Es’hailSat-the Qatar Satellite Company is taking part in the annual IBC conference and exhibition, which is being held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, until tomorrow.
IBC is the premier annual event for the global broadcast, content delivery, digital media and satellite sectors.
The company is showcasing Es’hail-1, currently broadcasting high-quality, premium high-definition content from the key Mena broadcast hotspot of 25.5°/26° E.
In addition to providing transmission and expansion opportunities for established news and sports channels, a growing number of local and regional Arabic channels are choosing Es’hailSat to launch their services in Mena. Es’hail-1 also supports VSAT and maritime services on its Ka-band payload.
With Es’hail-2 scheduled to join Es’hail-1 at the broadcast hotspot in 2017, Es’hailSat is currently implementing a number of products and services to be launched on Es’hail-2 when it becomes operational next year, the company has said in a press statement.
“With high-powered beam covering the whole of Middle East and North Africa, Es’hail-2 is well positioned to provide broadcasters with the ideal platform to distribute their content across the region,” the statement noted.
With a commitment to providing broadcasters with secure and independent satellite transmission, Es’hailSat has started construction of its own teleport, which will be operational in 2017.
The new facility - at a dedicated site north of Doha - will support TT&C (telemetry, tracking and command) and capacity management for Es’hailSat satellites, together with a wide range of teleport services such as uplink, downlink, turnaround, multiplexing, encoding and playout. The hi-tech teleport will also provide back-up studios for TV channels and serve as a disaster recovery facility for broadcasters, and will be linked with key media broadcasters by a redundant, dedicated fibre optic link.
Ali Ahmed al-Kuwari, president and CEO, Es’hailSat, said: “With Es’hail-2 and our new teleport coming online in 2017, we have been scaling up on our marketing and sales efforts, and IBC is an ideal platform for us to showcase our capabilities and service offerings in the
international arena.
“We believe we have the optimum solutions to support broadcasters in the Mena region and beyond, not only in terms of technical capabilities and performance but also in terms of security of content. We see this exhibition as an important element in our strategy to attract international customers who value broadcasting independence and quality of service.”