CET Teleport signs new deal with SES for Ku-band capacity

CET Teleport and SES expand their business partnership once again with a new three-year agreement for NSS-12 Ku-band capacity linking Europe and East Africa. CET has identified a growing demand for satellite services in the region, and the East Africa beam has proven to be considerably popular among operators and end-users.

With this new development, CET has now accomplished its goal of having the African continent covered with C- and Ku-band. The teleport is already delivering services on the Ku-band South Africa beam of NSS-7. Services on both satellites are delivered as SCPC links or via CET’s iDirect Evolution hubs at its Hameln teleport.

The African region continues to be one of the fastest growing markets for VoIP connectivity and satellite broadband for commerce, government and individuals in urban areas, where infrastructure development has not kept up with demand, as well as rural areas which have not been served properly in the past.

International Launch Services getting ready for Satmex-8 launch

Satélites Mexicanos, S.A. de C.V. (“Satmex”) and International Launch Services (ILS) is happy to announce that the launch date of Satmex 8, a C- and Ku-band satellite, has been set for March 27. It will be sent into orbit from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The launching of Satmex 8 is expected to help in the timely and continuous transition of customers from Satmex 5 to the new satellite.

Initially planned to be sent into space on December 28, 2012, the Satmex 8 launch was delayed because of an irregularity experienced by the Proton Breeze M launch vehicle on December 28. Satmex 8 participated in the International Launch Services Failure Review Oversight Board (FROB) which recently completed as part of its return to flight process. The corrective measures required to prevent any recurrence of the anomaly have been started and are on schedule to support the new launch date.