Vyvx to provide transmission services for EchoStar DISH DBS Network.TULSA, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 25, 1996-- Vyvx Inc., a leading international provider of integrated fiber-optic and satellite video transmission services, today announced an agreement with EchoStar Communications Corporation EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) is the parent company of DISH Network and the maintainer of the satellite fleet that provides the signal that DISH Network markets. Inc. to backhaul television programming and video content to its Digital Sky Highway (DISH) Direct Broadcast by Satellite (DBS (Direct Broadcast Satellite) A one-way TV broadcast service from a communications satellite to a small round or oval dish antenna no larger than 20" in diameter. ) Network customers. EchoStar is is a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of satellite television products. Vyvx is using its 11,000-mile domestic fiber-optic network to route compressed digital video to EchoStar's Cheyenne, Wyo., production studios and its international teleport Verb 1. teleport - transport by dematerializing at one point and assembling at another science fiction - literary fantasy involving the imagined impact of science on society transport - move something or somebody around; usually over long distances . EchoStar's DISH DBS Network customers include programmers This is a list of programmers notable for their contributions to software, either as original author or architect, or for later additions. See also: Game programmer, List of computer scientists , broadcast and cable content providers and international business television users. The agreement involves both occasional and dedicated services. "Vyvx and EchoStar are at the forefront in providing innovative transmission services, and we're pleased to be able to help EchoStar provide its customers with a service they can count on," said Del Bothof, Vyvx president. "Vyvx has a strong expertise in providing both fiber and satellite video transmission services. EchoStar can rely on that expertise to deliver its programming to customers nationwide." "Our agreement with Vyvx allows us to provide a comprehensive package of services to the industry," said EchoStar vice president Brent Gale. "We have a long history with Vyvx and are continually impressed im·press 1 tr.v. im·pressed, im·press·ing, im·press·es 1. To affect strongly, often favorably: by their expertise in coordinating various sources of video transmission." EchoStar is a First Video Affiliate of Vyvx, providing customers with ready access to the fiber and satellite services the world over. EchoStar Communications Corporation Inc. EchoStar Communications Corporation, heaquartered in Englewood, Colo., is a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of satellite television products and the only US provider of state-of-the-art fully MPEG-2/DVB compliant satellite television systems. The company is a single, convenient source for equipment distribution, sales, installation and service; consumer financing; and programming distribution; and is widely recognized in the industry for its research and development activities. EchoStar II, a Lockheed Martin For the former company, see . Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is a leading multinational aerospace manufacturer and advanced technology company formed in 1995 by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta. Series 7000 satellite, with 16 transponders capable of transmitting in excess of 100 additional channels, launched on September 10, 1996. Vyvx Inc. Vyvx is a leading international provider of integrated fiber-optic and satellite video transmission services. In addition to international satellite transponder A receiver/transmitter on a communications satellite. It receives a microwave signal from earth (uplink), amplifies it and retransmits it back to earth at a different frequency (downlink). A satellite has several transponders. space capacity, the company provides television transmission services via satellite and its 11,000-mile US fiber optic network; syndication distribution services; fixed and transportable satellite uplinks and downlinks; and coordination and transmission services for news, sports, business and special events. Vyvx is the international video communications unit of The WilTech Group Inc., a subsidiary of The Williams Companies The Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE: WMB) is an energy company based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Its core business is natural gas exploration, production, processing, and transportation, with additional petroleum and electricity generation assets. Inc., based in Tulsa, Okla. Information on Vyvx may be found on the Internet World Wide Web at http://www.vyvx.com and at http://www.glblaccess.com. The Williams Companies Inc. The Williams Companies consists of the nation's largest-volume system of interstate in·ter·state adj. Involving, existing between, or connecting two or more states. n. One of a system of highways extending between the major cities of the 48 contiguous United States. Noun 1. natural gas pipelines; business units offering a complete array of traditional and leading-edge energy solutions; and single-source providers of national business communications systems In telecommunication, a communications system is a collection of individual communications networks, transmission systems, relay stations, tributary stations, and data terminal equipment (DTE) usually capable of interconnection and interoperation to form an integrated whole. and international satellite and fiber-optic video services. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :WMB WMB Waste Management Board WMB Write Me Back WMB Wheaton Municipal Band (Wheaton, IL) WMB Waukegan Municipal Band (Waukegan, IL) WMB Websphere Message Broker ) Company information is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.twc.com. Vyvx is a registered trademark of Vyvx Inc. EchoStar is a registered trademark of Echosphere Corporation. CONTACT: Vyvx, Inc. Lynne Butterworth, 918/588-3692 butterwl.vyvx1@gw.twc.com or EchoStar Communications Corp. Judy Ann Atencio, 303/799-8222 x 5112 or Collaborative Communications, Inc. Alison Buckholtz, 617/520-9103 buckhltz@collaborative.com or Collaborative Communications, Inc. Dan Sher, 617/520-9105 sher@collaborative.com |
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