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ISRO GSAT10 KU BAND TP HANDOVER TO TATASKY.NEWS TO TATASKY
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why isro not giving any news about gsat10 in his website since oct3?i am also doubt.
Intelsat’s Channel-
Saving Solution for
Indian DTH
The rollout of India’s
digital addressable
system (DAS) mandate
in a few weeks could
see the newly
digitalized cable
operators offering 500
channels or more. This
is likely to pressure
DTH players to similarly
expand their channel
lineups to stay
competitive. While
additional channel
capacity is already an
issue for some DTH
players, an equally
significant problem is
the inefficient use of
the capacity that they
already have. In its
current setup, DTH’s
large footprint forces
operators to broadcast
regional/local channels
across that entire
footprint – even to the
provinces where they
aren’t relevant – which
consumes more
bandwidth than
necessary.
Leading satellite
operator Intelsat S.A.
aims to change things
with its new Intelsat
EpicNG platform that it
announced in June this
year. On top of carrying
up to 60 Gbps of
throughput versus just
4-6 Gbps for traditional
satellites, Intelsat
EpicNG’s ability to
broadcast on spot
beams and wide beams
enables Intelsat to
focus broadcast signals
on a smaller area. This,
combined with
frequency-reuse
technology, can
conserve transponder
capacity and help
India’s DTH operators
use only the bandwidth
needed to broadcast
regional channels to
relevant provinces.
Getting many times
more throughput should
also bring down the
cost per bit to
customers.
“It’s really a change in
how the DTH model
may work,” said Terry
Bleakley, Intelsat’s
regional VP for Asia-
Pacific sales, in an
exclusive interview
with Media Research
Asia.
“Let’s take India for
example. Basically, if
you’re in Chennai, you’re
going to get the
stations that go into
North of Delhi and
Punjabi, and they don't
speak that dialect
there. With the Intelsat
EpicNG platform,
channels can effectively
be customized for a
specific region and
beam so we don’t
waste bandwidth. We
would offer more
localized content, which
could drive a greater
ARPU for subscribers,”
he added.
The first of the two
EpicNG satellites,
Intelsat 29e, is being
built by Boeing and is
scheduled for launch in
2015. It is designed to
service the Americas
and Europe. The second
satellite, Intelsat 33e,
is set for launch
end-2015 or early 2016,
will service the Indian
Ocean region and cover
markets in Asia and
Africa. Intelsat has yet
to name a contractor
for the Intelsat 33e,
but EpicNG’s open-
standard design allows
the company to choose
other satellite makers.
Initially, the satellite
operator is eyeing two
other major
opportunities for
Intelsat EpicNG:
•Occasional-use events.
Traditionally and cost-
effectively done point-
to-point using fiber,
Intelsat can use the
satellites to uplink a
feed from a venue such
as a cricket tournament
and downlink to a
customer’s media
center via a spot beam.
“So again, we’re not
utilizing bandwidth that
can go to many other
places. It’s specific for
those areas; hence we
can be a lot more cost-
effective when it
comes to pricing these
occasional-use
events,”explained
Bleakley.
•Super head-ends. Given
the massive
consolidation expected
to happen among
India’s cable companies
under DAS, Bleakley
foresees a repeat of
what happened in the
US in the 1990s when
thousands of cable
head-ends merged into
a few hundred super
head-ends that each
required gigabits of
capacity.
Hoping for an open-
skies policy
India’s lack of an open-
skies policy for Ku band
unfortunately prevents
foreign satellite
companies from directly
selling Ku-band capacity
to DTH players without
going through the
government-owned
Indian Space Research
Organisation (ISRO),
which is itself a
satellite services
provider. Intelsat has
the capacity ready
however, having
brought in a satellite
from North America,
Horizons 2, into the 85
degrees east location
specifically to meet the
demand for Ku-band
capacity for DTH in
India.
“We’re waiting for a
tender to come out
from ISRO for the
capacity that they
require. So on the
issuance of that
tender, we'll respond to
it and we'll have Ku
band capacity we can
put into that market if
ISRO chose to work
with us and the DTH
players,” said Bleakly.
Nonetheless, the recent
upgrade of FDI limits on
broadcasters from 49%
to 74% is an
encouraging sign that
the Indian government
does listen to industry
feedback. DTH players
are hopeful that other
concerns – such as the
multiple taxes that
burden the industry and
the need for an open
skies policy – can also
be addressed in the
future. For now
however, the
government’s focus is
on cable and DAS.
These hoped-for
changes to the DTH
industry may have to
wait a few years, but
with DAS scheduled to
complete by end-2014,
the changes might just
come in time for
Intelsat’s EpicNG’s
rollout in 2015-16.
