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direct-to-home (DTH), Ethiopian TV viewers must
have their respective local satellite antenna installer
change the position of their antenna. This will allow
them to receive the content from SES’s NSS-12
satellite. “SES is supporting every aspect of this
launch and providing on-the-ground services to
ensure the success of Ethiosat, which includes
training local installers to correctly repoint the
satellite dishes of each TV household to ensure
a seamless migration. Ethiosat is bringing a
completely new television experience to Ethiopians.
We intend for the reliability and quality of the new
platform to attract many new viewers, fuelling a
bright future for the Ethiopian media sector,” said
Ferdinand Kayser, CEO of SES Video

Kartina TV Expands Reach Via SES Satellite at 19.2 Degrees East

Over-the-Top (OTT) platform Kartina TV and apps. “As OTT content providers, we standard for OTT platforms in expanding
will be broadcasting the tailored bouquet want to be delivering content to everyone, the reach, viewership and value of multi-
of Russian-language TV channels across but there are limitations when it comes genre content. Given SES’s leading satellite
Western Europe as they aim to increase to terrestrial networks. By combining our broadcasting position in Europe, we are in
the number of viewers watching their offering with satellite, we will be able to a unique position to support Kartina TV
content, SES announced today. The broadcast channels for viewers who have with its new strategy to work with satellite
content, which soon will be available on limited broadband connectivity, and open distribution to expand their business by
a new FTV (Free-to-View) encrypted DTH up a new market for Kartina,” said Oleg offering multi-genre, free-to-view Russian
platform on ASTRA 1N satellite at 19.2 Jecov, Head of Satellite Project of Kartina package in Europe via satellite.” The new
degrees East, will continue to be available TV. Håkan Sjödin, Vice President, Sales Kartina Satellite Verimatrix encrypted
over IP networks. One of the leading pay Nordic, Baltic and Eastern Europe of SES FTV platform will carry around 30-40 SD
TV operators in Europe and the US for Video, said, “At SES, we increasingly see Channels in HEVC encoding and is available
Russian-language programming, Kartina how OTT players are keen to expand their for users who have a dedicated 4K / UHD
TV caters to the Russian-speaking markets by leveraging the superpower of HDR Android based hybrid cardless STB
diaspora who can access Russian- satellite – reach. This deal with Kartina with categorized lists of FTA channels and
language content via OTT set-up boxes TV is an example of that, and sets a new extended EPG support.

SES, Thales Achieve Record IFC Speeds

SES and Thales reached a new record for in excess of 265 Mbps via the Thales is fundamental in delivering the best
In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) speeds. The FlytLIVE connectivity network featuring passenger experience in the skies. Our
companies demonstrated uninterrupted the Hughes Jupiter System and a Hughes cruise customers have long experienced
access to high-throughput broadband ModMan integrated with the ThinKom the benefits of the combined power that low
applications for the first time over a platform Ka2517 phased-array airborne antenna. latency MEO- and GEO-based connectivity
supporting multi-orbit interoperability, The engineers were able to demonstrate brings to network performance and
switching between SES’s Geostationary reliable delivery of 4K video streaming, resilience. This innovation is now on
Orbit (GEO) and O3b Medium-Earth Orbit social media networking, e-commerce its way for connected commercial and
(MEO) satellite beams. The demo flight transactions, audio conferencing, business air travel,” said Steve Collar, CEO
from Melbourne, Florida to the Atlantic interactive gaming, and web browsing on- of SES. “We are gearing ourselves up for
coast of Nicaragua saw dozens of switches board the Gulfstream G-III aircraft. “The the launch of O3b mPOWER and now, with
successfully completed between GEO and world’s first low-latency, high performance a demonstrated ability to roam seamlessly
MEO beams, and between multiple MEO broadband aero experience is closer across our GEO and MEO networks, our
satellites within a beam, using the Hughes than ever before with this tremendously customers will enjoy unprecedented
Jupiter system. Engineers aboard the test successful demonstration of MEO and speed and performance from our O3b
flight were able to simultaneously use a GEO interoperability. Driving scale and constellation, while also benefiting from
range of services demonstrating rates performance into our customers’ networks the scale and reach of our GEO fleet.”

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