AMOS-5i
Satellite
Starts
Operations
over
Africa
28
January
2010
Spacecom
the
AMOS
satellite
fleet
operator,
today
announced
that
the
AMOS-5i
satellite
has
reached
its
°17E
orbital
position
and
has
begun
commercial
service.
With
clients
from
Africa,
Europe
and
the
Middle
East
already
on
board,
the
AMOS-5i
satellite
enables
Spacecom
to
start
serving
the
growing
African
market
with
C-band
and
Ku-band
capacity.
AMOS-5i
is
an
interim
satellite
that
will
be
seamlessly
succeeded
in
its
orbital
position
by
AMOS-5
once
it
commences
operations,
scheduled
for
mid-2011.
The
AMOS-5i
satellite’s
20
36MHz
and
4
72MHz
C-band
transponders
plus
9
54MHz
Ku-band
transponders,
make
it a
powerful
platform
offering
a
pan-African
C-band
beam
connecting
Europe
and
the
Middle
East
alongside
two
Ku-band
regional
beams.
The
AMOS-5
satellite
will
further
expand
Spacecom’s
footprint
in
Africa
thanks
to
its
14
72MHz
and
4
36MHz
C-band
transponders
and
18
72MHz
Ku-band
transponders.
“AMOS-5
will
be a
prime
carrier
of
African
traffic
in
the
years
to
come
in
both
broadcast
and
data
services,”
said
David
Pollack,
president
and
CEO
of
Spacecom.
“As
an
interim
solution,
the
AMOS-5i
satellite
catalyzes
and
expedites
our
business
development
efforts
on
the
continent
enabling
us
to
already
position
Spacecom
as
an
attractive
source
of
C-band
and
Ku-band
capacity
for
a
variety
of
businesses,
including
telecoms,
cellular
operators,
broadcasters,
governments
and
others.”
Pollack
continued,
“Spacecom
is
transitioning
from
being
a
leading
regional
player
to
an
emerging
global
satellite
operator,
and
the
expansion
of
the
AMOS
fleet’s
coverage
over
Africa
represents
an
important
milestone
for
the
company.
Once
the
AMOS-4
satellite
joins
our
fleet
in
2012
in
an
orbital
position
over
the
Indian
Ocean
Region,
we
will
be
one
step
closer
to
our
ambitious
goal.”
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