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SATELLITE
Powering regional satellite connectivity Es’hailSat, the Qatar Satellite Company,
and Al Jazeera Media Network. Located
to provide for TV distribution,
is a communications satellite operator
at 25.5⁰E, Es’hail-1 carries Ku-band and
telecoms and government services.
headquartered in Doha, Qatar.
Ka-band payloads, and supports the
Es’hailSat was established in 2010 to
broadcast, telecommunications and
capacity in the MENA region with
manage and develop Qatar’s presence
government sectors. Es’hailSat also
the expansion of the Es’hailSat fleet.
in space. The company provides
helps establish secure and dedicated
Es’hail-1 and Es’hail-2 further boost
independent, high-quality, advanced
services including DTH, broadband
broadcasting and global connectivity
satellite services to broadcasters,
internet access, corporate networks,
for Qatar and the entire MENA region.
businesses and governments in
backhauling and mission critical services
Having both Ku-band and Ka-band
the MENA region and beyond.
using fixed or mobile antennas.
capacity at the 25.5⁰E/26⁰E hotspot
Es’hail-2, the company’s second
position enables Es’hailSat to provide
Satellites - Es’hail-1 / Es’hail-2
satellite was launched in 2018 and is
the region with the most advanced and
With the goal to be a truly global
co-located with Es’hail-1 at the MENA
sophisticated services in broadcast,
satellite operator and service provider,
broadcast hotspot of 25.5⁰E/26⁰E
telecommunications and broadband.
Es’hailSat started operations of its first
orbital location. Es’hail-2 is a high-
satellite Es’hail-1 in 2013, supporting key
powered, advanced satellite with both
New Teleport for MENA
broadcasters in the region, beIN Sports
Ku-band and Ka-band capabilities
The Es’hailSat Teleport is a state-
Es’hailSat delivers premium satellite
of-the-art facility providing satellite Telemetry, Tracking and Commanding (TT&C) operations and capacity management, together with a wide range of teleport services such as uplink, downlink, contribution, multiplexing, encoding, playout, VSAT hub services, hosting services, data centre, cloud and a host of other services for the company’s stakeholders, customers and business partners.
Solving Challenges of Interference for MENA Broadcasters As secure transmissions continue to
