Spacecom's AMOS-5 Awarded $3.6 Million Broadcast Contract in East Africa

Spacecom announced that its AMOS-5 at 17°E has won another broadcast deal in East Africa. 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 focusing 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.  

“East Africa is a great market for AMOS-5 at 17°E,” said Eyal Copitt, senior vice president of sales for Africa, Asia and marketing. “These two wins prove that the satellite's position, signal strength and resources meet the needs of our East African customers. We are proud to be a part of the region's move to digital broadcasting. This deal is another milestone for AMOS-5 at 17°E as it becomes a major player in the East African broadcast market."