The new Agreement provides transponder capacity on Es'hail-1 to Gulfsat for VSAT and high-speed connectivity to MENA.
Qatar Satellite Company Es’hailSat has announced that Gulfsat Communications has used the satellite transponder capacity on its Es’hail-1 satellite located at the 25.5⁰ East hotspot to provide VSAT services across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
Kuwait-based Gulfsat Communications is a leading satellite communications, broadcast and media services provider in the MENA region. Gulfsat also has international nodes (PoPs) in the US, UK, France, Cyprus, Peru, Kuwait, and Singapore, ensuring a global presence and connectivity.
Speaking about the agreement, Ali Ahmed Al Kuwari, President & CEO at Es’hailSat, said: ‘Es’hailSat is proud to support the growth of Gulfsat Communication’s VSAT Network by enabling high-speed connectivity via Es’hailSat’s satellite coverage across MENA. It is the reliability and flexibility of services offered by us at Es’hailSat – Qatar Satellite Company that connectivity providers like Gulfsat Communications find valuable, and we welcome such customers by continuing to invest in growing our capabilities across all our services.”
Mustafa Murad, Chief Executive Officer at Gulfsat Communications, added: “Empowering Gulfsat’s market positioning as one of the prime connectivity providers to the oil & gas clients in the MENA region, Gulfsat selected Es’hailSat’s satellites to expand its service coverage and offer high-availability service packages to the market. We are pleased to expand the business partnership with Es’hailSat as the
first GCC-based satellite operator and aim to expand the business collaboration to cover new verticals in
the near future.”
