Go live from the desert. From the mountain. From anywhere.
Starlink satellite internet deployed as primary or backup connectivity for outdoor and remote venue streaming. 40+ Mbps guaranteed throughput for broadcast-quality encoding.
What we deliver on every engagement
Starlink dish deployment with 40+ Mbps down / 10+ Mbps up
Redundant failover integration with bonded cellular and fibre where available
Operational within 15 minutes of arrival at venue
Persistent connection for multi-hour outdoor events and festivals
No fibre at the venue. The event still has to go live.
NEOM. AlUla. Remote Oman. Offshore Abu Dhabi. Private desert venues. Every year we run productions where the fibre map says "no service." Cellular is marginal. The client still needs broadcast-quality streaming to Dubai, London, and New York, starting at 18:00 local.
Starlink solved that. Low-earth-orbit satellite gives us 40+ Mbps symmetric throughput from almost anywhere in the region, with enough headroom to encode a broadcast-quality stream plus a backup feed. We deploy the dish, align in under 15 minutes, and the event proceeds.
We do not use Starlink as a marketing claim. We use it because it works where nothing else does. On every outdoor production, Starlink is either the primary uplink or sits ready as the tertiary failover behind fibre and bonded cellular.
Real GCC use cases, not a brochure.
Desert and mountain events. Private corporate retreats, cultural festivals, and national-day broadcasts from venues without wired connectivity. Starlink is the primary uplink; bonded cellular is the secondary where a carrier has coverage.
Sports federation events. Equestrian, motorsport, offshore sailing, and outdoor federation events where the broadcast has to cover a wide area. Mobile Starlink kits deploy alongside camera crews.
Venue failover. Venues that nominally have fibre but where the fibre has previously dropped under load. Starlink runs hot as the failover uplink so if the fibre drops, the stream does not.
Short-lead-time outdoor events. Events where a fibre install cannot be scheduled in time. Starlink is operational inside 15 minutes of arrival.
Specification.
Hardware. Starlink Business or Mobile Performance kits. Integrated GPS, motorised alignment, ruggedised for outdoor deployment. CBA-owned units with service agreements.
Throughput. 40+ Mbps down / 10+ Mbps up sustained, with bursts higher. Sufficient for two concurrent broadcast-quality encoded feeds plus control traffic.
Latency. 20-40ms round-trip to the closest Starlink ground station. Equivalent to fibre for streaming applications. Not suitable for sub-20ms latency-critical applications (gaming tournaments require fibre or cellular low-latency).
Deployment. Dish alignment in under 15 minutes. Self-locating, self-aligning motorised base. Works in rain, fog, and heat; signal reliability drops only in heavy sandstorms.
Integration. Starlink terminates into a CBA router that aggregates with bonded 5G and fibre where available. Automatic failover between all available paths. Traffic shaping prioritises the broadcast encode.
Power. Integrates with CBA-provided generator or venue power. UPS backup keeps Starlink online during genny changeover.
Regulatory. Starlink is licensed in UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, and Kuwait. Deployment is legal and operational across the GCC.
Questions we get from buyers before they book
Can Starlink actually handle a broadcast-quality live stream?
40+ Mbps symmetric sustained throughput. That is enough for two concurrent 1080p broadcast-quality encodes plus control traffic. For 4K HDR, the second encode becomes a backup rather than a parallel stream, but quality on the primary holds.
Is Starlink legal in the UAE and Saudi Arabia?
Yes. Starlink is licensed in UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, and Kuwait. Deployment is operational across the GCC. Licensing updates are monitored and CBA holds current registrations on its units.
What about desert heat and sandstorms?
The Starlink hardware is rated for outdoor conditions across the GCC climate range. Heat does not degrade performance. Signal reliability drops only in heavy sandstorms, which we plan for with a bonded cellular secondary on every outdoor production.
Can we use Starlink as backup while fibre is primary?
Yes. On almost every venue with fibre, we still carry Starlink as the tertiary failover. If the fibre drops (usually under event-day load spikes), Starlink is already hot and the stream continues without an interruption visible to the audience.
What is the latency compared to fibre?
20-40ms round-trip to the nearest ground station. Equivalent to a good fibre connection for streaming. Not suitable for gaming-tournament-grade sub-20ms latency, where we use fibre or cellular low-latency modes instead.
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