Telekom Austria has entered into a partnership with travelxp HD that will allow the channel to be distributed in Central and Eastern Europe.
With its direct2home platform, Telekom Austria Group will act as the technical contributor for the travelxp’s Balkan CEE feeds over the Eutelsat 16A satellite.
The tie up is aimed at expanding travelxp’s presence in countries like Croatia, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Serbia, Macedonia and eventually the whole of Europe. The channel is all set to launch in 4k by February 2017 across more countries.
Commenting on the development, Franz Bader, interim- director Wholesale, Telekom Austria Group, said: “We are delighted to announce this partnership with Celebrities Management which reflects the strong and reliable position Telekom Austria Group Wholesale achieved to obtain within the industry.”
He added that the partnership will help them to efficiently use their own infrastructure, while thanking his group’s existing backbone network as well as the teleport Aflenz.
“An infrastructure that enables the continuous delivery of high quality and state-of-the-art technical services”.
Prashant M. Chothani, CEO, travelxp HD, said: “It’s the right time for travelxp to create a disruption in Europe in the travel & lifestyle segment. We have a strong foothold in Asia, Middle East, Africa and North America and foresee this tie-up as a reliable extension to our ever expanding partnerships with service providers in potential markets.”
