Broadcasters in the MENA region may now benefit from unprecedented reliability and security, thanks to global content distribution solutions provider, STN.
As part of its existing offering, STN is now able to offer a guarantee of no weather outages and enhanced interference protection when uplinking to the Eutelsat 8West B satellite.
Zero weather-related outages are assured by using two uplink sites located more than 5,000 kilometers apart. Switching between them is a seamless, totally automatic process based on the measured signal to noise ratio and link margin values. These are pre-configured according to the downlink levels in the region, so guaranteeing no signal disruption regardless of the weather.
The 8West B satellite is equipped to mitigate interference, due to its use of frequency converters behind the satellite receive antennas. This means that the uplink frequency can be changed without any impact on the downlink frequency. STN has gone one step further to minimize the likelihood of intentional or accidental jamming. The signals are uplinked from two geographically diverse sites located on a different continents.
7/8° West orbital position (also Nilesat) is the premier broadcasting neighborhood for MENA — STN also uplinks to Eutelsat 7West A. Channels broadcast from 7/8o reach 90% of TV homes, 95% of DTH (Direct-To-Home) homes and 73% of hotels in the region, with 60% of these channels exclusive to this video neighborhood that is continually increasing its channel line-up, which now numbers more than 1,000 channels.
HD is also becoming increasingly popular. 60% of homes served by this video neighbourhood are equipped to receive HD and there has been a 26% increase in the number of free-to-air (FTA) HD channels carried since 2020.
“We’re excited to be able to offer this additional level of service to our customers in the MENA region. We pride ourselves on our customer service, and by offering this geographically remote and diverse uplink facility for Eutelsat 8West B, our customers have the most secure and reliable service available for the region.”
— Mitja Lovsin, CEO of STN
STN is a leading global teleport; renowned for its high-quality solutions, customer service, attention to detail and its young vibrant workforce. STN offers a complete range of innovative full end-to-end services for content distribution. These include satellite, IP, playout, cloud storage and delivery, and OTT, both live and on-demand. Colocation and occasional use services for sports and special events are also available. Everything is fully supported and monitored 24/7 by a team of skilled, responsive professionals.
