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Es'hailSat Provides Advanced
Satellite Services
Es'hailSat, the Qatar Satellite Company, is a communications
satellite operator headquartered in Doha, Qatar...

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s'hailSat was established
in 2010 to manage and
develop Qatar's presence in
space. The company provides
independent,
high-quality,
advanced satellite services
to broadcasters, businesses
and governments in the MENA
region and beyond.
With a goal to be a truly
global satellite operator and
service provider, Es'hailSat
started operations of its first
satellite Es'hail-1 at 25.5°E
in 2013 supporting key
broadcasters in the region,
beIN SPORTS and Al Jazeera Media
Network. Es'hail-2, the company's
second satellite was launched on
November 15, 2018 and is co-located
with Es'hail-1 at the MENA broadcast
hotspot of 25.5°E / 26°E orbital
location.
Having both Ku-band and Ka-band
capacity at the 25.5°E and 26°E hotspot
position enables Es'hailSat to provide
the region with the most advanced and
sophisticated services in broadcast,
telecommunications and broadband.
Es'hail-2: Es'hailSat is delivering
additional premium satellite capacity
in the MENA region with the expansion
of the Es'hailSat fleet. Es'hail-2, was
successfully launched on November
15, 2018 and will further boost
broadcasting and connectivity for
Middle East and North Africa. Es'hail-2
is a high-powered, advanced satellite
with both Ku-band and Ka-band
capabilities to provide TV distribution,
telecoms and government services.
New Teleport for MENA: The new
Es'hailSat Teleport is a state-of-the-art
facility providing satellite Telemetry,
Tracking and Commanding (TT&C)
facilities and capacity management,
together with a wide range of teleport
services such as uplink, downlink,
contribution, multiplexing, encoding,
playout and broadcasting, tailored for
stakeholders, customers and business
partners.
Solving Challenges of Interference
for MENA Broadcasters: As secure
transmissions continue to be of
paramount importance in the MENA
region, Es'hailSat is working with

Es'hailSat Teleport complex

various parties to reduce and eliminate
satellite interference and provide
a secure transmission network for
its customers. Es'hailSat satellites
have been designed and built with
anti-jamming capabilities that helps
avoid any intentional or unintentional
interference. This feature is critical
for customers using the satellites
for mission critical work and for
broadcasters who greatly value
uninterrupted signals reaching their
customers. In addition, geo-location
system is available at the teleport
to accurately identify origins of any
interference and take appropriate
action with or against the interfering
party.
Products/Services
Premium Content on Es'hail-1
and Es'hail-2: Es'hail-1 and Es'hail-2
demonstrates the value of Es'hailSat's
offering in terms of technical
capabilities and performance, and
also in terms of independence and
security of content that is broadcast.
In addition to providing transmission
for established news, sports and
entertainment channels, a growing
number of new channels from around
the region are choosing Es'hailSat
to broadcast their channels in the
MENA region. beIN Sports continues
to roll out new HD and SD channels
via Es'hailSat satellites, seeking to
diversify and expand its audience
with new content including movies,
entertainment and sports. In addition,
with Al Jazeera's bouquet of HD
channels on Es'hail-1, 25.5°E / 26°E

is truly a hotspot for quality high
definition channels.
Content Distribution: Broadcasters
can use Es'hailSat's high powered Kuband payload to provide consumers
with high quality services such as
Direct-to-Home (DTH) linear TV, video
on demand, high definition TV and 4K
TV. 25.5°E / 26.0°E neighbourhood
allows viewers to tune their receivers
to Es'hail-1 and Es'hail-2, without
the need to change or repoint their
existing dishes to enjoy premium
content.
Occasional Use: Live sports, news
and entertainment shows are big
drawcards for broadcasters, who can
rely on Es'hailSat satellites to transmit
these contents quickly and reliably to
reach the consumers, as it happens.
In addition to live television content,
Es'hailSat satellite can provide disaster
recovery and connectivity support
during unexpected events or disasters.

Video Playout: Using our new
high-tech teleport and established
partners within the region, Es'hailSat
provides video playout, compression,
encryption, uplink and distribution
services. Es'hailSat also provides
cloud-based playout, Web-based live
video transfer, file transfer, among
other broadcast related services.
VSAT
Networks:
Es'hailSat
offers a variety of VSAT services to
support customer's most demanding
needs, whether it is an end user,
small business or multi-national
corporation.
Complementing
our
satellite and teleport solutions is
our strategic partnership with major
telecommunication providers for MPLS
and IP backbone to provide managed
bandwidth services.
Mobile Connectivity: Smartphones
and tablets have changed our lives
dramatically, and demand for mobile
communications are extremely high.
Es'hailSat offers mobile
Es'hail-2
connectivity for land and
maritime applications to
cater for requirements from
various verticals.
Teleport
With its state-of-the-art
technology and design,
Es'hailSat
teleport
has
the capability to meet
customer demands by being
able to provide improved
communication
services
and video contribution/
distribution networks.
In addition, Es'hailSat
Teleport can provide backup facilities,
hosting services, and disaster recovery
owing to its geographical diverse
location, and can contribute as a data
centre.
Superior Customer Support
Capacity
Management
Centre
(CMC), manned by a team of highly
trained engineers, provides dedicated
24/7 support to all the customers
on Es'hailSat satellites. CMC has
incorporated the latest and most
advanced
automated
monitoring
and control systems to carry out
monitoring of services on the satellites
in RF, baseband and transport stream
levels.
Additional layer of visual monitoring
enables
quick
rectification
of
problems, hence maintaining high
availability of service on its satellites.
See Esh'hailSat on stand 1.B59.
www.eshailsat.qa
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