Hesham Habashy

ARABSAT

Founded in 1976 by the 21 member-states of the Arab League, Arabsat has been serving the growing needs of the Arab world for over 40 years, operating from its headquarter in Riyadh-KSA and two Satellite control stations in Riyadh and Tunis Now one of the world's top satellite operators, and by far the leading satellite services provider in the Arab world, Arabsat carries over 500 TV channels over 200 Radio stations, Pay-TV networks and a wide selection of HD channels reaching tens of millions of homes in more than 100 countries across the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Central Asia--including an audience of over 170 million viewers within the 21 Arab countries alone. Operating a growing fleet of owned satellites at the 20°East, 26°East, 30.5°East, 39°East and 44.5°East. Arabsat is the only satellite operator in the MENA region offering the full spectrum of Broadcast, Telecommunications and Broadband services. This translates to unrivalled in-orbit backup, as well as more space capacity for more TV and Radio broadcasting services, professional data network solutions, telephony & IP trunking backbone connectivity, and broadband Internet access to media and entertainment companies, corporate customers or government entities. Arabsat also maintains strategic partnerships with most of the world's leading satellite companies and VAS integrators and with the acquisition of Hellas Sat, one of the leading telecom groups in southeastern Europe, these partnerships and acquisitions continue to expand Arabsat's reach with new orbital slots and frequency rights. Arabsat is committed to stay at the forefront of best-in-class satellite services in the region, continuously expanding its range of customer-oriented solutions with an unparalleled level of quality and reliability, bringing in cutting-edge technology, providing the largest ever amount of capacity which positions Arabsat to rapidly become the HDTV portal of the Middle East.