[Satellite TODAY 06-10-10] German satellite service provider Atrexx has launched a trio of C-Band services for the Africa and Middle East markets, the company announced June 9.
    The offering includes: SCPC and iSCPC services targeted at customers in need of corporate communication and Internet access from a service provider with a European based hub; DVB-S2 and DVB-S2/SCPC services with adaptive coding and modulation (ACM) for customers with a strong requirement for Internet backbone bandwidth; and point-to-point and point-to-multipoint connectivity through a single hop for corporate customers in the region that do not require hub services from Europe.
    The services will be delivered via Spacecom‘s Amos-5i satellite, formerly Asiasat-2, which was leased to the operator in January to help relieve capacity issues in the region.
    “Demand for satellite services in this particular region has been growing significantly. … The Middle East and Africa region represents a dynamic and exciting market for the satellite industry. At this time, interest in satellite services is very evident and Amos-5i has helped us to service that demand,” Atrexx spokesman Markus Schäfer said in a statement.