DOUBLING CAPACITY AT 36 DEGREES EAST
Eutelsat’s W7 satellite will replace SESAT 1 and enhance Eutelsat’s
multi-satellite premium neighbourhood
Eutelsat’s new W7 satellite is planned for
deployment at 36° East in late 2009, where
it will replace the SESAT 1 satellite, and
significantly boost capacity at a key Eutelsat
neighbourhood, for TV broadcasters
operating in Russia, the Ukraine and Africa.
Currently, there are more than 430 channels
already broadcast across those regions.
W7 will be a large, high-power satellite featuring
70 Ku-band transponders connectable to
six beams covering Europe, Russia, Africa,
the Middle East and central Asia. With its
configuration of high-performance fixed and
steerable beams, it will significantly enhance
coverage and flexibility for growing video
markets, particularly in central Asia and Africa.
Co-positioned with Eutelsat’s W4 satellite,
which already serves anchor pay-TV
operators in Russia (NTV Plus, Tricolor), the
Ukraine (Poverkhnost) and sub-Saharan
Africa (MultiChoice Africa, HiTV), W7 will
enable Eutelsat to almost double the
bandwidth available in these regions. The
new satellite will also deliver new resources
over South Africa through a high-power
fixed beam and over Central Asia through a
steerable beam.
In addition to video applications, W7 will
offer potential for data and voice solutions
using small ground terminals, notably for the
oil and gas sector in Russia, Central Asia
and West Africa.
W7 predicted downlink coverages
