ASC Signal Receives Multi-Antenna
Contract from Abdulaziz Abdulmohsin Al-Rashed Sons Company
for Kuwait’s Ministry of Information
February 18. 2014
ASC Signal Corporation was awarded a contract from
Kuwait-based Al-Rashed Holdings to provide gateway satellite
antennas and equipment for the State of Kuwait’s Ministry of
Information, to be used for the distribution of television
and radio content throughout the Middle East and Africa.
Under the contract, ASC Signal will provide transmit and
receive earth stations to access both Nilesat and Arabsat
satellites.
The fully-redundant Ku- and DBS-band, 5.6-meter antennas
include interchangeable feed systems that allow the Ministry
of Information to use the same antenna at different
frequency bands as required for program delivery.
Installation of the ASC Signal antennas will equip the
Ministry of Information to deliver content from its own
facilities in Kuwait City.
In addition to the high-performance antenna system, Al-Rashed
will provide ASC Signal’s Next Generation Controller (NGC),
which gives users a single, simplified, central device to
control and operate multiple antenna systems. The Ministry
will capitalize on the many advanced features of the NGC,
including utilizing the remote access and tracking
capabilities built into the system, as well as the optional
internal spectrum analyzer.
“As ASC Signal continues its rapid expansion into the Middle
East, our new relationship with Al-Rashed and Kuwait’s
Ministry of Information marks an important milestone,” said
Keith Buckley, President and CEO of ASC Signal. “Our
high-performance, competitively-priced antenna systems,
along with the feature-rich NGC, opens many opportunities in
this fast-growing region.”
“Al-Rashed Holdings is delighted to award the contract for
gateway antennas to ASC Signal,” said Abdulaziz Al-Rashed,
Chairman and CEO of Al-Rashed Holdings. “This landmark
project is of key strategic importance for Kuwait and the
selection of ASC Signal reflects their extensive expertise
in this area. Al-Rashed Holdings, as a leading local
telecommunications and networking provider, looks forward to
working with ASC Signal systems in successfully executing
this contract and to future collaboration.”
