SWE-DISH Delivers Fleet of Drive-Away CCT120 Mobile Satellite Terminals to Geo TV
STOCKHOLM, Sweden – Sept. 10, 2008 – SWE-DISH Satellite Systems AB, a DataPath® company specializing in compact, quick-to-air and easy-to-use mobile satellite communications (SATCOM) equipment, has delivered a fleet of SWE-DISH Drive-Away CCT120s to Geo Television Network (Geo TV) in Pakistan. The delivery of the CCT120s to Geo TV is one of the largest deployments of satellite news gathering systems in Pakistan. Launched by SWE-DISH last year, the Drive-Away CCT120 offers an improved value proposition to many global broadcasters due to its weight and transmission capacity as well as the advantages of the innovative modular CommuniCase® Technology concept.
The Drive-Away CCT120s delivered to Geo TV will enable mobile news gathering teams to broadcast from anywhere in Pakistan, transmitting live news, sports and other events. The Drive-Away CCT120 provides Geo TV with a flexible solution; due to its specialized design, small size and low weight, the Drive-Away CCT120 can be mounted on any of the broadcaster’s vehicles. The Drive-Away CCT120 is fully enclosed during transport, and it deploys quickly with point-and-shoot antenna control that enables transmission to begin within minutes. The innovative common modular system architecture of CommuniCase Technology creates a line of easy-to-change terminals designed to meet present and future operational needs. Like all CommuniCase Technology products, the Drive-Away CCT120 features multiple modules, a plug-in modem, an antenna system, a controller and a transceiver, all of which can easily be replaced and used with current and future SWE-DISH CCT products.
Geo TV has been broadcasting since August 2002 on the Intelsat 10 digital satellite. The broadcaster is the first South Asian Urdu-language channel to provide content comparable with world-class television broadcasters. Geo TV is the fastest growing television channel in Pakistan with ratings exceeding all satellite-delivered channels in the market. It has the widest distribution on cable systems in Pakistan and achieved 100 percent carriage within 90 days of launch.
“This order serves as proof of the CommuniCase Technology concept and the performance of our Drive-Away CCT120,” said Lars Jehrlander, CEO of SWE-DISH. “It is a milestone for our global efforts to market CommuniCase Technology. It’s also very exciting that Geo TV, as a new, groundbreaking news channel, has chosen SWE-DISH as a key partner in their technology portfolio. Geo TV has been using SWE-DISH IPT Suitcase® terminals, so adopting the Drive Away CCT120 into its broadcast fleet is a significant expansion of our strategic relationship.”
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For further information, please contact:
Peter K. Herbert, Director, Corporate Communications
DataPath, Inc
Phone: + 1 678 597 0638
E-mail: pherbert@datapath.com
About SWE-DISH Satellite Systems AB
SWE-DISH Satellite Systems AB, headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, is a world-leading supplier of mobile satellite communications equipment and related services for broadband applications. The company supplies major broadcasters, armed forces and disaster relief organizations, amongst others, with compact and quick-to-air satellite terminals for live transmission of video, data, Internet and voice content from anywhere in the world. Its customer base includes broadcasters such as CNN and BBC, disaster relief organizations and military organizations such as the United Nations, NATO, Danish Defence, the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) and the U.S. Department of Defense. SWE-DISH was established 1994. For more information, visit http://www.swe‐dish.com/.
About DataPath, Inc.
DataPath® is a global leader in creating satellite-based network solutions that solve customers’ toughest communications challenges. It specializes in enabling highly complex, video-intensive communications networks that are critical to the operations of military, civilian government and commercial organizations. Even in the most urgent time frames and extreme conditions, DataPath establishes and maintains communications anywhere and delivers total network control through its communications solutions, MaxView® network control software and comprehensive services. DataPath is headquartered in Duluth, Ga., U.S.A. and operates via more than two dozen offices and distributor locations around the world. For more information, visit http://www.datapath.com/.
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