Palo Alto, California/ Hong Kong – Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), a provider of commercial satellites, and Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat), have announced the signing of two construction agreements for two communications satellites, AsiaSat 6 and AsiaSat 8. The contracts include AsiaSat 6 with a C-band payload and AsiaSat 8 with both Ku-band and Ka-band. The two satellites will serve Asia, the Middle East and Australasia, and are designed on the decade’s SS/L … [Read more...] about AsiaSat 6 and 8 preparing launch
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Intelsat affirms commitment to APAC with $1.3b fleet investment
Luxembourg - Intelsat S.A. confirmed its upcoming launch schedule for four satellites, part of a $1.3 billion fleet investment program in the Asia-Pacific region. The program is designed to refresh and expand satellite capacity available for media programmers and communications providers offering services in the region. The program will also deploy a significant portion of Intelsat’s global mobility beams, a Ku-band network designed to deliver broadband services for maritime, aero and … [Read more...] about Intelsat affirms commitment to APAC with $1.3b fleet investment
SpaceCom International and Asia Broadcast Satellite sign new deal
Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) and SpaceCom International, LLC (SpaceCom) announced they have signed a long term, multi-transponder agreement for Ku-band capacity on ABS-7 to support SpaceCom’s rapid growth throughout the Middle East and Asia region. SpaceCom has quickly become a leading provider of telecommunications services and solutions throughout the Middle East and Southeast Asia. The Middle East Ku-band capacity will be used to support the Government, Military, GSM/Cellular, Telecom … [Read more...] about SpaceCom International and Asia Broadcast Satellite sign new deal
