Prime Minister inaugurates Es’hailSat Teleport

QNA
Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani inaugurated yesterday the Teleport Control Station of Qatar Satellite Company (Es’hailSat) in Al Ghuwairiya area.

The ceremony was attended by a number of Their Excellencies the Ministers and senior officials of the company.

At the beginning of the ceremony, a documentary film about Es’hailSat Company was displayed. Es’hailSat CEO Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari delivered a speech on the occasion in which he stressed that the inauguration of the Teleport is an important step in the company’s plan to provide a safe and independent satellite service to meet all the requirements of its current and future customers.

The launch of this Teleport will enable Es’hailSat to provide the best solutions to its customers in the region not only technically but also in terms of security, especially that Es’hail-1 and Es’hail-2 satellites were designed with the latest anti-jamming technology, Al Kuwari said. The Prime Minister and Interior Minister toured the station and was briefed on the advanced equipment and systems.

The advanced systems control the operation of the satellites to ensure the provision of safe and integrated broadcasting services in accordance with the highest quality standards.

The Prime Minister said the inauguration is a new achievement for Qatar which is steadily progressing in carrying out its strategic projects in accordance with its National Vision 2030 and under the sound directives of Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.

He also hailed the efforts exerted over the past years, which have so far resulted in the establishment of Es’hail-1 and Es’hail-2 satellites, the Teleport is being celebrating today and the training and qualification of national cadres that have proved their capability and efficiency in this important vital sector.

The Teleport includes all the basic requirements to provide the best ground services and platform services for all customers of Es’hailSat Company which was keen to design a station that can be developed in the future to meet the needs of its customers.

An area of 50,000 square meters has been allocated north of Doha for the new Teleport which will provide satellite control services, support communications and control of satellite capacities, in addition to a wide range of services on broadcasting and encryption which are designed specifically for the company’s partners and customers.

The Teleport is designed according to the latest technologies to provide back-up studios for TV channels and serve as a disaster-recovery facility for broadcasters. It also will connect with the most important media means in the State of Qatar through its fibre-optic technology.

Es’hailSat will broadcast a variety of major TV channels such as Al Jazeera and beIN as well Qatar Media Corporation’s channels.

افتتح معالي الشيخ عبدالله بن ناصر بن خليفة آل ثاني رئيس مجلس الوزراء وزير الداخلية، أمس، محطة التحكم بالأقمار الصناعية التابعة لشركة «سهيل سات» بمنطقة الغويرية.

وأكد معاليه أن افتتاح المحطة الأرضية يُعد إنجازاً جديداً لدولة قطر، التي تخطو بثبات في إنجاز مشاريعها الاستراتيجية، وفق رؤيتها الوطنية 2030، والتوجيهات السديدة لحضرة صاحب السمو الشيخ تميم بن حمد آل ثاني أمير البلاد المفدى.

وأشاد رئيس مجلس الوزراء وزير الداخلية بعمليات التدريب والتأهيل للكوادر الوطنية، التي أثبتت قدرة وكفاءة في هذا القطاع الحيوي المهم.;