Eutelsat selects Babeleye as Sat.tv video metadata provider
Babeleye has powered Eutelsat’s content discovery for free-to-air channels with multi-lingual metadata for more than 24000 hours of content daily.
Babeleye has powered Eutelsat’s content discovery for free-to-air channels with multi-lingual metadata for more than 24000 hours of content daily.
The first commercial satellite in Europe capable of being completely reprogrammed while in space has been put into commercial service.
There will be 15 directors on the combined board, including ten independent directors.
The talks were based around a transaction that will result in Eutelsat and OneWeb shareholders each holding 50% of the new, combined entity.
Multicast functionality allows live events to be streamed without duplicating streams, providing high-quality live coverage.
Eutelsat has signed a number of wholesale and distribution agreements for the satellite in Africa including with TelOne in Zimbabwe, Vodacom Tanzania, and Vox in South Africa.
During H2 of 2022, commercial services will be launched, with pilot programmes beginning in February.
Although the Covid-19 pandemic severely affected the satellite industry, forcing a halt in production, the satcom market is projected to grow from $25.33bn in 2021 to $46.50bn in 2028. We ...
Eutelsat Quantum uses technology developed by Airbus and SSTL in the UK under the ESA Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems programme and supported by the UK Space Agency.
Military UHF satcoms is used by the armed forces for operations on land, at sea and in the air.
Eutelsat ADVANCE is an end-to-end managed connectivity service, including network interconnection, a management portal and APIs for service providers, and Ku and Ka-band capacity.
The capacity will support EUMETSAT, the European operational satellite agency for monitoring weather, climate, and the environment from space.
Eutelsat and Facebook have previously conducted pilots in rural and underserved areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo to offer affordable internet access to customers on a pre-paid basis.
To continue watching CN Arabic uninterrupted, viewers have to recalibrate the frequency of their TV satellite boxes.
It is Eutelsats third most crucial orbital position in terms of broadcast revenue, and second for government services.
Eutelsat stated at the Secure World Foundation that as an operator with a fleet of 37 satellites, it has a lot to bring to the conversation on space security.
Despite the broadcast segment being down, HD penetration has continued to increase, standing at 1,767 channels versus 1,605 a year earlier (+10%), implying a penetration rate of 26.7% up from ...
The contract agreed between Eutelsat and GSA covers 15 years of service provision and represents a total value of 100m.
TelOne will leverage the operational flexibility and power of the Eutelsat Konnect satellite to bring connectivity.
In an exclusive agreement, ESR will make its content available in Europe for the first time in 24/7 HD linear format.
The service is currently being rolled out across Europe and Africa with broadband packages starting at $29.7/month in Europe and $15/month in Africa.
Over 56m homes in MENA are already equipped for DTH reception of more than 1,100 Arabic and international channels broadcast at this position by Eutelsat and Nilesat.
The stake will be sold for an initial consideration of $165.6m, subject to a customary net working capital and net debt adjustments at the time of completion.
Under the agreement, TIM will purchase the Italian capacity on Eutelsat Konnect, as well as a majority of the capacity covering Italy on Konnect VHTS, once it enters service.
The spacecraft is now operational and will gradually ramp up with 80% of the capacity in service by year-end and 100% by March 2021.
A seasoned Chief Technical Officer, Pascal has headed teams specialised in IP platforms, voice and services, fixed networks, broadband wireless and mobile networks.
Sat.tv gives TV audiences an FTA user experience, with the broadest content visibility, while enabling broadcasters to maximise their reach.
Other revenues amounted to $10m in Q1 versus $1.2m a year earlier and $2.6m in Q4 of last fiscal year.
The multi-year contract will enable Kabelio to leverage the reach of Eutelsats hotspot to launch a direct-to-home HD platform.
This delivery constitutes the first large scale use by SWISSto12 with TAS of 3D-printed waveguide solutions for communication satellite payloads.
To be launched in Q4 of 2021, the Ovzon-3 satellite will address the mobile connectivity segment.
Azam will leverage the enhanced performance of Eutelsat 7C to distribute some 120 channels across Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi, Kenya and Rwanda.
However, Leroy will continue to stay at Eutelsat as Chief Technical Officer.
Paratus will leverage the operational flexibility and power of Eutelsat Konnect, the high throughput satellite, to bring connectivity to remote and rural locations in the region.
The operator said that it can make do with less spectrum by rationalising capacity on its current geostationary fleet.
EUTELSAT 65 West A satellite has a high-power Ku-band payload which enables DTH reception of digital and HD channels across Brazil.
Eutelsats full-year broadcast revenues experienced the smallest decrease at 1.2%, due to a decline in business in Russia and the termination of a contract in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The agreement coincides with the entry into service of Eutelsat Konnect, due to start gradually from fall 2020 with operation at full capacity expected from early 2021.
The 48°East position, with its extensive coverage, notably of the MENA region, is ideally placed to address, amongst others, the unique needs of government users.
Eutelsat 8 West B is a satellite with dedicated coverage of Ethiopia on its East beam and is part of the 7/8° West video neighbourhood.
The move is in line with the efforts of several African governments to combat Covid-19 by allowing access to care for a large number of people.
A multi-year contract with Eutelsat will enable Travel Africa Network to broadcast content to Europe and the MENA region.
A multi-year contract with Eutelsat will enable Travel Africa Network to broadcast content to Europe and the MENA region.
RCS will use Ku-Band band capacity on EUTELSAT 7B to broadcast its free-to-air DTH bouquet to the Ghanaian market and over 40 other countries in Africa.
NSR believes the overreaction by markets calls into question the long-term strategy adopted by several publicly listed operators.
EUTELSAT 5 West B is hosting the Eutelsat-procured EGNOS payload under a 15-year agreement signed in 2017 with the European Global Navigation Satellite Systems Agency (GSA).
The company said that the figures of the First Half were in line with expectations, and attributed the growth to improving the Operating Verticals revenues trend in Q2.
The agreement will allow AfricaXP to use Eutelsats 7° East hotspot coverage to roll out a customised offering of 23 channels on its DTH free-to-air TV platform, Premium.Free.
Establishing a maximum cost of transition ahead of the auction will allow bidders a certainty for total costs associated with 5G license acquisition, Eutelsat said in its FCC filing.
EUTELSAT 7C is a high-power broadcast satellite for markets in Africa, Europe, the Middle East and Turkey.
With the exception of the South solar array, the satellite's performance will remain nominal, Eutelsat has confirmed.
Eutelsat Konnect is expected to play a key role in bridging the digital divide between Africa and Europe.
The satellite is a Very High Throughput (VHTS) craft and aims to boost Eutelsat's broadband coverage over Africa.
The annual rankings of companies by revenue growth are compiled by surveying teleport operators globally and referencing the published results of publicly held companies.
The satellite neighbourhood, placed at 13° East, delivers 1,000 TV channels across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.
The deal will enable Panasonic to provide multiple gigahertz of extreme throughput (XTS Ku-band connectivity to airlines across Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
A series of tests were carried out which included horizontal and elevation off-axis radiation diagrams, cross-pol measurements, and raster scans created using QuadSATs system.
Market survey reveals shifting strategies and new players with 12 new satellite operators to enter FSS GEO market in the 2020s.
This satellite will allow Eutelsat to provide Internet services at up to 100 Mbps speed. Its launch has been planned to take place mid-January 2020.
Gains for service providers like Speedcast, Hughes, and Gogo have been overshadowed by the Big 4 operators stagnant revenues.