General Satellite

General Satellite is the largest Russian developer and manufacturer of television reception equipment.

From 1991 through native testing and design development and manufacture of electronic equipment. Production and technology solutions in the satellite broadcast projects " NTV -Plus ", " Tricolor TV", " Platforma HD" etc. be used. The total number of subscribers who use the receiver technology company in the Russian Federation, amounts to over 7 million people. From 2007 General Satellite regarded as general investor for complex innovation project " territory of the scientific and technical development - Technopolis GS", which is being implemented in the city of Gusev.

Company History

When the company was founded in 1991 were sales and installation of TV satellite systems as its main business segments. Signed in 1994, General Satellite contracts with the company Pace Micro Technology ( UK) and Humax (South Korea) for exclusive sales of the equipment. The company was one of the leading suppliers of equipment for satellite, cable and terrestrial television, including a single supplier of antennas of large diameter. Through the participation of the first Russian digital transmission project " NTV -Plus" 1995-1997 General Satellite was to Hauptdistribuent the equipment for its program reception. 2001, a strategic decision on the priority shift in the company's activities was made, and on the development of knowledge-intensive directions and system integration. In addition, a scientific production division was created. The first receiver with its own software was developed in 2003. In February 2005, quality and world-class developments of the company in the competition during the seventh International Exhibition CSTB, which took place in Moscow, awarded for the first time. The digital satellite receiver FTA GS - 7001S about " development for the best domestic (Russia, CIS and Baltic States) in the field of distribution and subscriber equipment for satellite and cable television" was chosen as the winner in the category. In November of the same year, the German magazine digital led television through tests in which the receiver GS TE -7010 sections as a leader among inexpensive terrestrial receiver.

Under the technical participation of the body 2005, a new Russian project for satellite - TV " Tricolor TV" has started. At the international exhibition CSTB - 2007 Digital Satellite Receiver VA -7200 GS 2007 was selected in the category " For the best development " as the winner. Given the pace of development in the field of satellite television in Russia and the planned 2015 conversion from terrestrial to digital broadcasting format the decision to build a plant for Digital Receivers in the town of Gusev, Kaliningrad region was made in 2007. Then in 2008 a long-term strategy for the implementation of the investment project " territory of the scientific and technical development Technopolis Gusev " was developed. General Satellite has announced the first program in 3D in Russia and Eastern Europe on February 2, 2010. On April 15, the company sent the first live broadcast in 3D format in Russia ( Gala concert of the Mariinsky Theatre ). On 21 May, the European premiere of the satellite channel was held in London with the space image 3DV.

Business

Development and production of digital receivers of all types as well as software for it

General Satellite carries out its own development work in the field of system solutions for satellite TV through: from the software and motherboard production to digital content and network construction.

The Department of perspective developments was established in 2002. Among the developments - hardware platform based on STi5518 chip, software for all types of receivers, receiving system for satellite operators " NTV -Plus" with the integrated access system Viaccess as well as some models of satellite receivers and terrestrial subscribers receivers for TV. Currently, the department performs the entire development cycle. The number of engineering stock - about 250 people.

Genetal Satellite leads development efforts in the following areas by:

• Satellite receiver
• Cable Receiver
• Terrestrial receiver
• IP Receiver * specific middleware solutions, such as, for example, generators EPG (Electronic Program Guide), conditional access systems
• 3D show.

Development of middleware systems for operator - function control

The introduction of middleware software systems for operator - function control ( PASU ) was worldwide standard for digitization: without them it is impossible to appreciate the extent of the provided options in the conversion of the terrestrial exploit to digital transmission format.

PASU developments of General Satellite, the only system of Russian development, which was tested in 2007 and integrated to millions of viewers of the leading operator of satellite television broadcasting " Tricolor TV" (over 7 million subscribers).

