OTTAWA – Hunter Communications has won a contract to provide CBC/Radio-Canada with satellite space segment services.
Using a powerful Ku-band beam that Hunter designed to service Canada and specifically the far north, Hunter said that it will provide the public broadcaster with more transmission throughput and the ability to use smaller antennas that are easier to move to remote transmission sites.
CBC/Radio-Canada broadcast signals and bi-directional IP communication services will be carried on the 54 MHz Ku-band and 36 MHz C-band capacity they have contracted, continues Hunter’s news release. The satellite service will complement CBC’s terrestrial fibre network and further support CBC/Radio-Canada’s North American and foreign bureaus.
“For the CBC/Radio-Canada, this agreement represents their commitment to using the latest satellite technology, and just as importantly shows their dedicated focus on driving down their cost structure – both are critical to their focus in serving the Canadian public”, said Hunter Communications president Brent Perrott, in the release. “For Hunter, this agreement is strategic in developing a video content neighbourhood on our satellite beginning with several hundred cable head-ends – and it is highly symbolic that the flagship broadcaster of Canada has entrusted Hunter to deliver its content.”
The long-term agreement officially begins this month, however dual illumination and transition has been ongoing since September 2017 while CBC/Radio-Canada re-points nearly 800 antennas across Canada to take advantage of the new capacity.
Founded in 2001, Hunter Communications provides satellite solutions for government, energy, broadcast, maritime and aeronautical sectors.
