Tom Choi, CEO, Asia Broadcast Satellite

Via Satellite: How do you see the satellite landscape developing in Asia? Do you see any significant changes to the landscape over the next year?

Choi: The satellite market in Asia will continue to be a fiercely competitive landscape in Asia with the emergence of new domestic operators as well as other regional operators joining the market. The cable TV distribution market is being fragmented on domestic and local levels, and the days of paying premium for one or two satellite positions for a pan-Asian distribution will diminish over time.
The IP backbone market will continue to dwindle and simultaneously result in low revenue yields per transponder due to increasing competition from fiber.
The cellular backhaul market segments will stay strong — if not growing — in the intermediate future, however, this segment too will be substituted with domestic fiber and microwave links.

Via Satellite: What role do you see ABS playing in this future?

Choi: ABS will strive to be competitive in the local video distribution markets for both cable TV and DTH services while seeking profitable niches in serving our customers in the data communications services sector. We already have over 80 cable TV and DTH channels on our satellite, with most of these channels coming on line the past 24 months. We are planning to expand this by a factor of 150 percent in the next 24 months. We also boast one of the largest Ku-band VSAT networks in the Asia-Pacific region.

Via Satellite: How do you see the satellite landscape developing in Asia? Do you see any significant changes to the landscape over the next year?

Via Satellite: What role do you see ABS playing in this future?

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