PARIS, January 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) today announced
the full entry into commercial service of the powerful EUTELSAT 70B
satellite at 70.5° East. The seamless transfer of all traffic from
the EUTELSAT 70A satellite was carried out overnight by Eutelsat's
control centre, working in close collaboration with clients and
providers of uplink services.
EUTELSAT 70B has been custom-designed to optimise resources at
70.5° East which has been occupied by a Eutelsat satellite since
2002 and is a point of reference for data services, broadband
access, GSM backhauling and professional video exchanges. With high
frequency reuse, four powerful beams with coverage of Europe, Africa, Asia
and Australia are connected to 48
Ku-band transponders, more than doubling capacity at 70.5°
East.
The new satellite's entry into service releases EUTELSAT 70A
which will be redeployed to 25.5° East until the launch of EUTELSAT
25B in the middle of 2013. EUTELSAT 25A will be redeployed from
25.5° East to an alternative location.
About Eutelsat Communications
Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL, ISIN code:
FR0010221234) is the holding company of Eutelsat S.A. With capacity
commercialised on 30 satellites that provide coverage across
Europe, the Middle East, Africa and significant parts of Asia and the Americas, Eutelsat is one of the
world's three leading satellite operators. As of 30 September 2012 Eutelsat's satellites were
broadcasting more than 4,400 television channels to over 200
million cable and satellite homes in Europe, the Middle
East and Africa. The
Group's satellites also provide a wide range of services for TV
contribution, corporate networks and fixed and mobile broadband
markets. Headquartered in Paris,
Eutelsat and its subsidiaries employ just over 750 commercial,
technical and operational professionals. This culturally diverse
staff comprises employees from 30 countries.
http://www.eutelsat.com
SOURCE Eutelsat Communications
