SatLink Communications Ltd. has acquired its own capacity covering sub-Saharan Africa on ASTRA’s Astra 4A (Sirius 4) satellite located at 5 degrees East.

SatLink’s new MCPC (Multi-Channel Per Carrier) is a powerful platform for broadcasters aiming to reach Direct to Home (DTH) viewing for sub-Saharan African customers. SatLink’s new platform for DTH free-to-air and encrypted channels enables easy uplinks from Europe and downlinks in Sub Saharan Africa with dishes as small as 90cm. Providing sports, news, entertainment and other broadcasters with the opportunity to reach households across the continent, the Astra 4A (Sirius 4) satellite represents an excellent choice for broadcasters, due to its location, footprint, elevation angle as well as technical makeup. The satellite is dedicated to video solutions over the African continent and SatLink's platform benefits from a high quality TV neighborhood for Africa. SatLink’s acquisition of capacity over Africa enhances its world-wide transmission capabilities and adds to its existing platforms over Europe, Asia, North America, the Middle East and Australia, and to its extensive global fiber network.