Countdown
for
Europe’s
first
S-band
Mobile
Satellite
Services
Final
preparations
have
begun
for
the
launch
of
Eutelsat's
W2A
satellite
by
an
ILS
Proton
Breeze
M
rocket
from
the
Baikonur
Cosmodrome
in
Kazakhstan.
Lift
off
is
scheduled
for
April
3 in
a
launch
window
opening
at
22:24
local
time
–
16:24
GMT,
18:24
CET.
The
W2A
satellite
will
carry
Europe’s
first
S-band
payload
commercialised
and
operated
by
Solaris
Mobile
- a
Eutelsat
and
SES
ASTRA
joint
venture.
The
company
will
provide
Mobile
TV
and
In-Car
Infotainment
communications.
Steve
Maine,
Solaris
Mobile
CEO,
said:
“This
is
an
exciting
moment
for
our
parent
companies
as
Solaris
Mobile
will
be
the
first
service
provider
to
offer
Europe
a
state-of-the
art
hybrid
satellite
and
terrestrial
infrastructure
for
a
comprehensive
range
of
mobile
services.
“Supported
by
Solaris
Mobile,
content
providers
will
be
able
to
offer
TV,
radio
and
other
next
generation
services
for
mobile
phones,
PDAs,
iPods,
game
consoles
and
other
mobile
devices.
Vehicle
owners
will
have
an
exciting
and
innovative
range
of
entertainment
and
location-based
services
to
compliment
their
navigation
systems.”
With
its
S-band
payload, Solaris
Mobile
will
be
the
first
player
in
this
brand
new
market to provide
a
unique
powerful
network
offering
seamless
coverage
across
Europe.
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