Tata Sky Chooses ATCi's Simulsat
Multibeam to Outfit Headquarters
Sept. 16, 2013
Antenna
Technology Communications Inc.,
announced from the IBC Conference in
Amsterdam that Tata Sky
has selected the ATCi Simulsat 5b
Multibeam antenna solution and related
satellite equipment to outfit its
headquarters in
Chennai, India.
Incorporated
in 2004, Tata Sky is a JV between the
TATA Group and STAR. Tata Sky DTH
offers Indian viewers a world class
television viewing experience through
its satellite television service.
Tata Sky chose
the Simulsat broadcast system because of
the antenna's ability to receive
programming from up to 35 satellites
simultaneously without degradation of
quality across each signal. With a
70-degree longitude satellite view arc,
Simulsat can receive a variety of "C"
and Ku-band satellite programming data.
Essentially, one Simulsat does the work
of 35 steerable parabolic antennas and
only requires the space of one and a
half antennas.
"We are
pleased with the prompt installation of
the Simulsat System at our facility in
Chennai," said
Joby Sebastian,
Tata Sky. "This solution has saved us a
considerable amount of space and
installation man-hours - if we were to
opt for the conventional one antenna per
satellite system, and we are hopeful of
utilizing it to its potential in the
coming years as we expand our carriage
base," Sebastian continued. "We
also appreciated the ATCi Team's
professionalism in maintaining the
agreed time-line besides responding to
our queries before and during the
installation," Sebastian concluded.
"ATCi is very
proud to be able to support a technology
leader such as Tata Sky in their
state-of-the-art broadcast facility with
our Simulsat Multibeam solution,"
remarked
Gary Hatch.
"This is the first Simulsat to be
installed in
India and we are hoping
this will open the market for many more
installations in this important region,"
Hatch concluded.
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