NSS-703 orbits at 57 degrees East and is reportedly ideal for video contribution from Europe to India and Africa, and is capable of bringing signals from London to India and Australia in one hop.
NSS-12 is under construction with Space Systems/Loral and is scheduled to be launched into this orbital position in the third quarter of 2009, replacing NSS-703 at 57 degrees East. NSS-12 will reportedly cover virtually the entire Eastern Hemisphere and will bring increased capacity and transmission power to a key orbital location at the crossroads of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Australia.
KT Corporation has deployed a dedicated 32 meter uplink antenna to access the new SES AMERICOM NEW SKIES satellite at its Earth Station in Boeun, Korea.
This is expected to help KT's Korean customers to connect to their operations in Africa and the Middle East through one single satellite hop.
Financial details of the agreement were not available.
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