Telenor Launches New STM Satellite Hub-Powered Broadcast Service

[Satellite TODAY 01-31-12] STM Group has received and installed a fully redundant SatLink Hub 9400 LE for Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc) that aims to provide services with two forward links from TSBc’s new location in Cyprus, the company confirmed Jan. 30.
   With the new hub, TSBc said it would be able to offer expanded coverage of the Middle East region with quality-enhancing features from STM, such as Adaptive Coding and Modulation (ACM), support for up to 500 VSATs, increased bandwidth efficiency with Adaptive Carrier Selection (ACS), advanced MF-TDMA resource control and extensive bandwidth management tools.
   “TSBc appreciates the continuous advancements STM is making with its SatLink platform. Our SatLink Hubs provide the flexibility and reliability that we need to remain attractive to our customers,” TSBc Director of Datacomms Systems Jan Hetland said in a statement.