Located at 116.8° West, and with state-of-the-art technology, EUTELSAT 117 West A provides hemi coverage in both C and Ku-band, as well as high-power regional coverage in Ku-band over North and South America.

The EUTELSAT 117 West A satellite currently distributes over 200 TV channels.

The satellite caters to over 5,000 DTH antennas receiving channels in Ku-band as well as 14,000 antennas installed in C-band for government connectivity projects.

In addition, EUTELSAT 117 West A provides exceptional levels of throughput in North-America and the Andean region, yielding more MBps per MHz, and offers excellent performance for social connectivity projects, cellular backhaul and VSAT networks, among others