[Satellite TODAY 02-06-13] African telecommunications company K-NET has announced the successful transition of its satellite-based services to the new high-powered digital communications satellite Astra 2F, built by Astrium and operated by SES, located above the equator in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 28.2 degrees East and providing coverage across West and Central Africa.
 

   K-NET’s use of the new 2F satellite will enable digital TV reception for every household in West and Central Africa using a 60cm dish and DVB decoder. K-Net’s digital TV platform currently reaches more than one million households in the region.
 

   Additionally, the company will now be able to offer new broadband internet service packages for business and consumers. The packages range from 1 Mbps download speeds to 8Mbps and peak-time download volumes of up to 100GB per month.
 

   “K-NET is delighted to have successfully completed this strategic transition of our digital TV and broadband services from the Astra 2B to 2F satellites. The new 2F platform, with its 15-year design life and increased capacity and power, ensures that K-NET’s customers are guaranteed the highest levels of performance and the very best value for money for many years to come,” K-NET CEO, Michael Darcy, said.