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Nilesat Company (Description) |
Nilesat is an investment Egyptian Company
established in July 1996, for operating DTH
broadcasting satellites and uplinking
facilities. It has launched 2 satellites in
the orbital position 7 degrees west.
(Nilesat 101 and Nilesat 102). Additional
space segment is applied on a third
satellite “Nilesat 103” (Atlantic Bird 4
which was shifted to the same orbital
location). Nilesat is broadcasting now 452
digital TV channels in the KU band, and 104 digital radio channels, in addition to data
transmission and turbo internet services.
Nearly 76% of the TV channels are free to
air. The others are encrypted. They cover
entertainment, thematic distance learning,
business and stock exchange services. |