MENA

For 40 years, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has been a central focus for Eutelsat, with two-thirds of our satellite fleet offering coverage of both Europe and MENA.

As the region's leading satellite operator, with offices in Amman and Dubai, our satellite services and experience have gained the confidence of a growing portfolio of customers including broadcasters, telecom operators, internet service providers and government agencies. Committed to developing universal access to digital networks, we have built strong partnerships with operators in the region including Gulfsat, Nilesat and Viewsat.

In 2017, NOORSAT, one of the leading satellite service providers in the Middle East, became part of the Eutelsat Group. By combining extensive expertise and global coverage with intimate market knowledge, we work closely with broadcasters, premium networks and service providers, to anticipate and best meet their requirements and help them grow in these dynamic markets.

WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS SAY:

"EUTELSAT 21B, with its best coverage both in elevation and performance, provides ASBU with a gateway between North Africa, Middle East and Europe to our programme exchange centre in Algiers for distribution."

Abdelraheem Suleiman, Director General, ASBU

As a global operator, we help our customers retrieve and distribute content in all formats. Our market-leading video neighbourhoods provide the bandwidth and satellite coverage to enable channels and pay-TV platforms to access their chosen markets and quickly build audiences. With our full-time or ad hoc capacity and services, broadcasters can reach homes equipped for DTH reception or connected to cable and IP networks, programme exchanges, contribution links, and newsgathering from all corners of the globe.

Eutelsat provides customers with solutions to enable new video and data point-to-multipoint distribution, and efficient, cost-effective broadcast solutions in the Ka-band, with our tailored satellite services. In the video market we accompany clients at every stage of the transmission process, from uplinking images the moment they are filmed, to broadcasting finished programmes to TV audiences, whether regional, national or worldwide.

With comprehensive, managed services and a cutting edge SD/HD TV Playout system, customers can contribute media from various sources, compile playlists, and manage multi-lingual audio tracks, on-screen graphics and ad insertion, and connect social media to on-air channels to enhance proximity to viewers.

WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS SAY:

“Teaming up with Eutelsat is an exciting development to our strategic vision at MenaMedia. This partnership reflects our continued desire to collaborate with companies, like Eutelsat, that share our mission of meeting demands in a dynamic market like the Middle East."

Saman Baban, CEO, MenaMedia

7/8° West, MENA’s N° 1 TV neighbourhood

7/8° West is the leading broadcast neighbourhood for MENA, reaching 95% of all satellite TV homes in the region. Operated in partnership with Nilesat since 2006, an exceptional line-up of over 900 Arabic and international TV channels relevant to audiences across the region currently broadcast from 7/8° West, with a high diversity of free-to-air content. Leading high definition content delivery in MENA, over 250 HD TV channels broadcast from 7/8° West. HD adoption is accelerating in the MENA region with 46% of TV homes HD-equipped. At the Eutelsat/Nilesat 7/8° West neighbourhood, 60% of homes are HD-equipped.

13° East, a unique bridge between MENA and Europe

The HOT BIRD family of satellites at 13° East is the second most important TV neighbourhood in MENA. With a total reach of 160 million TV homes across MENA and Europe, it is a unique bridge for Arab communities living in Europe and for Europeans living in MENA. Within the MENA region, an audience of over 27 million homes enjoys the strong line-up of content available at this orbital position. HOTBIRD is one of the world’s largest video neighbourhoods with 1,000 TV channels, 450 in HD and 14 in Ultra HD. 80 TV channels are Arabic native channels.

7° East, a key location for regional markets

A new orbital hotspot is developing at 7° East for audiences in South-East Europe, Turkey, the Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa and the Indian Ocean.  7° East has seen important growth in Turkey and the Middle East with over 8 million homes. It is also a growing hotspot for Farsi-speaking audiences. With a simple dual-feed installation, consumers can also reach the HOTBIRD satellites at 13° East.

WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS SAY:

This first contract, for capacity on the EUTELSAT 21B satellite, signed with Eutelsat underpins Divona’s strategy to provide network continuity for national and international players operating in fields where we have recognised expertise including mobile telecoms, oil exploration and production as well as industrial integration.”

Karim Cherfaoui, CEO, Divona

Satellites connect remote networks to cellular infrastructure and internet arteries. Providing seamless connectivity, they are used by private and government sectors to establish secure and reliable communication networks, which can complement terrestrial infrastructure to overcome connectivity gaps in remote or rural areas.

Our global network helps internet access providers connect local platforms to the wider internet backbone, the oil and gas sector to connect onshore and offshore rigs, banking and retailing industries to ensure the secure circulation of data between branches, and GSM network operators to interconnect remote transmitters.

The number of VSAT networks and VPNs in the MENA region has continued to increase regularly, and there are currently over 115,000 networks operational on Eutelsat satellites.

Eutelsat also provides mobility services to complement terrestrial cellular networks, with professional solutions for specific sectors. Our mobility services for the maritime industry deliver global solutions and coverage to markets including commercial shipping, sea-based oil and gas operations, governmental ships and luxury vessels.