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UAE Becomes 11th Market to Access Transcelestial Comms

Transcelestial is expanding into the UAE offer a less costly, time-saving alternative as complications when navigating difficult
with systems integrator LinkQuest FZCO to to customers whose connectivity plans terrain. In Dubai, where fiber is mostly
introduce wireless laser communications, are delayed by fiber cuts or right-of-way laid underground, it is also necessary to
which will help people achieve faster and issues, often caused by fiber cables that dig tunnels for laying fiber. In addition,
more reliable connectivity. The region’s can take months to resolve,” said Mash accidental fiber cable cuts are also observed
telecom companies, service providers, Khan, CEO of LinkQuest FZCO. Since 1993, in every network, forcing operators to keep
government, as well as enterprises from the UAE-based LinkQuest FZCO has provided fully-equipped teams on standby should
oil and gas and banking-related sectors will supply and turnkey network solutions, a cut interrupt service. Going to market
make use of the facility. The expansion adds as well as network-enabled services to with LinkQuest FZCO in the UAE means
to the fast-growing list of markets including multinational telecom companies, service that Transcelestial’s solution will be sold,
the US, Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, providers and governments across the implemented and supported locally through
Indonesia, India, Taiwan, Mongolia, Hong Middle East, Pakistan and various African an authorized partner. Spanning over
Kong and Australia. "The UAE currently countries. Globally, UAE has the second- two decades, LinkQuest’s strong market
faces two essential communication highest 5G take-up, with the government presence in the telecom solutions sector
hurdles: spectrum congestion and regularly investing more in 5G, as well as means that organizations can look forward
network outages. Transcelestial wireless in infrastructure for connectivity. Laying to localized support via a dedicated point
laser comms offers the best solution to fiber or RF solutions are the most common of contact when deploying Transcelestial’s
address these head-on, being spectrum- practice, but both options come with their technology. “Setting up reliable connectivity
free and not susceptible to fiber-related own hurdles such as high costs associated infrastructure quickly is essential for the
downtime. Partnering up means we can with civil work, right-of-way issues, as well UAE, which aims to be a global leader
in the technology space. Wireless laser
communications helps provide that without
the hassle of digging tunnels to lay fiber
or risking downtime due to accidental
fiber cuts. Partnering with Linkquest
FZCO will allow us roll out connectivity at
a faster time-to-market than traditional
fiber cables for UAE organizations and
provide the necessary customer support,”
said Rohit Jha, CEO and Co-Founder of
Transcelestial. Transcelestial’s proprietary
wireless technology creates an invisible
laser communications network between
buildings, cell towers and poles without
the need for physical wires, delivering fiber-
like speeds at a fraction of cost and time
compared to fiber optic cables.

Poland Provides DVB-T2 Update

Poland’s National Media Institute (KIM) that the number of household unable to Although Poland was due to complete the
has completed monitoring the level of receive such broadcasts fell from 2.27 transition to DVB-T2/HEVC by June 30
Poles’ readiness to receive DVB-T2/HEVC million to 0.99 million over this period. It this year, one multiplex (MUX-3), used by
terrestrial broadcasts. According to the adds that the knowledge provided by KIM the public broadcaster TVP, is still being
National Broadcasting Council (KRRiT), the helped, amongst other things, to create an allowed to use the old DVB/AVC standard
research lasted for over a year and found information campaign aimed at viewers. until December 31, 2023.

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