Focus: Middle East & Africa
March 13, 2019
Benin's government signed a contract with SES to receive 15 new Free-to-Air (FTA) channels from satellite. As part of the agreement, a number of High Definition (HD) channels will be broadcast over Benin, making it the first HD channels to be available over Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) service across Africa. This marks an important step forward…
March 12, 2019
Eutelsat Communications secured Mondo Globo as the first customer for its recently launched Eutelsat Cirrus delivery solution. This offer has been confirmed by the luxury hotel brand Edwardian Hotels London. Telearabia PRO, Mondo Globo’s new TV platform of Arabic-language Standard Definition (SD) channels, specifically targets the European hospitality sector. It comprises of six channels, including three Middle East…
March 12, 2019
LeoSat Enterprises entered into an agreement with Skyband, a member of the Inteltec Group and a communications provider of satellite and networking solutions in Saudi Arabia. Skyband will use LeoSat to upgrade its existing satellite solutions, giving customers access to a low-latency network. According to the release, LeoSat’s system of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) communications satellites can…
March 7, 2019
Es’hailSat's recently launched satellite, Es’hail-2, entered commercial service to serve government, broadcast, and telecommunications sectors in the Middle East and North Africa. The satellite was built by Mitsubishi Electric Company (MELCO) and launched by SpaceX aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. Es’hail-2, designed with Ka-band spot beams and Ku-band wide beams, joins Es’hail-1 and will augment…