Nonthaburi– Thaicom Public Company Limited has announced that the THAICOM 8 satellite at the 78.5°E prime orbital position has been chosen to provide satellite transponder services to IPM Company Limited, a leading DTH provider in Thailand. The contract is a major milestone for THAICOM 8 which was launched in May 2016.  IPM is the first customer on the new THAICOM 8 platform.

The satellite capacity will enable IPM to move their existing 4 million satellite dishes to Thaicom’s 78.5°E position. The agreement is in line with Thaicom’s business plan of providing the satellite capacity needed to fuel the fast growth of the broadcast and media industries in Asia. IPM is Thailand’s leading satellite dish provider on the Ku-band with over 4 million subscribers.