ARABSAT and etisalat have agreed to launch a satellite television package for households across the Middle East and North Africa using ARABSAT’s BADR-8 satellite.
The package will be transmitted from etisalat’s TAS Earth Station in Sharjah, UAE, to BADR-8 at 26.0° East. It will then be broadcast directly to homes equipped to receive the signal.
The companies have not yet disclosed the channel line-up or launch date.
Under the agreement, etisalat will receive and combine channel signals, encode them where required, and transmit them to the satellite. It will also monitor and manage the broadcasts from its ground station.
ARABSAT said the shared platform will allow multiple customers to use the infrastructure and support recurring revenue. Etisalat said the partnership would support its expansion in satellite services and could enable future contribution, distribution and hybrid satellite-terrestrial solutions for media and broadcasting customers.
Source: Tech Business News
