Skybrokers de-installed two Andrew 7.6m Earth Station Antennas at former Bulsatcom in Bulgaria
Skybrokers de-installed two Andrew 7.6m Earth Station Antennas at former Bulsatcom in Sofia, Bulgaria.
In March 2024, Skybrokers received a request to disassemble two Andrew 7.6m Earth Station Antennas located at the former Bulsatcom teleport near Sofia in Bulgaria. The project was scheduled for June and July and carried out by a three-member project and installation team. Both antennas were expertly dismantled and meticulously packed for transportation to our centralized facility in The Netherlands. Prior to sale, the antennas will undergo thorough refurbishment.
Special thanks to Vladimir Rangalov of Vivacom and Ivo and Borislav Ivanov from company NewSat for their continuous help to bring this project successfully to an end.
Pay-TV and broadband provider Bulsatcom was founded in 2000. The company serves residential and business customers, providing direct-to-home (DTH) satellite TV, IPTV and broadband Internet services. It also owns and operates its own fiber infrastructure and a retail distribution network.
In February 2024, Netherlands-based telecommunications and media services provider United Group acquired Bulsatcom. In Bulgaria, United Group is concentrated on South-East Europe and owns telecommunications operator Vivacom, alongside Plana Teleport, Nova Broadcasting Group, and the newspaper Telegraph. The company’s operations extend to Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Slovenia, North Macedonia, Croatia, and Greece, yielding an annual revenue of approximately 2.7 billion euros (2.9 billion USD).
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- Bulsatcom was acquired by Vivacom owned by the united Group.
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- Two Andrew 7.6m Antennas had to be removed from the site..
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- ..close to Sofia in Bulgaria.
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- Antennas were prepared for lifting.
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- De-ice enclosures were removed.
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- The crane was setup form lifting.
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- The two reflectors were to be lifted from their Tripod Mounts.
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- The first antenna was prepared.
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- Reflector lifted from the Tripod Mount..
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- ..and put on ground level.
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- The 2nd antenna was prepared for lifting.
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- Slings were attached properly to the reflector.
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- Reflector was lifted carefully..
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- ..to ground level.
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- Dismantling of the reflectors started.
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- All antenna parts were marked for easy re-installation.
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- Reflector panels were cleaned with high pressure wash.
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- Antenna panels were packed properly in custom made crates.
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- Antenna panels were packed properly in custom made crates.
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- Feeds were properly packed in custom made crates.
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- Feeds were properly packed in custom made crates.
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- All hardware kits were sorted and packed in boxes.
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- The Tripod Mounts were dismantled..
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- ..using a Telehandler.
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- Tripod Mounts were de-installed..
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- .in separate parts to make packing easier.
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- Second Tripod Mount was taken apart.
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- All parts were ready for loading..
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- ..carefully in dedicated trucks..
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- ..for transportation to our Antenna facility in Holland.
