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Spacecom—East African Entry (SatBroadcasting™—Capacity)


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[SatNews] Spacecom (Tel Aviv Stock Exchange: SCC), the operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, has announced that its AMOS-5 at 17 degrees East has won another broadcast deal in East Africa.


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Under the new $3.6 million contract, Spacecom will provide analog to digital migration broadcast services to an East African Digital Terrestrial Transmission (DTT) and Direct To Home (DTH) operator. The operator’s DTT distribution and DTH signal to the region, composed of dozens of channels that are focused on local and international content including news, sports, entertainment and family programming, will be transmitted on AMOS-5’s Ku-band (Ku-3).

Earlier this month, Spacecom announced it had won an East African digital migration broadcast project worth $5.9 million. AMOS-5 was designed and built specifically for the African market with a pan-African C-band beam and three Ku-bands that cover the continent and provide connectivity to Europe and the Middle East. The satellite’s position at 17 degrees East enables its signal to reach every region in Sub-Saharan Africa.