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Powerful integration between two live news industry pioneers HACKENSACK, N.J., April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Cobham SATCOM (www.cobham.com), the leading manufacturer of Inmarsat satellite communications equipment, and LiveU (www.liveu.tv), the leader in portable live video-over-cellular solutions, today announced an alliance to offer broadcasters a robust, high performance hybrid solution for live video transmission in diverse locations. As part of the integration, LiveU's...

PARIS, March 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- GlobeCast and Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) today announced that they have signed a multi-year agreement with NOS, the Dutch broadcasting network, for dedicated capacity on the EUTELSAT 12 West A satellite to meet NOS's growing requirements for satellite news gathering (SNG). The new contribution network will support NOS's planned upgrade to HD operations for its SNG facilities and trucks by the end of 2013. It will...

PARIS and TBILISI, Georgia, March 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- JSC Global Contact Consulting, the Georgian media company, today announced it has selected Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) for a new satellite broadcasting platform called Global TV. The company has signed a multi-year lease for capacity on the powerful EUTELSAT 36B satellite, using the widebeam footprint that provides premium coverage of Georgia, surrounding regions and as far as Western Europe. JSC...

Zero Packet Loss over Ka and Ku-band Satellite Channels during Flight GERMANTOWN, Md., March 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite solutions and services, today announced that it has successfully demonstrated high-throughput video and data transmission over SATCOM links on a variety of rotary wing platforms. Employing an advanced waveform technology developed by Hughes, the new communications-on-the-move (COTM)...

Over 700 hours of capacity secured to date for news reporting PARIS, March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) today announced that over 700 hours of capacity has so far been booked on five of its satellites to support the intense media coverage in Rome that followed the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI and the election of Pope Francis. Demand for capacity accelerated when the College of Cardinals began deliberation on March 12 in anticipation...

PARIS, March 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- New generation of performance-enhanced satellite-based VPN services immediately available across entire KA-SAT coverage in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) and OneAccess, the leading manufacturer of multi-service routers and Carrier Ethernet access devices, have joined forces to develop the first performance-enhanced platform for businesses designed to deliver services operated...

PARIS, March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) and TDA (Telediffusion d'Algerie), Algeria's national broadcasting company, today announced a five-year extension of a contract for capacity on the EUTELSAT 5 West A satellite in order to pursue the roll-out of Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) across Algeria. The renewal concerns a 36 MHz transponder on EUTELSAT 5 West A which is connected to a high-power footprint centred over...

DUBAI, UAE, March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Dubai World Trade Centre, Hall 1 - stand E1-10 Eutelsat highlights: - Satellite TV gathering pace at MENA's most popular video neighbourhood at 7degree(s)/8degree(s) West - 7/8degree(s) West breaks the barrier of 1,000 channels. 50 already in HDTV - Two newly launched Eutelsat satellites with first-class connectivity between the Middle East, Europe, Asia,...

PARIS, March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) and Algerie Telecom Satellite, a subsidiary of Algeria's national telecom operator, today announced the conclusion of three long-term contract renewals. The renewals cover 105 MHz of spectrum on the EUTELSAT 5 West A satellite connected to the satellite's high-power service area over Algeria and the Sahara region. The capacity is deployed by Algerie Telecom Satellite to deliver...

PALO ALTO, CA, Feb. 11, 2013 /CNW/ - Space Systems/Loral (SSL), a leading provider of commercial satellites, today announced that the Amazonas 3 multi-mission satellite, designed and built for HISPASAT Group, was launched on February 7, 2013 and is successfully performing post-launch maneuvers according to plan. The satellite deployed its solar arrays on schedule following its launch aboard an Ariane 5 launch vehicle provided by Arianespace from the European Spaceport in Kourou,...