Sirius 2 Digital Platform
Iris provides an MPEG-2/DVB Digital Platform via Sirius 2 high-powered BSS satellite in association with SES Americom. Located at 5° East, Sirius 2 is a powerful satellite providing extended coverage of Europe and the surrounding areas, including parts of Northern Africa and the Middle East. A satellite dish of approximately 0,65 m is all that is needed for clear reception of the Digital Platform, even at the edges of the coverage zone.

The geographical location of Cyprus and the pan-European coverage of Sirius 2, is an ideal combination for the provision of turnaround services through the Digital Platform. The principal services offered through the Platform are primarily digital television programs, with audio and data services. The services are tailored in accordance to the customer needs and are suitable for Direct to Home (DTH) reception, distribution to Cable Head-Ends, and point-to-point contribution links.

Customer services can be readily received via satellite at Iris facilities at Makarios earth station in Cyprus, or delivered to site with international fibre links. The signals are processed and multiplexed on site for uplinking to Sirius 2. The Digital Platform is fully DVB compliant and suitable for reception with a wide range of digital receivers.

Monitoring of the Digital Platform is performed on a full time basis by experienced personnel capable of dealing with any situation that may arise. Each service is monitored separately using the appropriate equipment to ensure high quality service to the customers.
 

Technical Characteristics of the Service Satellite: Sirius 2 @ 5° East Transponder Number: 33 Downlink EIRP: 50 dBW typical around Europe Dish Size required: 60 –70 cm Transponder Frequency: 12.341 GHz Polarisation: Horizontal Bandwidth: 33 MHz Symbol Rate: 27.5 MSymbols MPEG-2/DVB-S Modulation: QPSK Error Correction: ¾ FEC and 204/188 Reed-Solomon