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ESA Tucked away in a vacuum chamber for several months, Europe’s largest telecom satellite has faced the harsh conditions it will deal with once it is launched into space this summer. Testing at Intespace in Toulouse, France, simulated conditions close to those Alphasat will experience in flight, including the intense cold of its transfer orbits in the early stages of the mission. Not only was Alphasat’s ability to control its temperature tested, but other features were also put...

PARIS, February 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Note: This press release contains unaudited condensed consolidated half-year accounts prepared under IFRS which was reviewed by the Audit Committee 5 February 2013 and approved by the Board of Directors of Eutelsat Communications on 7 February 2013. - Revenue growth: +5.2% at EUR633.6 million, including EUTELSAT 172A; +3.3% at constant currency - Profitability: - EBITDA[1] up 4.9% to...

PARIS, January 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) announces the launch of a new aeronautical mobile service called Eutelsat Air Access designed to accelerate the deployment by commercial airlines operating in Europe of in-flight connectivity for passengers. Delivering speeds of up to 100 Mbps per airliner, Eutelsat Air Access will be available from mid-2013. The new service uses ViaSat SurfBeam(R) 2 technology, the most advanced and...

PARIS, January 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) today announced the full entry into commercial service of the powerful EUTELSAT 70B satellite at 70.5degree(s) East. The seamless transfer of all traffic from the EUTELSAT 70A satellite was carried out overnight by Eutelsat's control centre, working in close collaboration with clients and providers of uplink services. EUTELSAT 70B has been custom-designed to optimise resources at...

PARIS, January 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) today announced the deployment on a future satellite of a new generation of advanced functions designed by European industry to further raise the bar of performance, flexibility and signal security. The enhancements will fly for the first time on the EUTELSAT 8 West B satellite which is due to be launched in 2015. The new functions developed by the satellite's prime contractor, Thales...

PARIS, December 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Longstanding 21.5degree(s) East orbital position takes on a new dimension Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) today announced the full entry into commercial service of the powerful EUTELSAT 21B satellite at 21.5degree(s) East. The seamless transfer of all traffic from the EUTELSAT 21A satellite was carried out overnight by Eutelsat's control centre, working in close collaboration with clients and providers of uplink...

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SatCom Marketing, LLC, a teleservices company located in Minneapolis, MN, announced that Bob Bedford has joined their executive team as Vice President of Sales and Client Relations. Mr. Bedford is a 16 year veteran of the cable and satellite television industry, most recently as the Senior Vice President of Marketing for the cable television network REELZCHANNEL. Prior to that, he was Vice President of Customer Service & Back Office...

PARIS and JOHANNESBURG, December 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Organised by Eutelsat and MultiChoice Africa, the 2012 DStv Eutelsat Star Awards has proved a resounding success, drawing on the popularity of last year's first edition for high-school students from across Africa. The winners of the second edition were announced in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, with a spotlight on East Africa as Anthony Oyom Peter from Uganda was chosen as the winner for his essay and Eva Chemwgorem from...

CARLSBAD, Calif., Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq: VSAT) has successfully implemented an Integrated Waveform Network Control Station (IW NCS) for the United Kingdom Ministry of Defense (MOD). The IW is designed to allow the UK MOD to make the most efficient use of its UHF satcom assets with seamless voice and data assignments across 5 and 25 kHz UHF channels. Additional benefits include significantly improved voice quality and interoperability with U.S. military...

PARIS, December 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) announces that its EUTELSAT 70B satellite has been successfully delivered into orbit by a Zenit-3SL rocket operated by Sea Launch AG from the ocean-based Odyssey Launch Platform in international waters of the Pacific Ocean. Lift-off of the rocket carrying the 5.2 tonne satellite took place on Monday 3 December at 20.44 GMT/UTC. After a 1-hour 6-minute flight, the Zenit-3SL booster...