Eutelsat All-Electric EUTELSAT 172B Satellite Set to Transform Connectivity Landscape in Asia-Pacific
21 November 2017 - 02:00PM
Business Wire
New satellite goes live at 172° East, delivering enhanced
capacity and new HTS payload for in-flight connectivity
Regulatory News:
Eutelsat Communications’ (Paris:ETL) all-electric EUTELSAT 172B
satellite that went into full commercial service this morning is
now offering greatly enhanced flexibility, power and connectivity
for users in a vast region stretching from the West coast of the
Americas to Asia, Oceania and across the Pacific.
The transfer of services to EUTELSAT 172B from EUTELSAT 172A was
completed seamlessly in a series of overnight manoeuvres, releasing
EUTELSAT 172A for an alternative orbital position to serve
customers in the Asia-Pacific region.
Launched in June this year, EUTELSAT 172B sets a new benchmark
as the fastest satellite to reach geostationary orbit using
electric propulsion (in only four months) and the first optimised
for in-flight connectivity across the Pacific. Its innovative High
Throughput payload, consisting of 11 spotbeams, will transform
efficiency by enabling power to be dynamically allocated as
aircraft fly high traffic routes in the Asia Pacific region. This
step change will allow Panasonic, the major client of the HTS
payload, to better meet passenger demand and cost-effectively
ensure consistently high levels of service to airlines.
In addition to the HTS payload, EUTELSAT 172B significantly
increases regular bandwidth at the 172° East position, with C-band
capacity as well as flexible Ku-band capacity spread across five
interconnecting Widebeam service areas. Beyond maritime, video,
enterprise, cellular backhaul and government services, the Ku-band
capacity will serve as an overlay to economically deliver live
television to passengers in flight.
Rodolphe Belmer, Eutelsat CEO, said: “As EUTELSAT 172B begins
commercial activity that will stretch into the 2030s, this is a key
moment to thank the men and women at Eutelsat and our colleagues at
Airbus for collaborating passionately on a programme that sets a
new industry standard. In addition to taking our 172° East location
to a new level of performance for clients in the Asia-Pacific,
EUTELSAT 172B further validates the value of electric propulsion
for high-capacity satellites that are core to providing
cost-competitive services in the telecoms marketplace.”
About Eutelsat Communications
Founded in 1977, Eutelsat Communications is one of the world's
leading satellite operators. With a global fleet of satellites and
associated ground infrastructure, Eutelsat enables clients across
Video, Data, Government, Fixed and Mobile Broadband markets to
communicate effectively to their customers, irrespective of their
location. Over 6,700 television channels operated by leading media
groups are broadcast by Eutelsat to one billion viewers equipped
for DTH reception or connected to terrestrial networks.
Headquartered in Paris, with offices and teleports around the
globe, Eutelsat assembles 1,000 men and women from 32 countries who
are dedicated to delivering the highest quality of service.Eutelsat
Communications is listed on the Euronext Paris Stock Exchange
(ticker: ETL).For more about Eutelsat go to www.eutelsat.com
www.eutelsat.com – @Eutelsat_SA and
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