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Europe Media Port (EMP) named World’s Fastest Growing Teleport for Second Consecutive Year
Nemea, Greece – November 17th, 2010 – Europe Media Port (“EMP”), has been named the world’s fastest growing teleport for the second consecutive year by the World Teleport Association (WTA), the industry’s professional organization. Europe Media Port partners directly with satellite operators and teleport facilities around the world to provide diverse end-to-end solutions to the satellite service market.
“Europe Media Port was the fastest of the fast for the second year in a row with an impressive 127% growth,” the WTA reported in its release.
“We are delighted to be selected by World Teleport Association as the world’s fastest growing teleport for the second consecutive year with 127% revenue growth. The ‘Fast Twenty of 2010’ award, together with the recently announced deals of O3b & Kahkeshan Digisat fit exactly with our corporate strategy of expanding in both the video & data markets and extending our geographical client reach by offering a value proposition that stays competitive, customized and flexible to the customer needs,” commented Dimitrios Papaharalabos, Head of Sales & Marketing at Europe Media Port.
Papaharalabos added, “We continue investing in new infrastructure, in new products & services across the whole market targeting for an enhanced customer experience. For example, the Nemea teleport in Greece just finished the installation of three new large dishes ranging from 7.2 – 11 meters and already placed an order of more to be delivered in 2011. On the fiber side, recent upgrades are supporting STM-64 & Gigabit Ethernet high speed internet data rates.”
“In an expanding satellite market there are many opportunities in maintaining growth and with the right strategy there is room to expand further in revenues and profitability. With an excellent geographical position, diverse connectivity with fiber networks, a competitive value proposition and professional attitude to the most demanding customer, at Europe Media Port we are constantly working on various projects without any geographical or service limits.” Papaharalabos remarked.
For further information on EMP, please contact:
Europe Media Port
Tel: +357 996 97695
Fax: +357 224 58888
Email: marketing@europemediaport.com
About EMP:
EMP (Europe Media Port) is a global service provider for distribution of Video, Internet & Data connectivity solutions to the Media, ISP & Governmental markets, via the Nemea teleport located in Greece. EMP delivers the highest quality transmissions of data, IP, video and audio to broadcasters, teleports, satellite operators, enterprises, ISP providers, PTP data carriers and governments. With a strategic geographical position, EMP offers high quality access to all satellites in the 45° West to 90° East range, covering Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas and Asia. www.europemediaport.com
O3b Selects Europe Media Port (EMP) as its First Gateway
Teleport Operator for New High Capacity Data Network
Nemea, Greece, August 5th, 2010 –O3b Networks Ltd. (O3b) today announced the selection of Europe Media Port (EMP) - the world’s fastest growing teleport in 2009 according to the World Teleport Association - to be the first provider of Gateway Teleport services for O3b’s global network. This long term agreement allows for the provision of a range of services for O3b from the Nemea Teleport in Greece. Through this location, O3b will link its reliable Gigabit IP network connectivity and bandwidth services to clients located in Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. The Nemea, Greece Teleport is the first of multiple Teleport sites to be located worldwide, enabling O3b to provide global network and connectivity services.
O3b will install multiple 7.3m Ka-Band Gateway antennas at the Nemea facility enabling low latency, high-speed IP services to customer-end remote terminals. On the ground, the Gateway part of the Hellenic Telecommunications Organization (OTE S.A.), the largest telecommunications provider in Greece and together with its subsidiaries one of the leading telecom groups in South-eastern Europe, will initially support the provision of greater than 12 Gigabits per second throughput serving up to 10 spot beams simultaneously. O3b anticipates future expansion of the site to provide even greater capacity as customer demands grow.
“We are delighted about the agreement with EMP. With over 15 years of operational expertise at the Nemea facilities, the EMP team is an instrumental partner on our way to establish a seamless data service network for our clients. EMP’s services will further assist us in rolling out our new, ground-breaking solution to provide fast Internet connectivity to billions of citizens, businesses and organizations in previously poorly connected regions around the world,” said Brian Holz, CTO of O3b Networks.
“We are proud to be the first globally to host an O3b Gateway Teleport Service, via the Nemea Teleport based in Greece. By selecting EMP, O3b can leverage our strategic geographical position, our competitive offerings to the data markets, our diverse fiber connectivity and world class facilities. We are very pleased that O3b has selected EMP to support the company’s innovative system and we are looking forward to being a long term partner of O3b and supporting its future expansion,” added Dimitrios Papaharalabos, Head of Sales and Marketing of EMP.
This new agreement is an important step forward for O3b as it deploys a range of highly reliable and superior quality services to clients around the world. A single O3b satellite beam - covering a geographical area of over 600km/diameter on the ground – delivers fast data connectivity and fiber like latency coupled with very high capacity. This capacity will be available to mobile backhaul operators, backbone operators, government entities, and data or bandwidth resellers. O3b’s ground-breaking technology will serve current and future demand for connectivity in emerging markets.
