The high-powered Ku-band payload brings enhanced capacity to Africa, and it is ideal for supporting DTH services.

Optus D2 will provide ongoing capacity for ethnic broadcast services and VSAT services plus growth to meet future business demands.OPTUS D2 provides coverage over continental Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand. This also includes parts of Papua New Guinea, Norfolk Island, Lord Howe Island, Cocos Island, Christmas Island, McMurdo Sound.

AsiaSat 7 is designed as a replacement satellite for AsiaSat 3S at the orbital location of 105.5 degrees East. With its region-wide C-band footprint covering Asia, the Middle East, Australasia and Central Asia. AsiaSat 7 supports a broad range of applications including TV broadcast and VSAT networks across the region.

Intelsat 20 (IS20) hosts the largest DTH platform in Africa and provides enhanced capacity for prime video neighbourhood at 68.5° East for DTH and distribution services.

With three high-power satellites, the Galaxy 19 is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat located at 97° West longitude, serving the North American market. Galaxy 19 replaced Galaxy 25, which is nearing the end of its design life.

Over 60 million homes in North Africa and the Middle East are already equipped for DTH reception of more than 1000 Arabic and international channels broadcast at this position by Eutelsat and Nilesat.

The 7/8° West video neighbourhood is the number one broadcasting position in the Middle East and North Africa, reaching 90% of TV homes in the region. It is one of the most dynamic neighbourhoods in the global satellite TV market, with a rapidly growing audience and channel line-up.

With three high-power satellites, the HOT BIRD family at 13° East forms one of the largest broadcasting systems in Europe, delivering 1100 television channels to more than 138 million TV homes in Europe