YahLive, the UAE based satellite broadcasting company, today signed a partnership agreement with Etisalat to collaborate on satellite broadcasting services. Under the new agreement, Etisalat will establish uplink services to YahLive's Y1A satellite which broadcasts at 52.5ºE.

Satellite Y1A, the first satellite of Al Yah Satellite Communications Company PrJsc (Yahsat), has arrived at The European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Y1A, which will be the first satellite owned and operated by the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, arrived according to schedule for the satellite's Q1 launch.