ABS granted landing rights in Brazil
The Brazilian National Telecommunications
Agency (ANATEL) has granted landing
rights to satellite operator ABS to operate
the company’s first satellite in Brazil, on
both C- and Ku-bands.
ABS-3A is said to be the first commercial
all-electrical propulsion satellite in the
The ABS-3A satellite, which was launched last
August, has been granted landing rights in
Brazil.
industry and entered into operation last
August. According to ABS, the satellite is
available to serve a wide range of verticals
in Brazil, including mobile backhaul, rural
broadband, video, oil and gas, as well as
mobility applications.
Providing 720MHz in C-band and
216MHz in Ku-band over Latin America,
ABS-3A also provides coverage across
Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Due
to its “innovative design” and wide beam
coverage, ABS-3A provides the “ideal
capacity” to serve video, data, mobility
and government applications in continent
on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, ABS
added.
Tom Choi, CEO of ABS, commented:
“The approval of the landing rights in
Brazil is an important milestone for ABS in
the region. We recognise the importance
of Latin America and ABS-3A will satisfy
the increasing demand for bandwidth for
this market.
“We are looking forward to serving
such a vibrant and expanding area, which is
one of the key emergent markets requiring
greater satellite capacity to support its
fast-growing economies.”
Newtec launches modem to
support wideband DVB-S2X
AsiaSat brings
wildlife and nature
content to life in 4K
Singapore-based media company Multi
Channels Asia is launching its 4K/Ultra HD
(UHD) channel, Love Nature, on 4K-SAT,
AsiaSat’s new 4K/UHD channel on AsiaSat 4.
Through Love Nature, audiences in Asia
will have access to 4K/UHD wildlife and
nature footage from the channel’s library
of nature documentaries, series, featured
themes and exclusive natural history.
Jo Parkinson, managing director, Love
Nature (International), said: “Asia is leading
the worldwide trend towards 4K/UHD con-
tent — AsiaSat and its content partners are
championing this new technology with the
launch of 4K-SAT. Our spectacular wildlife
and nature content will provide 4K-SAT’s
audiences a front row seat to the wonders
and perils of our natural world.”
4K-SAT is a free-to-air channel on the
AsiaSat 4K/UHD broadcast platform, which
reaches more than 50 countries in the Asia-
Pacific region from the orbital location of
122°E. 4K-SAT’s current programme line-up
includes full 4K/UHD-produced videos fea-
turing fashion, lifestyle and documentaries.
Sabrina Cubbon, vice-president, market-
AsiaSat’s 4K-SAT channel is now offering 4K/UHD
content from Love Nature, a nature and wildlife
channel.
ing and global accounts, AsiaSat, added:
“We are very excited to bring Love Nature’s
exclusive and compelling 4K/UHD content
to our audiences and proud to pioneer the
introduction of true 4K/UHD content to Asia
via a permanent channel on AsiaSat 4. We
look forward to working with Love Nature to
bring more unique, natural history 4K/UHD
content to our region.”
Streamline
your Broadcast Workflow
Newtec’s new MDM5000 DVB-S2X VSAT modem.
Newtec has launched the MDM5000 VSAT
modem, said to be the “first on the market”
to support wideband DVB-S2X.
The MDM5000 is capable of receiving
forward carriers of up to 140MHz and
processing more than 200Mbps of
throughput. On the return channel, it
supports SCPC (single channel per carrier),
TDMA (time division multiple access) and
Newtec’s Mx-DMA return technology, at
up to 75Mbps.
With for ward symbol rates from
1-133Mbaud and coding up to 256APSK,
the MDM5000 is designed to boost
efficiency and performance on legacy
satellites, while fully unleashing the
potential of next-generation HTS (High
Throughput Satellites).
As the latest addition to the Newtec
Dialog multi-ser vice platform, the
MDM5000 is also designed to handle a
wide range of IP services, including Internet
and Internet access, VoIP (voice-over-IP),
mobile backhauling and trunking, along
with video contribution and multi-casting.
Serge Van Herck, CEO of Newtec, said:
“The MDM5000 satellite modem represents
another milestone