VSNL ANNOUNCES HUGE INVESTMENT FOR UPLINKING
The Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd, the nodal
government organization for up linking from Indian shores,
says it will invest Rs 2.75 billion in improving its broadcasting
infrastructure in the next couple of years. The firm has
17 dish antenna in 10 earth stations all over India directed
at Intelsat satellites. This will be increased to 25 by
end this year. It said it has leased enough capacity to
up link up to 18 channels from its gateways or from broadcasters'
premises.
So far, only the southern language Sun
Network consisting of Sun TV, Udaya TV, Surya TV, Gemini
TV, and Gemini TV has started up linking from Chennai in
the state of Tamil Nadu to Intelsat satellites which are
being marketed by VSNL. But VSNL acting chairman & managing
director Amitabh Kumar says that the Intelsat satellites
are emerging as "hotbirds" over India.