Participation as a system integrator of digital transmission projects

Conversion of RF to digital transmission format

According to the National Programme for the switch to digital broadcasting Russian television has to be changed to 2015 on digital transmission format (Source: Federal Target Program "Development of digital television and radio broadcasting in the Russian Federation for 2009-2015 " ) The State intends to to create a broadcasting system for digital TV, including the transmission of a series of free public broadcaster ensured. According to expert estimates, the number of households and institutions in Russia that must be supplied with up to 2015 receivers or new TV sets, about 50 million St. The business of the corporation are currently capable of up to 5 million subscribers Receivers produce per year, with a possible capacity expansion doubled.

• Production solutions: Receiver Model GS - 8511 - ТЕ receives open and encrypted television and radio stations. Built on the TV units based on standard resolution, support introduced in Russia MPEG standard MPEG-4.
• Receiver Model HD- 9510 - digital receiver for receiving signals from the terrestrial high definition television (HDTV). The presence of the PVR function can record the TV shows to USB mass storage device and continue to review them with the help of personal video recorders. Features reception and open ( free reception ) transmitters. Ins model the conditional access system PRO Crypt has been integrated. Decoding Digital Sound Dolby Digital.

Implementation of own 3D project

• February 2, 2010 - beginning with the first digital satellite broadcast in 3D on the territory of Russia and Eastern Europe. For subscribers of the satellite operator " Platforma HD" access to the first 3D channel was allowed on the territory of Russia and Eastern Europe. The presentation of the channel was held in Moscow at the trade fair for radio and television transmission equipment CSTB - 2010.

• On 15 April 2010 live transmission of a ballet performance by the Mariinsky Theater in 3D format was first place in the world. The General Satellite Corporation is first in the world dürchgeführt live transmission of a ballet performance in 3D format directly from the Concert Hall of the Mariinsky Theatre. The audience in Russia and Europe were for the first time since the founding of TV Watch the spatial image of ballet. Among the technical partners of the transfer were: Eutelsat, Europe's leading satellite operator, Samsung Electronics, a world leader in digital multimedia technologies, Platforma HD, Russian operators of the system of charges television in high-definition format (HDTV). Transfer points were established in Saint Petersburg, Moscow and Paris ..

Investor for Innovation Project " territory of the scientific and technical development - Technopolis Gusev ", which is implemented of the Kaliningrad region in the city of Gusev

Technopolis_ ( Gusev )

Partner

" Tricolor TV", the largest operator of satellite television in Russia according to the number of subscribers and the fastest growing provider of satellite TV in the world (source). In early August 2010 his user number amounted about 6.5 million families, ie about 80 % of the total number of Russian users of digital television. On the basis of PASU, a development of General Satellite, connection and operation of " Tricolor TV" be - done subscribers. Among them by the General Satellite Corporation - Developer and manufacturer of subscriber receivers for respective project.

" NTV -Plus", the second largest provider of satellite TV in Russia after the scope. The General Satellite Corporation produces digital TV receivers that to look through the " NTV -Plus" - programs are officially recommended.

" Platforma HD", Russian broadcasting project for TV stations range of different topics in high-definition format. The transmitter range of Platforma HD is transmitted via satellite to the European territory of Russia and passed by leading operators in cable networks.

Sponsorship and patronage

General Satellite committed to the organization and support of various projects in the field of contemporary art. For this, the price in the area of ​​high technologies, implementation of various exhibitions and actions that are connected among other things with the introduction of hi-tech industry in culture, are counted. The company is a " former " partners and participants of International Art Fair " Art Moscow ".

Piracy fight

The Russian company General Satellite takes an active position in the fight against piracy. The company, which is engaged in the production of TV satellite receivers, is currently regarded as an associate member of the Association to protect the encrypted audiovisual products and services ( AEROS ). According to the information of General Satellite belong to 25 % of the satellite receiver in Russia - the pirate products.

As a core problem of piracy, the representatives of General Satellite consider not the content itself, but to its access method and are of the opinion that with the growth in the proportion of the number of such charges TV pirate products will only increase ..