Satellite News

SES announced that it has signed an agreement with EuropaSat for the distribution of SES Broadband, its satellite broadband service with download speeds of up to 20 Mbit/s, in the UK and other countries across Europe.

EUMETSAT has increased the bandwidth of the communications link between Svalbard, Norway, and its headquarters in Darmstadt, Germany.

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Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) and FOX International Channels Philippines Corporation (FIC) announced that they have signed a multi-year and multi-million dollar contract agreement for MCPC services, playout and satellite capacity on ABS-1 and ABS-2 satellites.

EMC Satcom Technologies announced its partnership with O3b Networks to engineer and deliver a signal processing technology, ‘MEO Booster ‘ designed to increase the performance and efficiency of satellite links. By increasing throughput, end-user customers receive a 50% higher performing link at a lower cost per bit.

GlobeCast and SES announced that they are providing services to Orange Romania for the launch of a satellite Direct-to-Home TV package this month.

SES said that mobile 3G networks in Africa are set to benefit from new-generation Newtec modems including S2 Extensions technology that boost the performance and efficiency of the SES-5 satellite backhaul infrastructure.

A network of remote sensing satellite ground stations that covers all of China’s territory has been completed, the Chinese Academy of Sciences announced.