Digital Rendering of Eutelsat 36C. Photo: Airbus Defence and Space

[Via Satellite 04-21-2016] Eutelsat has selected a SkyEdge 2-c hub with X-Architecture and SkyEdge 2-c small user terminals from Gilat to deliver broadband services in Western Russia. Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) will host the hub at its Dubna satellite center near Moscow.

The Gilat equipment will power a new range of broadband services in Western Russia. Eutelsat plans to launch new commercial services in the region in July using the new Express AMU1/Eutelsat 36C satellite. The satellite’s high throughput payload comprises 18 Ka-band beams delivering continuous coverage of Western Russia, from the Arctic coastline to the Caspian Sea.