DUBAI, UAE, March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Dubai World
Trade Centre, Hall 1 - stand E1-10
Eutelsat highlights:
- Satellite TV gathering pace at
MENA's most popular video neighbourhood
at 7°/8° West
- 7/8° West breaks the barrier of 1,000 channels.
50 already in HDTV
- Two newly launched Eutelsat satellites with first-class
connectivity between the Middle
East, Europe, Asia, Africa
- Four additional satellites to launch before end 2015 with
superior reach of the Middle East
and Africa
- KA-SAT unlocking new potential of its powerful
all Ka-band platform for enterprises and the aeronautical
market
With two thirds of its 30 satellites located between 8° West and
36° East, Eutelsat operates one of the most flexible and secure
satellite systems to serve dynamic and enterprising digital markets
in the Middle East and
Africa.
At the annual CabSat Dubai exhibition and conference that
assembles key players from broadcast, digital media and satellite
sectors, Eutelsat will showcase its newest resources and solutions
to support customers, broadcasters, service providers, telecom
operators and government agencies as they grow their business
across the region.
The 7/8 West video neighbourhood breaks the barrier of 1,000
channels. 50 in HDTV
(+ 28% over 12 months)
In this expanding satellite TV universe, the most popular video
neighbourhoods in the MENA region have consolidated their positions
as key points of reference for TV homes across the region:
- The 7°/8° West neighbourhood, serving major broadcasters, has
further consolidated its popularity, crossing the milestone of
1,000 channels. Over 50 TV channels are already in High Definition.
To respond to the increasing consumer interest in the
7°/8° West neighbourhood and to partner the acceleration of HDTV,
Eutelsat will redeploy an existing high-power Ku-band satellite to
8° West by end 2013. This will expand resources in advance of the
launch by end 2015 of EUTELSAT 8 West B, Eutelsat's most advanced
satellite, embarking new functionalities to take performance and
signal protection to new levels.
- Eutelsat's high-performance HOT BIRD satellites, home to the
first Arabic private satellite TV channel in 1991, also continue to
benefit from this dynamic with a strong line-up of channels in
Arabic. Over 100 of the 1,100 channels broadcasting from the HOT
BIRD satellites are in Arabic.
The most flexible and secure satellite
system over Middle East and
North Africa, with 20 satellites
in operation
With 20 of its satellites connecting the Middle East and North Africa to the rest of the world,
Eutelsat is uniquely placed to deliver exceptional levels of
commercial flexibility across diverse markets ranging from
broadcasting, telecoms, oil and gas to government
communications.
This unique portfolio of resources includes C-band capacity
connected to powerful continental footprints, and Ku-band capacity
connected to high-power regional spotbeams optimised for
broadcasting as well as for intercontinental connectivity. In the
emerging Ka-band market, the powerful KA-SAT, designed for
broadband services, offers innovative resources over North Africa and the Emirates.
EUTELSAT 70B and 21B, Eutelsat's two new innovative and flexible
satellites will be highlighted in Dubai. Both are designed to provide ISPs,
telecom and GSM operators, video companies and government service
providers with regional coverage and connectivity between the
Middle East, Europe, Africa, Asia
and as far as Australia.
- Equipped with 40 transponders, EUTELSAT 21B has
increased resources at the established 21° East position by 30% and
opened a new service area over North-West
Africa combined with interconnectivity with Europe, the Middle
East and Central Asia.
- Unique of its kind, EUTELSAT 70B has been
specially designed to optimise resources from a single orbital slot
at the crossroads of Europe,
Africa, Asia and Australia. Four powerful regional beams
connected to 48 Ku-band transponders are located on a single
platform, allowing customers to benefit from regional coverage or
to interconnect continents. EUTELSAT 70B has more than doubled
capacity at 70.5° East for data and government services, broadband
access, GSM backhauling and professional video exchanges.
Four out of seven Eutelsat satellites
to launch over the next three years to boost resources for
Middle East and North Africa
Eutelsat's long-term roadmap is clear: to continue to invest in
order to renew and increase capacity as well as raise security so
customer can boost their business and open new paths of expansion.
Within the next three years, four out of seven of new Eutelsat
satellites will take resources for the Middle East and Africa to a new level. This includes in
particular the EUTELSAT 3B satellite, to be launched in early 2014,
which will strengthen and enhance coverage over MENA for data and
professional video services in the Ku-band as well as bring first
class C-band capacity with extensive reach over Europe, MENA, Africa and most of South America.
Estimated launch
Satellite (calendar ) Frequency band
EUTELSAT 3D Q2 2013 Ku
EUTELSAT 25B* Q3 2013 Ku / Ka
EUTELSAT 3B H1 2014 Ku / Ka / C
EUTELSAT 8 West B H1 2015 Ku / C
* Partnership satellite with Qatar Satellite Company.
KA-SAT to unlock new potential of its
powerful all Ka-band platform for enterprises and the aeronautical
market
The KA-SAT High Throughput Satellite is changing the paradigm
for satellite broadband by driving down the per megabit cost of
connectivity. At CabSat Dubai, Eutelsat will continue to unlock the
potential of this powerful all Ka-band platform with new products
for professional markets.
This will include a new aeronautical mobile service called
Eutelsat Air Access, designed to accelerate the deployment of
passenger in-flight connectivity by commercial airlines operating
within the extensive coverage of KA-SAT, with speeds up to 100 Mbps
per airline. Eutelsat will also present a new IP VPN access,
back-up and off-load security-enhanced solution, developed
with OneAccess to deliver high-speed satellite connectivity to
businesses with up to 20 Mbps downlink and 6 Mbps uplink.
Where to meet us at CabSat Dubai
- Eutelsat Stand: Hall 1 - E1-10
GVF Satellite MENA
Summit - Meeting Room Hatta
G&H (above Exhibition Hall 2)
- March 13 - 1pm - 2.15pm :
Conference Global & Regional Satellite Operators and
High-Capacity/HighThroughput Satellites, with
Olivier Anstett, Deputy Director,
Multimedia and Value Added Services Department, Eutelsat
About Eutelsat Communications
(http://www.eutelsat.com)
Eutelsat Communications is the holding company of Eutelsat S.A.
With capacity commercialised on 30 satellites delivering reach of
Europe, the Middle East,
Africa, Asia, significant parts of the Americas and
the Asia-Pacific, Eutelsat
Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL, ISIN code: FR0010221234) is
one of the world's leading satellite operators. As of 31 December 2012 Eutelsat's satellites were
broadcasting almost 4,500 television channels to over 200 million
cable and satellite homes in Europe, the Middle
East and Africa. The
Group's satellites also provide a wide range of services for TV
contribution, corporate networks and fixed and mobile broadband
markets. Headquartered in Paris,
Eutelsat and its subsidiaries employ over 780 commercial, technical
and operational professionals from 30 countries.
SOURCE Eutelsat Communications