LAS VEGAS (April 13, 2010) – Antenna Technology Communications Inc., a provider of satellite communications systems, today announced at the NAB conference in Las Vegas that ImaginaUS has selected the ATCi Simulsat C/Ku Multibeam antenna solution, ATCi’s latest, most technologically advanced multibeam, to outfit its prominent broadcast facility located in Miami, Florida.

Imagina US, pioneer in the production and creation of TV formats and a leader in the development and transmission of TV channels provides Broadcast Services through its Teleport division. The Teleport operates with two ATCi Simulsat C/Ku multibeam antenna systems capable of receiving content from up to 70 different satellites simultaneously.

Imagina US new facilities have over 11,000 square feet of studios for television production in HD, equipped with the most high-tech sound and graphics. Furthermore, the teleport is the most proficient for satellite reception in South Florida, capable of receiving and manipulating signals from all over the satellite spectrum. Accordingly, these signals can be transmitted anywhere in the world either via satellite, undersea fiber optics or Internet through Tier 1 providers.

"We are proud to be able to respond to whatever are the audiovisual needs of our customers," said Jorge Roa, VP of Technology and Operations for Imagina US. "From our new facilities we are ready to provide production services, postproduction and transmission with the highest technology available in the market delivered by ATCi.”

"We are very pleased with the beginning of operations; the building is already operating at 100% thanks to ATCi’s technology. Our channels are in the air 24 / 7; we also have provided several occasional HD services for our prime customer’s providing them with the full services from HD productions in our studios to uplink to the satellite in IP streaming or fiber," said Jorge Roa, VP of Technology and Operations for Imagina US.

ATCi’s President Gary Hatch noted that the company’s Simulsat C/Ku Multibeam specifically was re-engineered to handle the unique applications that are specific to customers such as ImaginaUS.

“It is a testament to ATCi’s continuous commitment to improving Simulsat technology that ImaginaUS chose our C/Ku Multibeam antenna for the important task of streamlining their satellite reception capabilities in such a state-of-the-art broadcast facility,” Hatch added. “It is a validation of our engineering, and we are honored that ImaginaUS now will rely on ATCi’s Simulsat C/Ku to provide the essential “C” and Ku Band downlink capabilities essential to their business.”