Television Espanola (TVE) to Deploy SWE-DISH Drive-Away SATCOM Systems Nationwide
SWE-DISH Demonstrates Leadership in the Spanish Broadcast Market as Spain's Largest National Broadcaster Selects Drive-Away 150 Systems
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Nov. 29 -- SWE-DISH Satellite Systems AB, a DataPath company, has received an order for up to 20 SWE-DISH Drive-Away 150 systems for several Spanish broadcasters, primarily Television Espanola (TVE). The agreement was secured in close cooperation with SWE-DISH's Spain-based sales and service partner, Atlas Sistemas. TVE will base 16 of the vehicle-mounted 1.5-meter antenna systems throughout Spain, giving the broadcaster greater mobility to produce high-quality live broadcasts of local news and events.
"All our systems, including the IPT Suitcase®, Fly-Away 150 and Drive-Away 150, have been used in the most challenging environments by our international government customers such as military, police and rescue organizations," said Lars Jehrlander, CEO, SWE-DISH. "The fact that Spain's largest national broadcasting network selects our systems highlights the strong interest in the broadcast market for the same high-quality, high-performance mobile satellite systems."
The SWE-DISH Drive-Away 150 is one solution in the company's innovative line of easy-to-use and quick-to-air SATCOM terminals. The Drive-Away 150 features a unique design that completely encloses the system in a sleek, rugged compartment on the top of a vehicle. The antenna deploys within 10 minutes and automatically acquires a selected satellite.
The terminals ordered by TVE are expected to be delivered late in 2007 and early 2008, and deployed soon after.
About SWE-DISH Satellite Systems AB
SWE-DISH Satellite Systems AB, headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, is a world-leading supplier of mobile satellite communications equipment and related services for broadband applications. The company supplies major broadcasters, armed forces and disaster relief organizations, amongst others, with compact and quick-to-air satellite terminals for live transmission of video, data, Internet and voice content from anywhere in the world. Its customer base includes broadcasters such as CNN and BBC, disaster relief organizations and military organizations such as the United Nations, NATO, Danish Defence, the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) and the U.S. Department of Defense. SWE-DISH was established 1994. For more information, visit www.swe-dish.com.
About DataPath, Inc.
DataPath is a global leader in creating satellite-based network solutions that solve customers' toughest communications challenges. We specialize in enabling highly complex, video-intensive communications networks that are critical to the operations of military, civilian government and commercial organizations. Even in the most urgent time frames and extreme conditions, we establish and maintain communications anywhere and deliver total network control through our communications solutions, MaxView® network control software and comprehensive services. SWE-DISH Satellite Systems AB, a Stockholm-based, global leader in the design and manufacture of mobile satellite communications systems, is a wholly owned subsidiary. DataPath is headquartered in Duluth, Ga., U.S.A. and operates via more than two dozen offices and distributor locations around the world. For more information, visit www.datapath.com.
CONTACT: Lars Jehrlander, CEO, + 46 8 728 50 07, Mobile, + 46 70 590 24 32, lars.jehrlander@swe-dish.se, or Sten Ahlin, Marketing Director, + 46 8 728 50 42, or Mobile, + 46 70 712 86 12, sten.ahlin@swe-dish.se, both of SWE-DISH Satellite Systems AB
