Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre Hall 1, 2 and Zabeel

Dear Industry Colleagues,

Welcome to CABSAT 2008 enewsletter!

The CABSAT events updates keep you informed on the progress of the leading International Electronic Media and Satellite Communications event for the Middle East, Africa and South Asia.

CABSAT 2008 will provide you with the opportunity to meet & network with industry peers as well as over 650 exhibiting companies from 50 countries.

Pre-register now to avoid the queues and gain faster access into the exhibition halls at www.cabsat.com

See the latest in HDTV, IPTV, Mobile TV, Satellite Connectivity, Satellite Modems , Satellite Terminals, TV Receivers, VSAT and many more!

Please send this to your colleagues in the industry, as we look forward to an exciting gathering in March 2008!

Exhibitor Show Case

ARABSAT (Stand C1-1)

Founded in 1976 and ranked as the world’s 9th largest satellite operator. Arabsat is the largest satellite operator in the (MENA) Middle East and North Africa region offering the full spectrum of Broadcast, Telecommunications and Broadband services. Arabsat offers more space capacity than any other player in the region for more TV and radio broadcasting services, professional data network solutions, telephony & IP trunking backbone connectivity, and broadband Internet access for media and entertainment companies, corporate customers and government entities. The capacity will continue to expand with the launch of one new satellite every year from 2008 to 2011. See us at CABSAT 2008.

ND Satcom (Stand B1-21)

Come see SkyRAY Light, ND SatCom’s mobile VSAT antenna subsystem for real-time IP based communication via satellite. The transmit-and-receive antenna subsystem supports mobile IP based VSAT and SNG applications. It is the most lightweight mobile antenna system in its class which can be mounted quickly on standard roof bars of any passenger car, truck or SUV without modifications. The operational plug & play concept and ND SatCom’s Automatic Pointing System allow non-technical users to be on air within minutes. SkyRAY Light’s control system is revolutionary. Unlike any other system, a special patented antenna control concept enables all antenna control functions to operate without an additional external controller.

MITEQ (Stand Z-17)

MITEQ will introduces another industry first at CABSAT 2008. The 1/3 rack family of products. These include block upconverters, block downconverters, test loop translators and 1:1 redundant switchover units. The 1/3 rack platform provides flexible configurations for use in many earth station terminals while only using 1 RU of rack space.

ViaSat (F1-31)

ViaSat engineer creative ways to connect you to today’s new communication applications with satellite networking systems for enterprise, consumer, and mobile broadband. Find out why ViaSat’s SurfBeam® (DOCSIS®) system is the most popular two-way satellite networking product ever. Or discover other web-centric satellite networks incorporating DVB S2 with ACM, such as LinkWay® (mesh/star/hybrid) and LinkStar® (star topology) all @ CABSAT 2008.

Wafa (L-2)

Wafa will introduce HX VSAT modem at CABSAT 2008.Whose features includes: 1 Msps return links (with up to 2 Msps later), Enhanced Quality of Service (QoS), Guaranteed bit rate services – Constant Bit Rate (CBR) Service. On the outlink, the modulation of the DVB-S2 carrier and varies all the time from QPSK to 8-PSK with assorted FEC rates to suit the link margins at each individual remote VSAT terminal, thus giving an increase in bit rate in clear sky conditions. HX VSATs have a feature called AIS (Automatic Inroute Selection) which also adjusts FEC and symbol rate. Thus allowing the fade margin to be used to provide more bandwidth.

SAFA Telecom (115)

See the whole range of terminals and services for Inmarsat, Thuraya and Iridium. Safa Telecom propose the integrated communication solution, suiting the most to your specific needs: publiphony, videoconference, fleet tracking… As an official Service Provider based in Dubai and Paris, we ensure line management and personalized follow-up of your communication accounts for prepaid and postpaid subscriptions that we provide. Based on a customer oriented strategy, we notably propose Inmarsat Broadband Global Area Network services and ThurayaDSL IP modem. Visit our stand to find out more.

We look forward to welcoming you at the event‎.

CABSAT 2008 Show Team