For further information on O3b, please contact:
Luisa Sorrentino, VP, Marketing Communications, O3b Networks Ltd.
Phone: +31 629508524
Email: luisa.sorrentino@o3bnetworks.com
For further information on EMP, please contact:
Dimitrios Papaharalabos,Head of Sales & Marketing
Phone: +30 697 8899752, +357 996 97695
Fax: +357 224 58777
Email: dimitrios@europemediaport.com
About O3b Networks
O3b Networks, headquartered in St. John, Jersey is building a new satellite-based, fibre-quality Internet backbone for telecommunications- and Internet service providers, operating between the latitudes of 45° north/south. O3b’s next generation satellite network will reach over 3 billion consumers, businesses and organizations in more than 150 countries across Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East. O3b’s groundbreaking concept is endorsed by investments from SES, Google Inc., Liberty Global Inc., HSBC Principal Investments, Northbridge Venture Partners and Allen & Company.
www.o3bnetworks.com
About EMP
EMP (Europe Media Port) is a global service provider for distribution of Video, Internet & Data connectivity solutions to the Media, ISP & Governmental markets, via the Nemea teleport located in Greece. EMP delivers the highest quality transmissions of data, IP, video and audio to broadcasters, teleports, satellite operators, enterprises, ISP providers, PTP data carriers and governments. With a strategic geographical position, EMP offers high quality access to all satellites in the 45° West to 90° East range, covering Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas and Asia.
www.europemediaport.com
New Iranian DTH Broadcaster, Kahkeshan Digisat, Selects Europe Media Port (EMP) for Transmission Services
Channel Targets Iranians in Europe and the Middle East
Nicosia, Cyprus – September 2nd, 2010 – Europe Media Port (“EMP”), the world’s fastest growing teleport in 2009 according to the World Teleport Association, announced that Kahkeshan Digisat, an emerging DTH broadcaster for Iran and Iranians living in Europe and the Middle East, selected EMP for the provision of DTH uplink teleport and transmission services to its European and Middle East targeted markets. The new channel is now available on Hotbird satellite at 13° East and on Hellas Sat satellite at 39° East via the Middle East beam.
EMP is providing, via the Nemea teleport based in Greece, solutions to the broadcasting industry including playout services, uplink, turnaround and occasional use services. EMP is partnering directly with satellite operators and teleport facilities around the world to provide diverse and end-to-end solutions in accordance with broadcasters’ needs.
Kahkeshan Digisat TV channel (http://www.kahkeshantv.com) is a brand new satellite channel whose aim is to inform and entertain Iranian and other Persian-speaking viewers scattered across Europe and the Middle East with a wide variety of programs running 24-hours and dealing with issues related to social life in Iran as well as in the world at large. Its offerings include documentaries, interviews, concerts, theatre, cinema and literature among others.
“We are delighted to offer a customized DTH solution to the new channel Kahkeshan Digisat, broadcasting directly throughout its target regions and reaching a very wide audience on satellite. EMP is fulfilling the high quality, diverse needs of Kahkeshan Digisat with a world class competitive offering and we are looking forward to continue supporting their expansion needs,” commented Dimitrios Papaharalabos, Head of Sales and Marketing of EMP.
“Kahkeshan TV is constantly looking for the best technological tools to provide high quality TV programs. That is why we decided to collaborate with EMP,” commented Jean Marc Sermier, Managing Director of Kahkeshan Digisat.
For further information on EMP, please contact:
Europe Media Port
Email: marketing@europemediaport.com
For further information on Kahkeshan Digisat, please contact:
Kahkeshan Digisat
kahkeshantv@gmail.com
About EMP:
EMP (Europe Media Port) is a global service provider for distribution of Video, Internet & Data connectivity solutions to the Media, ISP & Governmental markets, via the Nemea teleport located in Greece. EMP delivers the highest quality transmissions of data, IP, video and audio to broadcasters, teleports, satellite operators, enterprises, ISP providers, PTP data carriers and governments. With a strategic geographical position, EMP offers high quality access to all satellites in the 45° West to 90° East range, covering Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas and Asia.
www.europemediaport.com
About Kahkeshan TV:
Kahkeshan TV provides direct home satellite viewing of the highest quality using any commercial satellite receiver and standard dish sizes. Kahkeshan is a brand new satellite channel whose aim is to inform and entertain Iranian and other Persian-speaking viewers with a large variety of programs dealing with issues related to life in Iran as well as in the world at large. Documentaries, interviews, concerts, theatre, cinema, and literature on Iranians involved in these activities and living abroad are in the forefront. But ours is a two-way exchange: from Iran to the world and from the world to Iran.
In the near future, Kahkeshan TV and the internet will join forces to create a dynamic and interactive platform giving the opportunity to our viewers to shape the channel to their liking. We are proud to present programs for Iranians, by Iranians and through Iranians.
