Eutelsat and GlobeCast have signed a deal to jointly market the first Atlantic Bird 3 broadcast and IP platform at GlobeCast’s New York teleport and broadcast center.
The platform will use capacity on Atlantic Bird 3 to provide a transatlantic gateway for video broadcasting and IP content distribution. It will enable small antennas to be used for corporate network distribution and for reception of television channels at cable headends as well as direct-to-home reception.
The platform is equipped with IP encapsulation capability for IP connectivity. GlobeCast, a France Telecom [NYSE: FTE] unit, installed a 9-meter Ku- band dedicated earth station at its teleport in Staten Island, N.Y., to support encoding, multiplex and transmission for the satellite gateway.
