Kuala Lumpur - MEASAT Global Berhad (MEASAT Global) has entered into an agreement with MEASAT Broadcast Network Systems Sdn. Bhd. (ASTRO) for capacity on the MEASAT-3b satellite. Under the agreement, ASTRO has committed to leasing 18 Ku-band transponders on MEASAT-3b for the life of the satellite for its Direct-To-Home (DTH) services in Malaysia and Brunei. The MEASAT-3b satellite has been designed to provide an additional 48 Ku-band transponders to the 91.5°E orbital location. Operating in … [Read more...] about ASTRO commits to 18 transponders on MEASAT-3b
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Philippines’ TV5 partners with METRA to launch 24/7 weather and public information channel
Manila - Cignal, the Philippines’ fastest growing satellite TV provider and a TV5 sister company, will launch the Weather Information Network (WIN) – the country’s first dedicated 24/7 weather and public information channel – in partnership with METRA, New Zealand’s privately owned meteorological service. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) singled out TV5 and lauded its commitment to improving weather news … [Read more...] about Philippines’ TV5 partners with METRA to launch 24/7 weather and public information channel
Intelsat to raise US$1.75 billion in IPO
Intelsat Global Holdings S.A., which established the first commercial global satellite communications system in 1965, has filed with U.S. regulators last week to raise up to $1.75 billion through an initial public offering (IPO) of its common stock. The company will change its name to Intelsat S.A. before listing in the New York Stock Exchange. For more than 45 years, Intelsat has been delivering information and entertainment for many of the world’s leading media and network … [Read more...] about Intelsat to raise US$1.75 billion in IPO
Lippo to launch DTH broadcast service across Indonesia
Indonesia – The Lippo Group has signed a multiple-transponder capacity deal with SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation, the operator of the recently launched JCSAT-13 telecommunication satellite, in line with its plans to provide a direct-to-home (DTH) satellite TV broadcast service across Indonesia. JCSAT-13 is a Ku-band satellite designed to succeed the JCSAT-4A satellite as the vehicle for the delivery of SKY Perfect JSAT’s DTH pay-TV service "SKY PerfecTV!” in Japan. The … [Read more...] about Lippo to launch DTH broadcast service across Indonesia
THAICOM Q1 revenues up 23% YoY
Thailand – THAICOM Public Company Limited has recorded revenues of 1.95 billion Baht for the first quarter of the year, up by or 23% from the same period last year. Revenues from the company’s conventional satellite operations, which accounts for nearly 80 percent of total sales, increased by 18 percent year-on-year. In particular, THAICOM’s IPSTAR revenues went up by 47% over the same period, driven by increased bandwidth utilization from long-term contracts signed in … [Read more...] about THAICOM Q1 revenues up 23% YoY
SES unveils new IP-based technology
Singapore – SES, together with leading industry partners, has introduced SAT-IP, a new IP-based satellite reception technology that demodulates and converts satellite signals to IP for further in-home distribution to any IP-enabled device. Unveiled at the annual SES Industry Days, a LIVE demo of SAT-IP multiswitches showing the distribution of satellite programmes over various IP-based infrastructures (CAT5 Ethernet, Power Line, Plastic Optical Fibre and WiFi) was presented to more than … [Read more...] about SES unveils new IP-based technology