Kahkeshan TV is an entirely independent enterprise. We shall therefore remain open to all initiatives that will help us advance on our chosen path, that of the transmission of free and independent ideas and programs
http://www.kahkeshantv.com
Europe Media Port (EMP) Expands Occasional Use Services on MEASAT-3/3a
Nicosia, Cyprus – October 5, 2009 – Europe Media Port (“EMP”) and Asian satellite operator MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. (“MEASAT”) announced today a new agreement to provide enhanced satellite connectivity between Europe and Asia. Combining the newly launched MEASAT-3a Asian video distribution satellite and EMP’s strength as a European gateway teleport, the agreement offers broadcasters a complete range of Occasional Use (OU) services.
The MEASAT-EMP agreement provides East-West connectivity with bandwidth slices from 4.5 to 36MHz in time increments from ten minutes and up. This flexibility is complemented by the teleport’s turn-around capabilities to and from a wide range of European and Atlantic satellites or via major fiber networks. MEASAT-3a, launched in June 2009 and co-located with MEASAT-3 at 91.5° East, has been designed to expand video distribution services across the region from Australia across Asia to the Middle East, East Africa and Eastern Europe.
“With this new service, Europe and Asia just got a whole lot closer,” said Christopher Slaney, EMP’s Director of Business Development. “Looking at MEASAT-3/3a we see a great potential for carrying sports feeds, news coverage and special events between these two major TV markets. EMP can downlink feeds from satellites as far away as 45°West and we sit across several major fiber networks. Our Europe to Asia Occasional Use rates is going to be very attractive.”
“We are delighted to partner with EMP to provide OU services between Asia and Europe,” said Terry Bleakley, MEASAT’s Vice President, Commercial Operations. “MEASAT-3a, expands capacity at our key orbital location of 91.5° East orbital location by 50 percent and with a C-Band footprint covering close to 110 countries we can provide more choice to EMP’s for Ad Hoc solutions.”
This is EMP’s second collaboration with MEASAT. In 2007, the teleport at Nemea, Greece was used to support the relocation of the MEASAT-1 satellite, subsequently renamed AFRICASAT-1, before providing customer uplink onto the satellite.
About EMP:
EMP, Europe Media Port, located in Greece, is a global provider of transmission services via satellite, fiber and IP. EMP delivers the highest quality transmissions of data, IP, video and audio to broadcasters, teleports, satellite operators, enterprises, ISP providers, PTP data carriers and governments.
With an ideal European location, EMP accesses all satellites in the 45° West to 90° East range, covering Europe, the Middle East, Africa and most of Asia.
About MEASAT:
MEASAT is a premium supplier of satellite communication services to Asia’s leading broadcasters, DTH platforms and telecom operators. Operating four communications satellites, the MEASAT fleet is able to provide satellite capacity to over 145 countries representing 80% of the world’s population across Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa, Europe and Australia. With the newly launched MEASAT-3a satellite located at the Company’s key orbital slot at 91.5°E, the MEASAT fleet has a total of 100 transponders across four satellites.
Leveraging facilities at the MEASAT Teleport and Broadcast Centre, and working with a select group of world-class partners, MEASAT also provides a complete range of broadcast and telecommunications services including high definition and standard definition video playout, video turnaround, co-location, uplinking and IP termination services.
EMP gets recognition from World Teleport Association
Europe Media Port (EMP) Expands Gateway’s Africa Connection with Teleport Services for AfricaSat-1
Nicosia, Cyprus – November 17th 2008 – Europe Media Port (EMP), recently awarded Honorable Mention by the World Teleport Association for its tremendous growth in 2008, today announced that it is providing key services from its Greek teleport to Gateway Communications for its newly launched operations on AfricaSat-1 into Africa. EMP is a Cyprus-based global provider of transmissions services.
EMP is furnishing IP Transit and uplink & downlink for IP services for Gateway on Africasat-1 to and from Africa enabling the broadband service provider to best leverage its multiple C-band transponders on the satellite. The capacity will further develop the pan-African service provider’s market leading position in the provision of high quality, secure and reliable voice, data and Internet access to its 1,200 corporate customers across 40 countries on the African continent.
Peter Gbedemah, CEO, Gateway Communications said, “Our commitment to adding more relevant services together with more bandwidth is an integral element of our growth strategy. Working with EMP and MEASAT’s AfricaSat-1, we are able to reach our goals and provide connectivity to our clients across the continent.”
According to EMP’s Director of Business Development, Christopher Slaney, “The southerly location of EMP’s teleport at Nemea, Greece complements Gateway’s needs to effectively and efficiently cover Africa. Bridging Europe, the Middle East and Africa, we are well placed to provide a full array of satellite services for global telecom players.” Earlier this year EMP’s teleport was used to track AfricaSat-1 as it was moved to its new orbital position over Africa.
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