Europe*Star sponsored the satellite connectivity for the second star-studded 46664 concert held in George on Saturday, 19 March, in aid of former president Nelson Mandela`s HIV/AIDS campaign.
The SABC used Europe*Star 1 for local distribution of the three-hour televised concert. A second feed on the same satellite was simultaneously sent to Europe for a Webcast that was accessible live and for 90 days after the event. GlobeCast Africa sponsored the uplink and downlink costs.
Roy Ingle, Europe*Star`s regional director for Africa, said: "It was an honour to be able to join the organisations contributing to such a worthwhile cause for the second successive year."
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Europe*Star is a satellite owner-operator headquartered in London, with regional marketing offices in Cape Town, SA and New Delhi, India. Europe*Star operates its own mission control centre in Toulouse, France, for tracking, telemetry and control of the satellites. A joint venture between Alcatel Space of France and Loral Space & Communications of the US, Europe*Star is a member of the Loral Global Alliance.
Europe*Star offers satellite capacity on its geostationary satellites; leasing whole and fractional transponders for full-time and occasional use requirements. Brought into service at the start of 2001, the innovative Europe*Star 1 satellite has five high-power beams covering Europe, southern Africa, the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent and South East Asia. Its Europe*Star B satellite provides additional capacity for markets in Central and Eastern Europe.
Europe*Star has operated in SA since January 2001 servicing voice, data and video broadcast requirements.
For more information, visit http://www.europestar.com.
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