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AMAZONAS 2 SATELLITE SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED
AMAZONAS 2 SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED IN OCTOBER 2009 PREPARES FOR COMMERCIAL SERVICE
HISPAMAR, subsidiarie company of the Spanish satellite operator HISPASAT, successfully launched its new satellite, the Amazonas 2, on October 1st 2009; the satellite is in the final stages of in orbit testing (IOT) with commercial service available as soon as the IOT is completed.
The satellite, with a lifetime of 15 years, offers new opportunities for high power, high quality communications with its 54 Ku band and 10 C band transponders and bandwidth of 36 MHz Ku and 54MHz C. This new satellite incorporates the highest technology with a new version of the Amerhis intelligent processor for advanced broadband services that is capable of processing and regenerating signals onboard the satellite without the need for a central ground station (HUB). The new satellite will be co-located with Amazonas 1 at 61 Degrees West and will double capacity at that location providing expansion for its Direct to Home (DTH), High Definition Television (HDTV), Broadband, Corporate Networks, Fixed and Mobile Telephony, Tele-education and Tele-medicine, among other services.
ABOUT HISPASAT
HISPASAT has already become the seventh company in the world according to income in its sector and is a leader in the broadcasting and distribution of contents in Spanish and Portuguese, with more than 1,100 radio and TV channels, including the contents of important Direct to Home (DTH) digital service platforms and High Definition TV (HDTV), both in Europe and in America. During year 2008, the net consolidated benefit of the company experienced a growth of 31%, reaching the figure of 47 million euro, achieving, for the fifth consecutive year, a new historical maximum in all financial magnitudes.
ABOUT HISPAMAR
Hispamar is the result of the investment by two leading companies in their respective sectors: HISPASAT, leader in satellite communications in the Spanish and Portuguese markets, and TELEMAR (OI), the largest fixed telephony operator in Latin America. Its creation is the consequence of these companies establishing a new leader in satellite telecommunications for the Americas. The goal is for Hispamar to become a comprehensive satellite operator, adding value to the best satellite capacity in the Pan American markets and to contribute so that every citizen and company has access to such information to create and develop ideas that improve quality of life and balance in the region.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
WWW.HISPASAT.COM
WWW.HISPAMAR.COM.BR
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