Eutelsat and Facebook to partner on satellite initiative to get more Africans online
Eutelsat Communications and Facebook today announce they are partnering on a new initiative that will leverage satellite technologies to get more Africans online.
Eutelsat Communications and Facebook today announce they are partnering on a new initiative that will leverage satellite technologies to get more Africans online.
Eutelsat Communications announces that its new EUTELSAT 8 West B has been fully powered up and is already broadcasting TV channels to over 52 million homes in the Middle East and North Africa. Launched on August 20 by an Ariane 5 rocket, the new high-power satellite is co-located with a constellation of satellites operated by Eutelsat and Nilesat at the 7/8 degrees West neighbourhood.
EUTELSAT 115 West B, the first all-electric satellite of the Eutelsat Communications’ (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) global fleet, has completed the ascent to geostationary orbit and today began in orbit tests. Eutelsat’s new satellite is scheduled to enter full commercial service in mid-October, one month ahead of schedule.
SIS LIVE, leading broadcast connectivity supplier, has signed a distribution agreement with Eutelsat Broadband to use and resell its innovative NewsSpotter newsgathering service.
SIGFOX adopts Eutelsat ‘SmartLNB’ satellite technology for Internet of Things network infrastructure
Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) announces a multiyear contract with United Business Machines EG (UBM), a leading distributor of IT products, services and solutions in Equatorial Guinea. The contract covers lease of capacity connected to the African beam of the EUTELSAT 16A satellite to broadcast the new EG SAT pay-TV platform.
Arqiva, the leading communications infrastructure and media services company in the UK, announced today that it has signed a multi-year commitment with Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) for a 14th transponder at the 28° East video neighbourhood, to serve the UK DTH (Direct-to-Home) broadcasting market.
Telekom Austria Group, Austria’s leading telco, and ANTIK Telekom, the largest regional telco in Slovakia, have selected the EUTELSAT 16A satellite of Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) for their new Direct-to-Home platform for the Slovak and Czech market.
Pulse of Ultra HD market readiness presented at IBC2015 Consumers in key European TV markets are ready to embrace Ultra HD as a thrilling TV experience and to invest in equipment and content.
Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) and SES S.A. (NYSE Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), the two leading satellite companies in the global video distribution market, today announce a new, industry-wide initiative to develop and promote next-generation video technologies, standards and formats...
Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) today announced the signature of a multi-year contract with CANAL+ Overseas, the CANAL+ subsidiary in charge of broadcasting internationally and in French overseas territories. The contract is part of Africa’s ongoing move to a fully digital broadcasting environment which is one of the key technology transformations underway across the continent.