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PARIS, February 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Algerie Telecom Satellite (ATS) [http://www.ats.dz ], a subsidiary of Algeria's leading telecom operator, is expanding its relationship with Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) with five-year capacity contracts concluded on the new ATLANTIC BIRD 7 satellite. ATS has chosen the superior coverage of the entire Algerian territory afforded by ATLANTIC BIRD 7 [http://www.eutelsat.com/satellites/7w-ab7.html ], enabling it to further...

PARIS, February 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- NomoTech, a specialist in wireless broadband services, and Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) announce the signature of a contract to commercialise the Tooway(TM) satellite broadband service in France. NomoTech's choice of Tooway(TM), delivered by Eutelsat's powerful KA-SAT satellite, will accelerate broadband deployment to users beyond ADSL, contributing to closing France's broadband gap. Tooway(TM) is the...

PARIS, January 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) announces that its Skylogic affiliate has signed a distribution agreement with NordNet, [http://www.nordnet.com ] a subsidiary of France-Telecom-Orange, which enables France's leading alternative broadband supplier to add new impetus to its range of satellite Internet services. Using Skylogic's Tooway(TM) [http://www.tooway.com ] satellite broadband service, NordNet today launched...

PARIS, January 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- On February 16, art lovers across Europe will be able to experience LEONARDO LIVE, a satellite-delivered HD presentation of the landmark and sold-out exhibition in London's National Gallery, "Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan". Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL), Europe's leading satellite operator, is partnering on this unique broadcast with BY Experience, the New York-based content distributor and...

PARIS, January 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SIS LIVE, operator of the largest satellite uplink fleet in Europe and the leading outside broadcast provider in the UK, is ramping up its access to permanent capacity on satellites operated by Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL). New contracts have been signed between both companies for significant capacity on the ATLANTIC BIRD 1 satellite and on W3C, Eutelsat's newest satellite. With multi-year leases guaranteeing...

Altman Discusses the Influence of Satcom on Disaster Management Strategies in a Session to Benefit Telecom Managers and Analysts, Procurement Agents, and Contracting Officers Portsmouth, New Hampshire (PRWEB) January 05, 2012 GlobaFone, a leading multi-carrier satellite service provider has announced CEO and founder Lou Altman has been invited to speak at the upcoming International Disaster Conference and Expo (ICDE) in New Orleans, on Thursday, January 19, at 2 p.m. Altman’s industry...

HERNDON, Va., Dec. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Segovia, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Inmarsat plc and a leading provider of secure, global communications to the public and private sectors, announced today that Andy Beegan, Chief Technology Officer and Senior VP, will participate as a panel speaker at the Satellite Industry Association (SIA) sponsored DoD Commercial SATCOM Users' Workshop, held next week in Arlington, VA. (Logo:...

PARIS, December 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) announces that from 1 March 2012 it will be unifying the names of its satellites around the established Eutelsat brand. From this date, the Group's satellites will take the Eutelsat name associated with the relevant figure for their orbital position and a letter indicating their order of arrival at that position. This new system has been devised to support Eutelsat's efforts to communicate...

PARIS, November 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The winners of this year's HOT BIRD(TM)TV Awards, the unique international event distinguishing the quality of content creation and innovation by thematic satellite television channels, were honoured on November 25 at a gala ceremony in Venice in the company of over 200 international broadcasting executives. Winning public and private channels from eight countries reflected the vitality of the satellite broadcasting market and its...

PARIS, November 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Eutelsat categorically refutes recent reports that claim it is generating interference to its own satellites in order to prevent reception in Iran of international Farsi satellite channels. These allegations are in total contradiction with reality. They are also totally inconsistent with the statement issued in September by the BBC which associates Eutelsat with their renewed appeal for action by regulatory authorities to combat this...