Arqiva Secures Long-Term Capacity with Eutelsat for Broadcasting in United Kingdom and Ireland
27 Juli 2017 - 10:29AM
Business Wire
Regulatory News:
Arqiva, the UK’s leading communications infrastructure and media
services company, and Eutelsat Communications (Paris:ETL) (NYSE
Euronext Paris: ETL) today announced an agreement that strengthens
their relationship at the premium 28° East video neighbourhood.
The multi-year, multi-transponder agreement covering high-power
transponders at 28° East reinforces Arqiva’s competitive position
as a leading service provider for DTH services in the UK and
Ireland. With multiple teleports, transponders and connectivity
solutions, Arqiva offers its customers an end-to-end suite of
services to deliver channels into over 10 million Sky and Freesat
homes.
David Crawford, Managing Director, Satellite and Media at
Arqiva, said: “This new multi-transponder deal with Eutelsat gives
Arqiva and our customers true flexibility for future developments
including the growth of HD channels. Our on-going strategic
partnership with Eutelsat reinforces our commitment to providing
premium UK DTH satellite capacity and service excellence in the
market.”
Michel Azibert, Chief Commercial and Development Officer at
Eutelsat, added: "The far-reaching agreement announced today is a
new milestone in the longstanding relationship between our two
companies. It guarantees Arqiva long-term visibility on its
capacity requirements to ensure it can meet demand generated by the
solid broadcast dynamic in the UK and the accelerating transition
to HDTV."
About Arqiva
Arqiva is a leading UK communications infrastructure and media
services provider dedicated to connecting people wherever they are
through the delivery of TV, radio, mobile and the Internet of
Things (IoT). We are an independent provider of telecom towers,
with circa 8,000 active sites across Great Britain, and are also
the only supplier of national terrestrial television and radio
broadcasting services in the UK. Our advanced networks support the
exponential growth of connected devices and the ever-increasing
demand for data from smartphones to tablets, connected TVs, smart
meters, cars and medical devices.For more information, news and
insights from Arqiva, please visit the website at:
www.arqiva.com
About Eutelsat CommunicationsEstablished in 1977,
Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL, ISIN code:
FR0010221234) is one of the world's leading and most experienced
operators of communications satellites. The company provides
capacity on 39 satellites to clients that include broadcasters and
broadcasting associations, pay-TV operators, video, data and
Internet service providers, enterprises and government agencies.
Eutelsat’s satellites provide ubiquitous coverage of Europe, the
Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific and the Americas, enabling video,
data, broadband and government communications to be established
irrespective of a user’s location. Headquartered in Paris, with
offices and teleports around the globe, Eutelsat represents a
workforce of 1,000 men and women from 37 countries who are experts
in their fields and work with clients to deliver the highest
quality of service.For more about Eutelsat please visit
www.eutelsat.com
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