Editorial Insight
CommunicAsia: Mobile Markets Growing, but Not All Sectors
The combination of geography and information- and entertainment-hungry populations ensures that mobile communications always will be in demand throughout the Asia-Pacific region. With only a few exceptions, satellite looks to be in good position in the market ...More»

From The Show Floor
Asia Broadcasters Cautious on HD, DTH
Asian broadcasters are still skeptical about the returns that can be made from major investments in HD channels. “There is no pot of gold from HD,” Ian Carroll, executive vice president and general manager, Turner Broadcasting Systems, said June 14 during the “Broadcasters Kick Off — They Pay the Bills” panel at the CASBAA Singapore Satellite Industry Forum. ..More»

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Industry Briefs
Arianespace to Launch Vinasat-2
Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems (LMCSS) has awarded a contract to Arianespace to launch the Vinasat-2 satellite for Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) in the second quarter of 2012 ...More»

SpeedCast Opens New Facilities in Dubai, Beijing
SpeedCast has opened new offices in Dubai, UAE and in Beijing, China. SpeedCast, an Asian-based specialist in global network and satellite solutions, said Dubai is seen as a crucial next step ...More»

C-Com Receives $1 Million in Chinese iNetVu Orders
Mobile antenna provider C-Com Satellite Systems has received $1 million worth of new orders for its iNetVu mobile antenna systems from unnamed customers in China, the company announced ...More»

Astro Selects Irdeto to Broadcast World Cup Content on the Web
Malaysian cross-media broadcaster and direct-to-home (DTH) satellite pay-TV operator Astro has selected Irdeto’s content management solution to power the live streaming and on-demand broadband delivery of all 64 FIFA World Cup 2010 matches on the Astro B.yond Player ...More»

Newpoint Integrates Management Software with Clearbox n2 Monitoring
Integral Systems subsidiary Newpoint Technologies has embedded its Compass network management software into Australia-based Clearbox Systems’ n2 next generation monitoring and control solution in efforts to reduce the cost of remote sites increasing network availability ...More»

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Executive Insight
ABS CEO: KT, Eutelsat Partnerships Likely to Deepen
“Right now, I don’t see any other satellite company growing faster than Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS). We have the pole position in terms of growth in the industry,” Tom Choi, ABS CEO told the CommunicAsia E-Daily. The company has been engaged acquiring satellite assets at a steady pace throughout the last year, having acquired Koreasat-2 and Koreasat-3 from Korea Telecom (KT) and adding the Agila-2 satellite with the acquisition of Mabuhay Satellite Corp ...More»

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