Mumbai: Germany-based WORK Microwave, a manufacturer of advanced satellite communications equipment, announced that it has signed a new multimillion-dollar agreement with Eutelsat, a satellite operator.

Eutelsat is using WORK Microwave's Ka- and Q-/V-band converters on its ground segment equipment during the next phase of its connectivity strategy, offering ultra-high data throughput via its KONNECT VHTS satellite, the company said in a statement on Wednesday.

With 230 spot beams and an overall capacity of about 500 Gbps, KONNECT VHTS will provide two-way broadband connectivity across Europe and beyond. KONNECT VHTS will enable Eutelsat to provide fiber-like connectivity to end-users at fiber-like pricing, it added.

"Data consumption is skyrocketing around the world, and the goal of our KONNECT VHTS satellite is to enable easy, affordable, and fast internet delivery," said Eutelsat's broadband system and connectivity manager Guillaume Benoît. "Following the selection of WORK Microwave's solution on Eutelsat KONNECT infrastructure for our broadband services in Europe and in Africa, we are pleased to confirm its use for our KONNECT VHTS ground infrastructure. With WORK Microwave's well-engineered converter solutions, we can improve the reliability and performance of our ground infrastructure."

"We're thrilled to be awarded this new contract with Eutelsat, one of our longtime customers and an operator that is well-known for driving technology innovation," said WORK Microwave CEO Dr Thomas Fröhlich. "Our converters offer a multichannel architecture that allows wider coverage of each frequency band for broadband applications, which is a real technological breakthrough for Eutelsat. Overall, this deployment reinforces our strong partnership with Eutelsat and validates their trust in WORK Microwave's technology and the unmatched quality we provide for the Q- and V-band. This contract confirms the globally recognized leadership of WORK Microwave for state-of-the-art frequency converters in Q- and V-Band."