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Thaicom inks contract
with National Channel
Nation Broadcasting Corporation
Public Company Limited (“NBC”) which is one of most
popular channel in Thailand, “NATION CHANNEL” has chosen
the THAICOM 5 satellite to broadcast its channel on a free-to-air
basis on the Ku-band beam...
Astel taps into NSS-6
satellite
Astel has tapped into the NSS-6 satellite to deliver the first high-speed
mobile broadband and phone services to train passengers traveling
the busiest commuter rail in Kazakhstan...
W7 successfully lofted
into orbit
The W7 satellite of Eutelsat
Communications has been successfully lofted into orbit by a Proton
Breeze M rocket supplied by ILS. Lift-off of Eutelsat's 5.6 tonne
communications satellite took place on Tuesday 24 November at 14.19
GMT (15.19 CET). After a 9-hour 12-minute flight, the launcher released
W7 into geosynchronous transfer orbit at 23.31 GMT (00.31 CET)...
SES ASTRA enters into
agreement with Italian broadcast and network provider
SES ASTRA has entered
into a partnership with Italian broadcast and network service provider
Milano Teleport to offer capacity from its 23.5 degrees East orbital
position to Italian broadcasters. 23.5 degrees East is SES ASTRA’s
increasingly attractive orbital position offering high quality coverage
of the Italian market...
Gilat chosen by Telefonica
del Peru
Gilat Satellite
Networks has announced it is providing a Gilat SkyEdge II broadband
satellite communications network covering more than 3,500 rural
sites nationwide to Telefónica del Peru. Telefónica
del Peru is a subsidiary of Telefónica Latinoamérica,
one of Latin America's largest telecommunications operators serving
tens of millions of customers in 15 countries...
Tooway service selected
by SFR
Eutelsat Communications
has announced the signature of a far-reaching contract concluded
between its Skylogic broadband affiliate and SFR, one of the leading
telecommunications operators in France. SFR has selected Tooway™
to meet demand for broadband from its customers beyond ADSL coverage...
ONDAS Media to broadcast
RTL Radio broadband service
ONDAS Media S.A., the
satellite radio company for Europe, has agreed a radio and content
cooperation deal to broadcast Luxembourg-based RTL RADIO on ONDAS
Media’s digital satellite radio platform scheduled for launch
in 2012. The agreement will enable digital satellite radio listeners
to enjoy RTL RADIO anywhere in Europe...
MYtv selects NDS for
hybrid Pay-TV service
NDS has announced that
MYtv has chosen professional services and an end-to-end solution
from NDS for its hybrid satellite direct-to-home (DTH) pay-TV platform.
MYtv is planning to launch its pay-TV service in late 2009...
Intelsat-14 launch
successful
Intelsat has announced
that an Atlas V rocket provided by United Launch Alliance successfully
launched the Intelsat 14 satellite (IS-14). Liftoff of the Atlas
V 431 configuration booster occurred at 1:55 a.m. ET, followed by
signal acquisition and spacecraft separation nearly two hours later
at 3:53 a.m. ET...
Cisco router sent
into Space aboard Intelsat satellite
A space-tolerant router
designed by Cisco, the leading supplier of networking equipment
and network management for the Internet, flew into orbit aboard
a satellite of Intelsat, Ltd. The payload, on the Intelsat 14 satellite,
is a demonstration of Internet Routing in Space (IRIS) for the U.S.
military, which is expected to open up a number of commercial and
military opportunities to improve communications connectivity around
the globe...
Belgium Satellite
Services upgrades to iDirect Network
Belgium Satellite Services
(BSS), a leading provider of satellite service to the EMEA region,
has installed an iDirect Series 15000 Universal Satellite Hub to
strengthen the capabilities and reach of its IP satellite broadband
offerings...
ThurayaIP sees heightened
interest
ThurayaIP, the 444 kbps
satellite broadband solution introduced by Thuraya last year, is
seeing heightened interest and demand from telecom distribution
chain and vertical markets. This is evidenced in the number of global
and national Service Providers and Distributors signing up for the
solution, which has more than doubled in less than a year...
EVENTS
Now
in its 5th year, IPTV Forum Asia showcases development in one of
the most fascinating and dynamic IPTV markets. Given the diversity
of the region, the rapid growth and the speed of the new deployment,
it is entirely appropriate that IPTV Forum Asia takes IP network
optimisation as a key theme, looking closely at both access and
core network solutions to support the deployment of advanced IP
Services. IPTV Forum Asia features over 20 speakers from key service
providers. Find out more at www.ipt-asia.com
PTC'10 highlights
the impacts of the rapid evolution of cloud computing for communications
carriers, capacity providers, providers of undersea cables and satellite
services, application developers, media and content providers, and
end users.
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