SatLink
Launches
New
DTH
Platform
to
Africa
on
Astra
4A
April
14,
2009
SatLink
Communications
Ltd.
has
acquired
its
own
capacity
covering
sub-Saharan
Africa
on
ASTRA’s
Astra
4A
(Sirius
4)
satellite
located
at
5°
East.
SatLink’s
new
MCPC
(Multi-Channel
Per
Carrier)
is a
powerful
platform
for
broadcasters
aiming
to
reach
Direct
to
Home
(DTH)
viewing
for
sub-Saharan
African
customers.
“Our
latest
platform
for
Africa
is a
long
awaited
addition
and
strategically
expands
our
total
global
content
distribution
experience.
Africa
is a
fast
growing
market
and
SatLink’s
geographic
location
linking
Europe,
Africa
and
Asia
makes
our
new
platform
ideal
for
broadcasters
extending
services
or
tapping
into
the
African
market,”
stated
SatLink
CEO
David
Hochner.
SatLink’s
new
platform
for
DTH
free-to-air
and
encrypted
channels
enables
easy
uplinks
from
Europe
and
downlinks
in
Sub
Saharan
Africa
with
dishes
as
small
as
90
cm.
Providing
Sports,
News,
Entertainment
and
other
broadcasters
with
the
opportunity
to
reach
households
across
the
continent,
the
Astra
4A
(Sirius
4)
satellite
represents
an
excellent
choice
for
broadcasters,
due
to
its
location,
footprint,
elevation
angle
as
well
as
technical
makeup.
The
satellite
is
dedicated
to
video
solutions
over
the
African
continent
and
SatLink's
platform
benefits
from
a
high
quality
TV
neighborhood
for
Africa.
SatLink’s
acquisition
of
capacity
over
Africa
enhances
its
world-wide
transmission
capabilities
and
adds
to
its
existing
platforms
over
Europe,
Asia,
North
America,
the
Middle
East
and
Australia,
and
to
its
extensive
global
fiber
network
