AIRPORT CITY BUSINESS PARK, Israel, October 11,
2011 /PRNewswire/ --
RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd. (NASDAQ: RRST), a
leading provider of comprehensive content management and global
distribution services to the television and radio broadcasting
industries, and NovelSat, a high-end manufacturer and developer of
the pioneering 3G-Sat modulation technology, NS3™, announced today
that live testing of its NS3™ modulation solution resulted in a 26%
data rate increase over DVB-S2. NS3™ achieved a rate of 8.25 Mbps
compared to DVB-S2's rate of only 6.54 Mbps, over a 3 MB carrier.
This remarkable achievement should have an impact on the industry,
especially for small data terminals as well as for Satellite
Newsgathering (SNG) services. For certain applications, such
capacity boost can be translated into usage of a much smaller
antenna, namely around 35% smaller antenna diameter, for similar
data rates.
"RRsat is proud to be an early adopter, as exemplified by our
use of this advanced technology, and is excited about the potential
benefits NS3™ may have for our customers," said Ziv Mor, CTO of RRsat. "In addition to the
potential data rate and bandwidth advantages, RRsat may now be able
to provide higher levels of reliable and robust service while
allowing its customers to use smaller antennas."
"It has been very helpful working with RRsat, a company with a
well-earned reputation for assisting and encouraging companies with
innovate products and services. RRsat's guidance and live testing
of NS3™ with its impressive roster of first tier customers provided
us with the kind of real-time situation needed prior to market
launch," said Itzik Wulkan, NovelSat
CEO. "For commercial companies to governmental organizations, we
have, with RRsat's assistance, been able to see firsthand how the
NS3™ implementation can improve service value. We are
thrilled with the opportunity to extend the impact of these tests
further through our new partnership with RRsat."
About RRsat Global Communications
Network Ltd.
RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd. (NASDAQ: RRST) provides
global, end-to-end, content management and distribution services to
the rapidly expanding television and radio broadcasting industries,
covering more than 150 countries. Through its RRsat Global Network,
composed of satellite and terrestrial fiber optic capacity and the
public Internet, RRsat provides high-quality and flexible global
distribution services 24/7 to more than 630 channels reaching
multiplatform operators, Internet TV and direct-to-home viewers
worldwide and also offers occasional use services for sports, news
and events with a fleet of flyaways and over 10 transportable
satellite news gathering services (SNG) units. More than 130
television and radio channels use RRsat's advanced production and
playout centers comprising comprehensive media asset management
services. Visit the company's website http://www.rrsat.com
About NovelSat Ltd.
NovelSat is a high-end manufacturer of the world's most
innovative, 3G-Sat ground equipment for satellite transmission,
NS3™. Its robust, versatile, and elite product family for the
satellite industry includes world's highest quality Modulators,
Demodulators, Modems and ASIC. Please visit
http://www.novelsat.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward
looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including statements
regarding (i) the growth of our business and the television and
radio broadcasting industries, (ii) our expectation to expand our
client base and sell additional services to our existing client
base, (iii) our ability to successfully integrate the teleports we
acquired, (iv) our ability to develop and commercialize the
RRinternetTV service, (v) our expectation to extend the average
length of our contracts in the future, (vi) our ability to develop,
expand and commercialize our HD Platform, (vii) our ability to
report future successes, (viii) our ability to expand our activity
in the American market, and (ix) our intention to distribute
dividends in the future and the size of any dividends declared.
These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks
and uncertainties and are based on current expectations,
assumptions, estimates and projections about the companies and the
industry as of the date of this press release. The company
undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to
reflect subsequent occurring events or circumstances, or to changes
in its expectations, except as may be required by law.
Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties
that may cause actual results to differ materially from those
contemplated by the forward-looking statements, including the risks
indicated in our filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC). For more details, please refer to our SEC filings
and the amendments thereto, including our Annual Report on Form
20-F for the year ended December 31,
2010 and our Current Reports on Form 6-K.
Company Contact Information:
Dr. Beth Erez, Sr. Advisor
Tel: +972-3-9280808
Email: marketing@RRsat.com
External Investor Relations Contacts:
Ehud Helft / Porat Saar
Tel: +1-646-233-2161
rrsat@ccgisrael.com
SOURCE RRSat Global Communications Network Ltd