Europe Star(New service that needs boxes and headends)............
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Alcatel, Loral Wrap Up Europe*Star Deal
Alcatel and Loral Space & Communications completed negotiations for the formation of Europe*Star, a new satellite-services company that will compete with the likes of PanAmSat anmd Intelsat.
Europe*Star will provide video broadcast and telecommunications services throughout Europe, the Middle East, South Africa, India and Southeast Asia. It will be a member of the Loral Global Alliance, a network comprising the satellite capacity of Loral Skynet, which includes Telstar and Orion satellites, and SatMex.
As a member of the alliance, Europe*Star will provide global satellite solutions, while focusing on the local and inter-regional needs within its coverage regions.
The launch of the Europe*Star 1 satellite is scheduled for mid-2000. A second satellite, Europe*Star 2, is expected to be launched in 2002 and will be co-located with Europe*Star 1 at 45 degrees East.
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