In the press release by Eutelsat Communications, the satellite communication company announced its partnership with du, Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC) to upgrade its direct-to-home satellite services across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. In addition, the 7/8° West orbital position covers most TV households in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, presenting the broadest exclusive coverage. Through the new collaboration with Eutelsat, du can further improve content delivery for its customers throughout MENA, offering increased capacity and an exceptional user experience. Increasing our satellite capacity on the 7/8° W orbital position enables our customers to reach more regional end users and deliver more HD and SD services. We work with world-class satellite provider partners to deliver state-of-the-art broadcast services via the region’s largest teleport,” said Mahmoud El Danaf, Eutelsat VP for MENA Sales Region.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 24, 2023 19:46 UTC