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Transmission

One Signal, Three Continents

Broadcast-grade infrastructure with redundant uplinks and a global satellite footprint.

Technical Parameters

Downlink & Reception

Current parameters for direct satellite reception of M Network channels.

SatellitePakSat-MM1 (38.2°E)
TransponderKu-Band, TXP-07
Downlink Frequency11,565 MHz
PolarizationVertical (V)
Symbol Rate27,500 Ksps
FEC3/4
ModulationDVB-S2, 8PSK
Video FormatMPEG-4 / H.264, 1080i HD
EncryptionFTA (M World: BISS on request)

Global Footprint

Beam Coverage

Three distribution paths covering broadcast and digital delivery.

South Asia Beam

Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan

Middle East Beam

GCC states, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt

Europe Feed

UK & EU via IPTV and OTT distribution partners

FTA vs Encrypted

Domestic channels are free-to-air. The international M World feed is encrypted for licensed distribution partners — BISS keys issued under carriage agreement.

For Operators

Cable & IPTV Onboarding

Carry M Network on your system in four steps.

1

Submit the operator onboarding form with your PEMRA distribution license number

2

Receive the carriage agreement and technical parameter sheet within 48 hours

3

Complete signal test with our master control room (MCR) team

4

Go live — listed in our official 'Where to Watch' operator directory

IPTV & MPEG-TS Delivery

SRT and MPEG-TS over IP available for licensed IPTV platforms — full spec sheet provided on request.

Reliability

Uplink Facility & Uptime

Purpose-built teleport with full redundancy at every stage of the chain.

99.95%

Uplink uptime SLA

2N

Redundant uplink chains

24/7

MCR monitoring

<30s

Failover switchover

Primary uplink at our Karachi teleport with hot-standby antenna, dual HPAs, and automatic failover to the backup chain in under 30 seconds.

Generator-backed power, redundant fiber contribution links from all studios, and 24/7 master control monitoring with proactive operator alerts.