ABS Provided Capacity for Live Broadcast of the G7 Summit on ABS-3A
Bermuda and Hong Kong, 20th June 2017 – ABS, a global satellite operator, has signed a capacity contract for occasional use (OU) on the ABS-3A European beam for the recent G7 summit in Sicily for the host broadcaster.
Italy hosted the annual meeting of seven of the world’s biggest industrialized economies (G7) in Sicily held in late May of this year. The summit brought together leaders from United States, Canada, Japan, France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom and other EU countries. It focused on topics such as the global economy, foreign policy, security of citizens and environmental sustainability.
The capacity used was on an ad-hoc basis. The ABS operations team enabled short notice service activations throughout the coverage of the event.
“ABS was extremely pleased to work with the media provider as part of their delivery solution for this significant world news event,” said Tom Choi, CEO of ABS. “ABS-3A is strategically located for European contribution and distribution of content. The Ku-band European footprint makes ABS-3A the ideal choice for direct transmission of world events, live news, sports and entertainment where service reliability and speed to air are critical.”
The ABS-3A satellite is a new pillar for high profile broadcast contribution in Europe, MENA, Africa, and the Americas. Its wide Ku-band Europe beam has extended new possibilities for video distribution across Europe and opportunities for European service providers who wish to leverage their European teleports.
About ABS
ABS is one of the fastest growing global satellite operators in the world. ABS offers a complete range of tailored solutions including broadcasting, data and telecommunication services to broadcasters, service providers, enterprises and government organizations.
ABS operates a fleet of satellites: ABS-2, ABS-2A, ABS-3, ABS-3A, ABS-4/Mobisat-1, ABS-6, and ABS-7. The satellite fleet covers over 93% of the world’s population across the Americas, Africa, Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and CIS.
Headquartered in Bermuda, ABS has offices in the United States, UAE, South Africa and Asia. ABS is majority owned by funds managed by the European Private Equity firm Permira.
For more information, visit: www.absatellite.com
