interactive
television, and individual telecommunication solutions tailor-made
for the client. Headquartered in Sofia, Bulgaria, Vivacom serves
the communication needs of its large customer base and owns a
mature national distribution network with over 230 retail outlets.
For more information, visit www.vivacom.bg.
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