Photo: Yahsat

[Via Satellite 01-04-2016] UAE-based satellite operator Al Yah Satellite Communications (Yahsat) is looking to refresh and expand services delivered over its Y1B Ka-band satellite by implementing Hughes Network Systems’ Jupiter System, incorporating the new DVB-S2X air interface standard. DVB-S2X is incorporated in Jupiter’s second-generation System on a Chip (SoC-2) and a new family of broadband Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSATs).

Yahsat’s satellite broadband service YahClick serves consumers, businesses and governments in the Middle East, Africa and Central and South West Asia. By upgrading its Jupiter satellite broadband system with DVB-S2X, the company aims to yield more scalable bandwidth while enhancing performance across all of its service categories. Yahsat’s service partners will gain capabilities such as Virtual Network Operator (VNO) access while using existing integrated Operation Support Systems/Business Support Systems (OSS/BSS) and service delivery infrastructure via cloud services.

The Jupiter System will also power services over Yahsat’s third satellite, Al Yah 3, a new High Throughput Satellite (HTS), which is due to launch in early 2017 and will extend the company’s presence in Africa to 19 countries and Brazil.