SES announced that Georgian mobile and telecommunication
company MagtiCom signed an agreement for a fourth
transponder at the ASTRA 31.5 degrees East orbital position
after the first year of operations of MagtiSat, Georgia's
first domestic direct-to-home (DTH) satellite platform.
MagtiSat will utilise the four
SES transponders to offer up to 100 popular Georgian and
foreign digital TV channels, including high-definition (HD)
channels, to its 40,000 customers throughout the country.
The operator is broadcasting in DVB-S2 standard and MPEG-4
encoding.
The 31.5 degrees East orbital
position offers excellent growth opportunities for
broadcasters in Central Eastern Europe and can accommodate
the rising demand for SD and HD services in the region.
Lars P. Reichelt, General
Director for MagtiCom, said, “Our goal is to provide
Georgian customers with world-class satellite TV across the
country. MagtiSat is now firmly entrenched in the TV
landscape of Georgia and we are delighted by the excellent
customer feedback. MagtiSat has helped accelerate Georgia’s
switchover to digital TV broadcasting.”
“We would like to congratulate
our partner MagtiCom on setting the benchmark for DTH
business in the region in its successful first year of
operations,” said Norbert Hölzle, Senior Vice President,
Commercial, Europe, for SES. “MagtiCom's expertise in
delivering telecom solutions and SES' wealth of knowledge in
providing excellent satellite TV signals have proven to be
vital in enabling TV audiences across Georgia to enjoy
high-quality satellite television channels. We will
capitalise on these strengths and continue to deliver more
channels to the region in the coming years.”
