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Eutelsat 3B satellite fully fired up at 3° East

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Paris – Following its successful launch on May 26, Eutelsat Communications announced on July 6 that the Eutelsat 3B satellite is now fully fired up and providing commercial services at 3° East. Eutelsat’s newest satellite is designed to increase and diversify capacity and reach of Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia and Brazil. The first commercial satellite to assemble Ku, C and Ka payloads in a single platform, it can operate up to 51 transponders through an … [Read more...] about Eutelsat 3B satellite fully fired up at 3° East

ViaSat and Eutelsat to link high-capacity Ka-band satellite networks

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Carlsbad, California and Paris – ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq: VSAT) and Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) have entered into a pioneering agreement that will enable service access and roaming on each other’s high-capacity satellite networks (KA-SAT for Eutelsat and ViaSat-1 for ViaSat). Both Ka-band networks, representing well over half of all Ka-band capacity on orbit worldwide, share the same high-capacity satellite ecosystem, enabled by the ViaSat Broadband System, … [Read more...] about ViaSat and Eutelsat to link high-capacity Ka-band satellite networks

Eutelsat completes Carrier ID implementation

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Paris – In advance of the World Cup, Eutelsat Communications has taken a new step in deploying across its entire fleet a homogenous monitoring system designed to deliver broadcasters the highest level of service availability. Working in collaboration with Siemens Convergence Creators, Eutelsat has completed the upgrade of its ground station in Mexico City with Siemens CVC’s SIECAMS that is equipped for Carrier ID as well as interference localisation functionality. The Mexico City … [Read more...] about Eutelsat completes Carrier ID implementation

SES and Eutelsat settle dispute over satellite position

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Luxembourg/Paris – SES (NYSE Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) and Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) have concluded a series of agreements including a comprehensive settlement of legal proceedings concerning the right to operate at the 28.5 degrees East orbital position and containing long-term commercial as well as frequency coordination elements. The first agreement ends the arbitral procedure … [Read more...] about SES and Eutelsat settle dispute over satellite position

GlobeCast selects Eutelsat’s EUROBIRD 9A satellite to launch HD distribution platform

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Paris - GlobeCast has concluded a five-year contract with Eutelsat Communications for a third transponder on its EUROBIRD 9A satellite, which will carry a full HD DVB-S2 platform. The first clients on the platform already include Eurosport and Fashion One. Eutelsat’s EUROBIRD 9A satellite was chosen for its potential to reach over five million Direct-to-Home and cable homes. The platform is ideal for channels that want to reach a large audience, with a neighborhood of flagship broadcasters … [Read more...] about GlobeCast selects Eutelsat’s EUROBIRD 9A satellite to launch HD distribution platform