Talia: Services for Afghanistan, the Middle East, and East Africa
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February
2012
Talia
has
signed
multi-million
dollar
long-term
transponder
lease
agreement
on
APSTAR
7.
Talia
will
offer
Internet,
intranet,
and
closed
network
solutions
on
APSTAR
7's
Ku
beam,
serving
Afghanistan,
the
Middle
East,
and
East
Africa.
'APSTAR
7
offers
excellent
coverage
from
Afghanistan
to
South
Sudan,'
said
Alan
Afrasiab,
Talia's
CEO
and
President.
'We
can
connect
Afghanistan,
East
Africa,
and
the
Middle
East
all
to
Europe
with
a
single
hop,
with
small
antennas,
and
reduced
latency
for
customers
who
need
mesh,
remote
hub,
or
point
to
point
services.'
APT
commissioned
APSTAR
7
with
Thales
Alenia
Space
France
on
September
29,
2009.
APSTAR
7 is
the
latest
advanced
telecommunication
satellite
based
on
the
Spacebus
4000
C2
platform,
with
28
C-band
transponders
and
28
Ku-band
transponders
offering
reliable
broadcasting
and
telecommunications
services
over
hemispheric
footprints
covering
the
Asia
Pacific
Region,
Middle
East,
and
Africa.
'We
are
extremely
pleased
to
have
Talia
as
one
of
the
important
customers
on
APSTAR
7,'
said
Cheng
Guangren,
APT’s
Executive
Director
and
President.
'We
appreciate
that
Talia
has
choices
when
it
comes
to
selecting
a
partner,
and
are
pleased
that
they
are
confident
in
APSTAR
7.
We
are
committed
to
continuing
to
provide
our
highest
quality
services.'