Yahsat
Launches
High
Speed
Ka-band
Service
with
Newtec
28
February
2012.
Yahsat,
is
to
implement
Newtec’s
FlexACM
technology
for
its
high-speed,
Ka-band
IP
trunking
service.
The
new
agreement
will
support
Yahsat’s
new
business
service,
YahCarrier,
which
is
set
to
be
the
region’s
first
Ka-band
IP
trunking
service.
YahCarrier
will
provide
telecommunication
carriers,
ISPs
and
corporate
network
service
providers
across
the
Middle
East,
Africa
and
South
West
Asia,
with
reliable,
cost-effective,
‘always
on’
solutions
for
backhauling
local
internet
data
from
underserved
and
un-served
locations
to
the
Internet.
Newtec
will
support
YahCarrier
by
enabling
the
highest
service
availability
and
speed
by
installing
its
hubs
and
terminals
on
each
side
of
the
satellite
link
powered
by
FlexACM,
Newtec’s
unique
and
market
proven
end-to-end
solution.
The
service
combines
a
range
of
cutting
edge
technologies
to
optimise
IP
satellite
links
in
the
most
efficient
way;
reducing
operational
costs
and
increasing
business
profitability.
FlexACM
is
available
on
the
Elevation
family
of
Newtec’s
professional
equipment.
“Yahsat
will
utilise
the
full
set
of
FlexACM
enabled
Newtec
Elevation
products,
including
IP
modulators,
IP
demodulators
and
IP
modems,
as
well
as a
range
of
IP
appliances
that
provide
state-of-the-art
traffic
enhancement,
compression
and
protection
capabilities
for
IP
services.
Together,
these
will
ensure
the
maximum
efficiency
and
throughput
at
optimal
availability
for
Yahsat
on
its
new
Ka-band
satellite,”
said
Serge
van
Herck,
CEO
of
Newtec.
Yahsat’s
coverage
extends
over
more
than
140
countries
across
the
Middle
East,
Africa,
Europe
and
South
West
Asia.
The
Y1B
satellite,
which
is
set
to
launch
in
April
2012,
will
include
a
multi
spot-beam
Ka-band
payload,
designed
specifically
to
support
broadband
access
networks.
Ka-band
spot
beam
satellites
re-use
frequencies
to
maximise
spectrum
efficiency
for
more
network
capacity.
Yahsat
CEO,
Tareq
Abdul
Raheem
Al
Hosani,
commented:
“Ka-band
technology
is
set
to
make
realistic
and
tangible
improvements
for
Yahsat
customers
as
the
cost
of
throughput
is
reduced
dramatically.
We
are
working
with
Newtec
to
further
maximise
efficiency
and
quality
of
service
to
enable
the
best
possible
services
to
our
clients.”
