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SES Americom Initiates Service On AMC-11
Princeton, NJ (SPX) Nov 08, 2004 With service turned up early Thursday morning aboard AMC-11, in its orbital position 22,000 miles above North America, cable programmers are now in a better position to meet growing consumer demand for high-definition television (HDTV) entertainment. SES Americom, an SES Global company Friday announced initiation of service aboard the A2100 Lockheed Martin spacecraft, that began at 4:00 a.m., completing HD-PRIME, America's only two-satellite HD cable neighborhood that reaches over 80 million homes. Leading programmers began distribution aboard HD-PRIME in May, when AMC-11's identical twin satellite, AMC-10, kicked off service for the first time. As of the wee hours of Thursday morning, both advanced, HD-PRIME satellites are providing reach to every cable household in the U.S. "The cable industry woke up Thursday morning to a whole new era of HD distribution, aboard a first-of-its-kind HD-optimized cable neighborhood that offers the most robust, reliable platform with the broadest reach available today," said Bryan McGuirk, senior vice president, Americom Media Services, SES Americom. "HD-PRIME is the only cable neighborhood that puts programmers and producers right where they want to be; in the living room of every cable subscriber in the country with the HD entertainment they want to see." Capacity is still available for additional residents, despite a growing list of leading programmers already distributing dozens of standard and high-definition channels aboard HD-PRIME, including Discovery Communications, Viacom, E! Networks, A&E Television Networks, C-SPAN, Court TV, Hallmark Channel, iN DEMAND, Lifetime Entertainment, NBC, QVC, Scripps Networks, and The Weather Channel.
The HD-PRIME Satellites AMC-10 and AMC-11 are all C-band satellites, which operate from 135 and 131 degrees west longitude, respectively. The two A2100 spacecraft, built by Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems, have been optimized for next-generation programming services, including high-definition channels. Each of the 24 transponders is supported by a 20 watt SSPA, delivering almost a 20% increase in power over their predecessors, Satcom C-3 and Satcom C-4. In addition, a higher level of on-board redundancy plus an in-orbit satellite, AMC-7, currently operating at 137 degrees west longitude, protect the cable programming services. Related Links SES Americom SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express
ACeS Extends Its Reach To China
Singapore (SPX) Nov 08, 2004ACeS last Friday announced that it has reached an agreement with China Satellite Broadcasting Corporation (China SatCom) to offer ACeS technology to provide rural communications in the Peoples Republic of China. |
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