Intelsat wins Romantis biz

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Satellite capacity reseller Romantis Satellite Communications, headquartered in Germany but with considerable business interests in Eastern Europe and Russia, has taken another multi-transponder contract with Intelsat.

The new capacity is a pre-sale on Intelsat 15, not due for launch until 2009, but due to be placed at 85 deg East. “Through its contract on Intelsat 15, Romantis expects to set up a universal satellite multimedia platform that will support a variety of applications, including DTH broadcasting, IPTV service platforms, DVB-S2 SD and HD distribution networks, as well as broadband services,” said a statement.

“The Intelsat 15 Ku-band coverage is perfectly designed to serve the regions we operate in with a single uniform high-power beam,” said Kai Lauterujng, MD of Romantis. “Through this agreement we have secured capacity that will enable us to substantially expand our services and respond to our customers’ strong demand for premium broadcast and broadband services.”

“Intelsat provides content service providers an infrastructure allowing them to go into immediate operations and quickly expand,” said Jean Philippe Gillet, Intelsat’s Regional Vice President, Europe & Middle East. “Our Intelsat 15 satellite will be a vital spacecraft within our fleet, providing content providers video and data services for the Middle East, Indian Ocean Regions and Russia.”




Source: Rapid TV News

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