(Oslo, Norway) Telenor Satellite and Aldea Solutions Inc. today announced that they have entered into a commercial agreement, to interconnect their video networks in London.
Aldea, a leading provider of broadcast-quality video services in the Americas, is expanding its high-capacity terrestrial network into London and will make use of Telenor Satellite’s teleport facilities in the heart of central London, which provide uplink and downlink capabilities, as well as access to BT Tower. Telenor Satellite and Aldea offer both SD and HD signal delivery and compatibility between networks. Aldea will also extend its reach into Europe using Telenor Satellite’s extensive fibre resources.
As a result of the agreement Telenor Satellite is able to enhance its Occasional use (OU) broadcast reach to an additional 19 cities in 11 countries across the Americas through Aldea’s established fibre network.
“Our satellite coverage and ground-segment services provide a perfect gateway for Aldea to further extend its already impressive distribution network into Europe” said Lars Janols, Director Sales and Marketing, Telenor Satellite, “This agreement also expands Telenor Satellite’s reach across the US and Latin America and we are looking forward to working in partnership with Aldea to develop and further enhance Telenor Satellite’s OU broadcast solutions”
“Aldea provides HD-quality fiber-optic video-transmission services for broadcasters that have high reliability, low signal latency and high bandwidth requirements at a competitive price,” said Lionel Bentolila, CEO at Aldea. “We are very excited about our partnership with Telenor as it represents the opportunity to extend our connectivity into London and combine our fiber network with Telenor Satellite’s satellite footprint. Our combined teams, talents and technologies will enable us to offer full end-to-end solutions to our customers.”
The connections are now fully operational, with Aldea delivering numerous football leagues and other live sports events as well as news content between the Americas and Europe. Aldea are also utilising Telenor Satellite’s teleport offering to downlink and uplink many satellite feeds in Europe
