Telecom Lead Europe: SES, a satellite operator with a
fleet of 50 geostationary satellites has inked a new transponder capacity
agreement with M77, a sister company of satellite television provider M7 Group.
M77 will use the new capacity position distribute its
channel bouquets over Direct-to-Home (DTH) in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
The new capacity of one transponder is at the 23.5
degrees East orbital.
We are delighted to support M7 and M77 in their
successful expansion from their original home market in Benelux into Austria
and Central and Eastern Europe “This agreement shows that we can offer the
perfect conditions for a pan-European player to develop its broadcasting
business,” said Ferdinand Kayser, chief commercial officer of SES.
In Czech Republic and Slovakia, M77 operates DTH platforms
under the brand names Skylink and CS Link and reaches more than 2 million
subscribers.
With this capacity we make another step in our
successful growth in Central Europe and it will allow us to better service the
local broadcasters and our customers. It also underlines the role of the ASTRA
23.5 degrees East position as the most popular DTH position for our markets,”
said Kees Färber, board member of M77.
M7 and M77 are using a total of 13 transponders on the
ASTRA Satellite System (four on 19.2 degrees East and nine on 23.5 degrees
East).
Both companies provide DTH services to more than 3.5
million homes in The Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Austria, the Czech
Republic and Slovakia using the brand names CanalDigitaal, TV Vlaanderen,
TéléSAT, AustriaSat, Skylink and CS Link.
SES signs new capacity deal with Telikom Papua New Guinea
Recently, SES signed a new capacity deal with Telikom
Papua New Guinea (Telikom PNG).
The multi-year deal enables the operator to renew
satellite capacity on NSS-9 at 183 degrees East and on NSS-6 at 95 degrees
East.
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