Eutelsat has entered into a partnership with du, Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), to upgrade its DTH services across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. With this partnership, du will increase capacity at the 7/8 degree West orbital position, which reaches 90% of TV homes in MENA. Commenting on the partnership, Karim Benkirane, CCO at du, said: “We are continually expanding and enhancing our services and products portfolio to serve the growing demands of broadcasters and content providers. We are very pleased to be working with Eutelsat to boost our capacity and offer unparalleled reach, flexibility and availability for our customers, making it simple for broadcasters and content owners to succeed”. “Our world-leading satellite and terrestrial infrastructure offers unparalleled reach, flexibility and availability for our customers and helps us to address markets where demand for HD services is growing”.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 26, 2023 14:36 UTC