Paris – OTE S.A, the telecoms operator in Greece, announced it has selected the KA-SAT satellite operated by Eutelsat Communications to deliver its new satellite broadband service to homes across Greece. The OTE Satellite Internet Service, delivering download speeds of up to 22Mbps and upload speeds of up to 6Mbps, will offer services across Greece to users who until now have been unable to reap the benefits of a quality broadband experience. OTE’s new satellite service is available … [Read more...] about OTE selects Eutelsat KA-SAT
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Eutelsat partners with Isocel Telecom
Cotonou, Paris – On the occasion of AfricaCom 2014, Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext: Paris) and Isocel Telecom, one of Benin’s Internet Service Providers, announced the conclusion of a multi-year lease for C-band capacity on the EUTELSAT 3B satellite to support the country’s tax collection system. A secure private network for Benin’s tax authorities The capacity booked on EUTELSAT 3B will support a secure private network, to go live in December that will raise … [Read more...] about Eutelsat partners with Isocel Telecom
Muvi TV renews satellite capacity requirements
Lusaka, Paris – Muvi TV, Zambia’s commercial broadcaster and one of Africa’s fastest-growing satellite TV platforms, is poised for a new phase of expansion. The company has renewed and expanded its satellite capacity requirements from Stellar, a German play-out centre and satellite uplink facility, that leases high-power capacity on the EUTELSAT 7B satellite operated by Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) to broadcast Muvi TV to Zambia and neighbouring countries. … [Read more...] about Muvi TV renews satellite capacity requirements
EUTELSAT 7B satellite live broadcasts the Rosetta mission
Paris – The EUTELSAT 7B satellite of Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) is part of an exceptional infrastructure put in place by ESA to share the historic landing of the Philae Lander on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko on 12 November. ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft arrived at Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko on 6 August after a ten-year journey through the Solar System. The landing site, currently known as Site J and located on the smaller of the comet’s … [Read more...] about EUTELSAT 7B satellite live broadcasts the Rosetta mission
Crystal TV partners with Eutelsat Communications
Accra, Paris – Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) announced that it has sealed a ten-year contract with Crystal TV, Ghana's commercial broadcaster, for capacity connected to the African service area of the EUTELSAT 16A satellite. The capacity enables Crystal TV to benefit from countrywide coverage of Ghana for its digital platform of pay-TV and free-to-air channels. Access to EUTELSAT 16A transforms Crystal TV into a nationwide provider of digital broadcast services. The … [Read more...] about Crystal TV partners with Eutelsat Communications
Eutelsat to drive TV channel expansion in SEA for i24News and MCS International
Paris – MCS TV (part of Altice Group) and Newslux have selected the Eutelsat 70B satellite operated by Eutelsat Communications to support the expansion into Southeast Asia of two flagship channels, i24News and MCS International. Both channels can now benefit from the exceptional features of the Eutelsat 70B satellite that gives direct access from Europe to the economically booming Southeast Asian market. They have joined a digital platform uplinked from Italy and are broadcast across … [Read more...] about Eutelsat to drive TV channel expansion in SEA for i24News and MCS International