SATELLITE
RELIABLE SOLUTIONS ACROSS THE GLOBE
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ne of the fastest growing
opened up opportunities to support
region. It is co-located with ABS-2 at the
satellite operators in the
European service providers and to
premium DTH neighbourhood at 75°E and
world, ABS operates a global
challenge established operators who have
is optimised for video services for the
fleet of satellites including
historically dominated the European
growing CATV and DTH business.
the latest ABS-2A at 75°E. ABS provides
market. Its wide European and pan-African
capacity to support video and television
C-band coverage in a single beam provides
PRODUCT OFFERINGS
distribution, cellular backhaul, broadband
huge opportunities for European service
ABS offers a complete range of services to
trunking and maritime connectivity. Its
providers who wish to leverage their
enterprises, governments, broadcasters and
extensive teleport network provides
European teleports. Verticals such as VSAT,
telecommunications providers across the
comprehensive coverage to 93% of the
video contribution and video distribution
globe. ABS delivers a fully-managed and
world’s population. Coverage includes
are among some of the applications that
highly reliable range of solutions that are
Africa, the Middle East, Asia Pacific,
are being used on the wide MENA Ku-
innovative and affordable.
Russia/CIS and the Americas.
beam covering the whole of the Middle
ABS recently completed its satellite build
East. Similarly the Ku-band wide beams
MEDIA AND BROADCAST
investment of approximately $750M in
of Europe and Africa have extended new
ABS’ playout and uplink services offer
launching three new satellites – ABS-2 in
possibilities for video distribution across
unrivalled market penetration across its
2014, ABS-3A in 2015 and ABS-2A in 2016.
Europe and pan Africa.
satellite fleet for regional and continental
The latter two launches heralded the era of
ABS-2A, which entered commercial
distribution. Media, broadcasters and
highly capital efficient all-electric satellites.
service earlier this year, is the latest high-
telecommunications companies can benefit
ABS-3A at 3°W is a new pillar for high
capacity satellite. It provides expansion
from long-term playout or turnaround
profile broadcast contribution for Europe,
capacity and continuity of satellite services
services in all formats from MPEG-2,
MENA, Africa and the Americas. It has
at ABS’ prime gateway over the Indian Ocean
MPEG-4, standard definition (SD) and high
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