[Satellite TODAY 03-03-10] Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat) won a 10-year satellite services license to install, operate and manage a public telecommunications network and provide of satellite telecommunications services in the UAE, the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced.
    Yahsat now has a license to offer a wide portfolio of voice, data, video and Internet connectivity solutions designed to accommodate the demand for emerging applications in the satellite industry like HD and other broadband satellite services for both commercial and government for the Middle East, Africa, Europe and Southwest Asia.
    “It is an important day for Yahsat and a great opportunity for a satellite company with firm roots in the UAE to address the satellite communications requirements of not only the nation but the region as well. We look to our continued cooperation with the TRA,” Jassem Al Zaabi, Yahsat’s CEO, said in a statement.