"21 Ku-band transponders and the equivalent of 25 Ka-band transponders. Oslo-based Telenor is using the satellite to break into the market for Ka-band broadband maritime communications, with the focus on the North Atlantic. - See more at: http://spacenews.com/ariane-5-launches-sicral-2-and-thor-7-telecommunications-satellites/#sthash.DdDKvkj6.dpuf"
"Military communications payloads from both Italy and France, shared satellite bus."