Chris Freeland
08-14-03, 01:35 PM
I was reading this article in the News Link Forum at DBS Forums, "http://www.skyreport.com/viewskyreport.cfm?ReleaseID=1187#Story2", and I noticed in the last paragraf that E* placed an order in July for construction of a new satellite. It seams that it has spotbeams and will provide backup for the current spotbeam satellite and possibly some new services. This will be interesting how E* configures this new bird, will it be a all spot beam bird like D* 2 spotbeam birds are or will it be a hybrid like the current ones? Now if E* adds a couple more up-link centers by 05, E* could finally eliminate the 2-dish solution for some local markets and with E10 at 110 or 119 combined with locals on 105 and possibly 121, there is a very real possibility of 100% local coverage by 05 or 06.