Eutelsat's W3A bird in full commercial service

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Eutelsat's new W3A satellite has been successfully brought into full commercial service at 7 degrees East, on May 16, with the seamless transfer of all traffic to the new satellite from W3.

In addition to assuming all services formerly delivered by W3, Eutelsat's new satellite substantially increases the business potential at one of Eutelsat's most longstanding orbital locations by providing more capacity and extending coverage beyond Europe, the Middle East and North Africa to almost the entire African continent. Apart from the Ku-band capacity, Eutelsat has deployed Ka-band frequencies and Skyplex on-board processing on W3A that in particular opens opportunities for broadband services between Europe and Africa such as voice over IP and Internet access.