AlphaStar acquires GE uplink center; America's world standard digital DTH service on schedule to go on air in December of this year.GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 14, 1995--AlphaStar Digital Television, the U.S.-based subsidiary of Tee-Comm Electronics Tee-Comm Electronics was a Canadian satellite television equipment manufacturer that founded the AlphaStar[1] as well as co-founded the Bell ExpressVu satellite direct-to-home television services. Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : TENXF, TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). :TEN) today announced that it had reached an agreement to purchase the GE Spacenet uplink center in Oxford, Conn. "The building and its facilities are perfect for our needs," said Murray Klippenstein, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of AlphaStar Television Network Inc. "The acquisition means that we will be able to meet our goal of launching America's first MPEG-2 world standard digital Direct-To-Home service this December. Moreover, the facility and its location provide AlphaStar with several major advantages." The 14,000 square foot center, housed on 12 acres, is currently equipped with an uninterruptable power system (UPS), emergency backup power An additional power source that can be used in the event of power failure. See UPS and backup.  A Half Minute of Backup This roomful of lead acid batteries stands ready to drain itself entirely in less than a minute. and two 13-meter (40 feet) transmit/receive antennas to handle the signal transmission and network monitoring The term network monitoring describes the use of a system that constantly monitors a computer network for slow or failing systems and that notifies the network administrator in case of outages via email, pager or other alarms. for AlphaStar. The center will receive all programming material and then perform the signal processing See DSP. required to transmit directly to consumer households via AT&T's Telstar 402R satellite. "The facility is uniquely advantageous in many ways," said Klippenstein. "First, the cornerstone for the lunch of AlphaStar's new digital DTH (Direct-To-Home) Typically refers to satellite TV broadcasting directly to a dish antenna on the roof of a house. See DBS. service and MPEG-2 technology is a highly sophisticated broadcast platform. Because it was built as a satellite site, the facility was constructed by experts to conform to Verb 1. conform to - satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?" fit, meet coordinate - be co-ordinated; "These activities coordinate well" the highest possible standards. Its state-of-the-art equipment gives us a proven and reliable satellite earth station without the significant financial investment required to build a new facility. Also, the site is large enough to accommodate future expansion and its location in the tri-state area gives us a large talent pool of technicians and engineers from which to draw." According to Stuart Jacob, vice president of programming for AlphaStar, the east coast location allows access to European satellites all the way to Greenwich, meridian, which will enable AlphaStar to clearly send and receive European programming. "This lets us cost effectively uplink digital video services for a wide variety of other customers and meet the needs of the exploding multi-cultural programming market," explains Jacob. AlphaStar will begin broadcasting from the site in December and the uplink acquisition follows previous announcements on programming, manufacturing of the set-top receivers by Samsung, and distribution agreements with O'Rourke Brothers Distributing and Amway. AlphaStar is introducing the first world standard digital DTH satellite television service to the American marketplace. By December 1995, the direct-to-home entertainment company will offer more than 100 channels of video and audio services to every single American home. News, sports, movie, specialty, superstation, and pay-per-view programming will be universally available in all 50 states via AT&T's 402R satellite using a small dish and AlphaStar's TV set-top digital receivers. AlphaStar is a wholly-owned, U.S.-based subsidiary of Tee-Comm Electronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:TENXF, TSE:TEN). Tee-Comm is one of North America's largest manufacturers of home satellite receiving systems. Its market-leading line of integrated receivers is sold through an extensive network of distributors and dealers in Canada, the U.S., Mexico, South America, Asia, and Europe. Tee-Comm is one-third owner of Expressvu Inc., Canada's digital direct-to-home entertainment company. CONTACT: AlphaStar Digital Television Stuart Jacob, 203/622-7635 or Tee-Comm Electronics Inc. Stephen Litwin, 514/333-3400 or GCI GCI Ground Circuit Interrupter GCI Getty Conservation Institute GCI Global Commerce Initiative GCI Green Cross International (non-profit international environmental organization) GCI Growth Competitiveness Index GCI Great Cities Institute Group Bill Hawkins, 212/546-2596 |
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