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West Asia with Ka-band multi spot-beam technology, achieving bandwidth supply through 61 narrow spot beams...
this system, providing ground segment maintenance and of training Emirati operators over a five-year period...
communications system built by Astrium and Thales Alenia Space (TAS) for the Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat)...
satellite Astrium Services, in association with Thales Communication and Security, is also in charge of operating...
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Composed of two satellites and a ground segment, the Yahsat project is a commercial and military satellite...
satellite, corporate data networks, and internet services for public and private users, as well as secure communications...
Astrium Services, with its partner Thales Alenia Space, is responsible for the ground segment, which consists of a network...
communications program prepared for launch on a Proton launcher from Baikonur in Kazakhstan...
of ground satellite communications terminals, and for a management system which provides remote control of all system hardware...
Astrium is responsible for the final...
Based in the UAE, Yahsat is a satellite communications...
Thales Alenia Space provided the payloads and is responsible...
operator in the Middle East, Africa, South West Asia and Europe...
communications in Ka-band for both commercial and governmental users...
Y1B, the second communications satellite of the United Arab Emirates’ space...
for the UAE secure communications over the Middle East, complementing the Y1A satellite...
integration of the two satellites and for delivery in orbit...
The governmental mission will bring an increase in the total capacity available...
It will provide internet services for public and private users in the Middle East, Africa and South...
The Yahsat system will offer commercial solutions, including HDTV broadcasting, internet trunking via...
Y1B will deliver high-speed satellite...
 
Belgium Satellite Services s.a. (BSS), one of the major teleport and satellite communications providers in Latin America, and Intersat Africa Ltd. signed a partnership deal to expand their market coverage across the Middle East and Africa. 

Intersat provides satellite communications and broadband services to private enterprises and  public sectors across the Middle East and Africa. The company utilizes modern satellite technology and advanced communications solutions to provide reliable connectivity to major industries. 

BSS was established as the result of acquisition of Belgacom’s satellite services division in 2007. BSS specializes in providing customized satellite networking solutions such as hosting and hub services,satellite broadcasting and IP communications over satellite for  large technical and operational infrastructures in Europe.

The partnership between Intersat and BSS is expected to improve their satellite communications services in the African and Middle East markets. The deal will result into joint sales and larger marketing and product development organisation that will serve more customers.

BSS Chairman Ajoy Khandheria noted that his company is eager to  expand its business in Africa and the Middle East through a strategic partner. He said that its new partner has reliable, stable and innovative solutions that suit the African market. The deal will provide the capacity needed to complete solutions which have been the top agenda of their telecoms and IT convergence projects in Asia. 

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