The agreement follows the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between China Unicom and
Eutelsat, which took place during the French President Emmanuel Macron's state visit to China in January.
Founded in 1977,
Eutelsat Communications is one of the world's satellite operators.
Over 6,700 television channels operated by media groups are broadcast by
Eutelsat to one billion viewers equipped for DTH reception or connected to terrestrial networks.
Michel Azibert,
Eutelsat chief commercial and development officer , said: "Noorsat's capabilities and market knowledge will further consolidate our longstanding position in the dynamic Middle East video market.
Michel Azibert,
Eutelsat chief commercial and development officer, said: "Noorsat's capabilities and market knowledge will further consolidate our longstanding position in the dynamic Middle East video market.
EUTELSAT 172B will deliver increased capacity for fast-growing applications that include in-flight and maritime connectivity, cellular backhaul, corporate networks, video and government services.
EUTELSAT 9B also marks an industry first as the host satellite for the inaugural data relay payload for the European Data Relay System (EDRS) being implemented through a Public Private Partnership (PPP) between ESA and Airbus Defence and Space.
This establishes
Eutelsat as a key provider of satellite capacity to Divona in a market where it has built multiple partnerships with the leading telecom and broadcast players accelerating the deployment of digital infrastructure.
Using
EUTELSAT 16A's powerful Ku-band footprint that sweeps across Africa, from Senegal in the West to Madagascar in the East, Eurochannel has joined a digital platform uplinked by
Eutelsat and comprising over 20 TV channels.
In addition, NOORSAT offers a range of transmit services on capacity leased from
Eutelsat, uplinked from its teleports in Manama, Lavrio (Greece) and Rome and other partner teleports in order to provide turnkey broadcasting services to client broadcasters.
In 2010,
Eutelsat will expand the service with additional broadband access up to 10Mbps.
For the occasion, the new graduate announced that
Eutelsat, which generates some $680 million in annual revenue, will go public this summer.
