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Spacecom and Magyar Telekom Sign Long-Term Agreement for More Bandwidth over
AMOS Fleet: Multi-Year Agreement Worth Up To $7 Million

12 September 2011

Spacecom  has signed a long-term contract with Magyar Telekom, the principal provider of
telecommunications services in Hungary, to supply its DTH (direct-to-home) service, branded T-Home SatTV, with more bandwidth. The agreement is worth up to $7 million. When combined with a previous deal valued at $7 million, T-Home SatTV’s total expansion with AMOS in 2011 is valued at nearly $14 million.

Magyar Telekom, a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom, broadcasts around 100 channels throughout Hungary, including four HD (high-definition) channels.

With the additional bandwidth, the Hungarian DTH provider will be able to expand the number of channels it broadcasts and create new bouquets to increase its customer base. Magyar Telekom currently has over 260,000 T-Home SatTV subscribers, approximately 30 percent of the local audience, according to Hungary’s National Media and Infocommunications Authority (NMHH).

The AMOS satellite fleet at the 4°W orbital position serves three European DTH brands and four all together. These include: Ukraine’s Xtra, Slovakia’s Magio TV and Hungary’s T-Home SatTV - both part of the Deutsche Telekom Group - and Israel’s Yes.

“Since our 2008 service launch with AMOS, we have created an exciting platform and taken TV broadcasting in Hungary to new heights. To ensure the achievement of our future plans, we are adding more bandwidth from AMOS,” remarked Richard Nagy, Head of Strategy Development Group, Magyar Telekom. “Working closely with AMOS gives us a distinct advantage as we add more HD channels and bring new services online.”

“Signing a new long-term agreement with Magyar Telekom is a strong vote of confidence in the AMOS brand in Hungary and across Central and Eastern Europe. We look forward to enabling Magyar Telekom’s T-Home SatTV service to meet and exceed their current and future targets as they ramp up their capacity usage on the AMOS fleet,” said Eyal Altshuler, Spacecom’s vice
president of sales, CEE. “Hungary is a strong and important market for AMOS and as the market continues to expand, we will be there providing our powerful solutions.”



 
 

 

 

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