WORK Microwave, a European manufacturer of advanced satellite communications equipment, has signed a new multimillion-dollar agreement with Eutelsat. Eutelsat is using WORK Microwave’s Ka- and Q-/V-band converters on its ground segment equipment during the next phase of its connectivity strategy, offering ultra-high data throughput via its Konnect VHTS satellite. “Data consumption is skyrocketing around the […]
Satellite operator has launched Eutelsat ADVANCE, which it describes as a global network solution for unlimited reach in a world where increasing digitalisation is having a massive impact on connectivity requirements for businesses. Eutelsat ADVANCE is an end-to-end managed connectivity service, including network interconnection, a management portal and APIs for service providers and their clients, […]
Eutelsat Communications and Vox, an end-to-end integrated ICT and infrastructure provider and telco, have reached a multi-year distribution agreement to extend high-speed network connectivity to South Africa. As of June, Vox will leverage the operational flexibility and power of Eutelsat Konnect, the new-generation high throughput satellite, and Eutelsat’s service to further grow its satellite customer […]
Italian telco TIM is launching a new satellite Internet service as a trial for TIM landline customers located in areas not covered by its broadband and ultrabroadband network. This new service will allow customers to navigate at speeds up to 100 Mbps in download by exploiting the connectivity of Eutelsat’s Konnect satellite reserved exclusively for […]
Eutelsat’s Q3 results showed negative growth in almost all its key divisions, but the company told analysts that its prospects were looking up. Those losses, in hard cash, were miserable. For example, its worsening Broadcast/Video segment (62 per cent of revenues) fell by 8.5 per cent, while Data & Professional Video (13 per cent of […]
A recent Eutelsat-organised Webinar heard comments from Rotana’s COO Michael Cairns. Asked in simple terms how Rotana saw its immediate challenges, he said that they had launched two new channels during the Covid crises (for Kids and Comedy) and the broadcaster had also supplied many of its programmes to OTT platforms (such as Shahid, OSN […]
Eutelsat Communications has announced the successful entry into service of its new-generation Eutelsat Konnect High Throughput Satellite at the 7° East orbital position. Launched aboard an Ariane rocket on January 16th 2020, the availability of Eutelsat Konnect had been delayed due to Covid-related interruptions in the roll-out of the ground segment, but having now completed […]