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Eutelsat and BHS Renew Capacity Deal at 7/8° West, MENA’s Leading Orbital
Position

Eutelsat announced the renewal of its longstanding partnership
with BHS Telecommunications, a key regional player in TV
distribution and broadcast services in the MENA region. Under the
new agreement, BHS will lease Ku-band capacity on the EUTELSAT
7 West A satellite, located at the 7/8° West orbital position, the
prime broadcast neighborhood for the Middle East and North Africa
(MENA) region. BHS, a long-standing Eutelsat partner, specializes
in the delivery of end-to-end broadcast and telecommunications
solutions, including satellite and fiber distribution, IP connectivity,
streaming, playout and video monitoring. With decades of
experience in the region, BHS is a trusted partner for global and
regional broadcasters seeking robust content distribution. The 7/8°
West video neighborhood reaches over 66 million TV homes across
MENA, offering exceptional coverage, signal quality and access to
a strong line-up of regional and international content. Through this
renewal, BHS will continue to support broadcasters in delivering
diverse programming to millions of viewers via satellite. The new
contract reinforces the ongoing collaboration between the two
companies reaffirming both partners' commitment to delivering
reliable, high-performance satellite services in one of the world's
most dynamic broadcast markets. Raymond Estphan Rahme, RVP
MENA Sales, Eutelsat’s Video Business Unit, said, “The renewal of
our partnership with BHS not only confirms the enduring strength a long-standing relationship, as we work together with Eutelsat, we
of our collaboration but also highlights the unmatched strategic will be placing our expectations in the sky and focus on the next
value of the 7/8° West orbital position. This agreement strengthens milestones in the journey ahead together. Our goals are centered
our leading position in MENA and showcases our ability to provide on giving our broadcast customers the best value proposition
flexible, high-quality satellite solutions tailored to our customers’ without them worrying about service interruptions. This is more
evolving needs.” Hamid Rahmani, CEO & Managing Director of important than ever in today's media market which is constantly
BHS, added: “In Eutelsat, we see a partner with whom we have built changing and developing.”

Huawei Lays Out Roadmap to Lead Global AI
Computing

Huawei rotating chair Eric Xu detailed the
company’s roadmap for AI computing
platforms, with plans to release the world’s
most powerful single system in Q4 2026
and double the performance with a new
launch a year later. In his opening keynote,
Xu unveiled the Atlas 950 SuperPoD
supporting more than 8,000 Ascend
GPUs and scheduled for launch in Q4
next year. It will feature 128 computing
racks and cover about 1,000 sq meters.
The announcement is the first time the
company has shared its long-term chip
plans and comes after years of remaining
silent on key technology developments. He
compared the development with Nvidia’s

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