“We will continue to
push for open skies
because we think ISRO
Saving Solution for
Indian DTH
The rollout of India’s
digital addressable
system (DAS) mandate
in a few weeks could
see the newly
digitalized cable
operators offering 500
channels or more. This
is likely to pressure
DTH players to similarly
expand their channel
lineups to stay
competitive. While
additional channel
capacity is already an
issue for some DTH
players, an equally
significant problem is
the inefficient use of
the capacity that they
already have. In its
current setup, DTH’s
large footprint forces
operators to broadcast
regional/local channels
across that entire
footprint – even to the
provinces where they
aren’t relevant – which
consumes more
bandwidth than
necessary.
Leading satellite
operator Intelsat S.A.
aims to change things
with its new Intelsat
EpicNG platform that it
announced in June this
year. On top of carrying
up to 60 Gbps of
throughput versus just
4-6 Gbps for traditional
satellites, Intelsat
EpicNG’s ability to
broadcast on spot
beams and wide beams
enables Intelsat to
focus broadcast signals
on a smaller area. This,
combined with
frequency-reuse
technology, can
conserve transponder
capacity and help
India’s DTH operators
use only the bandwidth
needed to broadcast
regional channels to
relevant provinces.
Getting many times
more throughput should
also bring down the
cost per bit to
customers.
“It’s really a change in
how the DTH model
may work,” said Terry
Bleakley, Intelsat’s
regional VP for Asia-
Pacific sales, in an
exclusive interview
with Media Research
Asia.
“Let’s take India for
example. Basically, if
you’re in Chennai, you’re
going to get the
stations that go into
North of Delhi and
Punjabi, and they don't
speak that dialect
there. With the Intelsat
EpicNG platform,
channels can effectively
be customized for a
specific region and
beam so we don’t
waste bandwidth. We
would offer more
localized content, which
could drive a greater
ARPU for subscribers,”
he added.
The first of the two
EpicNG satellites,
Intelsat 29e, is being
built by Boeing and is
scheduled for launch in
2015. It is designed to
service the Americas
and Europe. The second
satellite, Intelsat 33e,
is set for launch
end-2015 or early 2016,
will service the Indian
Ocean region and cover
markets in Asia and
Africa. Intelsat has yet
to name a contractor
for the Intelsat 33e,
but EpicNG’s open-
standard design allows
the company to choose
other satellite makers.
Initially, the satellite
operator is eyeing two
other major
opportunities for
Intelsat EpicNG:
•Occasional-use events.
Traditionally and cost-
effectively done point-
to-point using fiber,
Intelsat can use the
satellites to uplink a
feed from a venue such
as a cricket tournament
and downlink to a
customer’s media
center via a spot beam.
“So again, we’re not
utilizing bandwidth that
can go to many other
places. It’s specific for
those areas; hence we
can be a lot more cost-
effective when it
comes to pricing these
occasional-use
events,”explained
Bleakley.
•Super head-ends. Given
the massive
consolidation expected
to happen among
India’s cable companies
under DAS, Bleakley
foresees a repeat of
what happened in the
US in the 1990s when
thousands of cable
head-ends merged into
a few hundred super
head-ends that each
required gigabits of
capacity.
Hoping for an open-
skies policy
India’s lack of an open-
skies policy for Ku band
unfortunately prevents
foreign satellite
companies from directly
selling Ku-band capacity
to DTH players without
going through the
government-owned
Indian Space Research
Organisation (ISRO),
which is itself a
satellite services
provider. Intelsat has
the capacity ready
however, having
brought in a satellite
from North America,
Horizons 2, into the 85
degrees east location
specifically to meet the
demand for Ku-band
capacity for DTH in
India.
“We’re waiting for a
tender to come out
from ISRO for the
capacity that they
require. So on the
issuance of that
tender, we'll respond to
it and we'll have Ku
band capacity we can
put into that market if
ISRO chose to work
with us and the DTH
players,” said Bleakly.
Nonetheless, the recent
upgrade of FDI limits on
broadcasters from 49%
to 74% is an
encouraging sign that
the Indian government
does listen to industry
feedback. DTH players
are hopeful that other
concerns – such as the
multiple taxes that
burden the industry and
the need for an open
skies policy – can also
be addressed in the
future. For now
however, the
government’s focus is
on cable and DAS.
These hoped-for
changes to the DTH
industry may have to
wait a few years, but
with DAS scheduled to
complete by end-2014,
the changes might just
come in time for
Intelsat’s EpicNG’s
rollout in 2015-16.
“We will continue to
push for open skies
because we think ISRO
Gssran said:
we all know as of now we have not any proof, weather Gsat 10 is active or failure. We are all assuming till date, but there are some reasons creating doubt. Thats are no official confirmation [like astra 2, eutelsat ] Testing not started, no any other activity by tata sky. Even if there is tata sky's any plan to add channels, atleat they need to test tp 15 to 20 days before addition of channels. Can we agree this? Can any one have confirmation it is active?
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