Prime Minister Inaugurates Es'hailSat Teleport

Doha, February 14 (QNA) - HE Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al-Thani inaugurated Thursday the Teleport Control Station of Qatar Satellite Company (Es'hailSat) in Al Ghuwairiya area. The inauguration ceremony was attended by a number of Their Excellencies the Ministers and senior officials of the company. At the beginning 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. HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior then toured the station and was briefed on the advanced equipment and systems that control the operation of the satellites to ensure the provision of safe and integrated broadcasting services in accordance with the highest quality standards. HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al-Thani said that the inauguration of the Teleport is a new achievement for the State of Qatar which is steadily progressing in carrying out its strategic projects in accordance with its National Vision 2030 and under the sound directives of HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani. His Excellency 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. (QNA)