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Roughly a year after launching its satellite broadband service in Southeast Asia, Shin Satellite plc expects its new Thaicom 5 satellite to be 60 percent used as it begins commercial operations this month, said Dumrong Kasemset, the company’s CEO. The $101 million Thaicom 5 satellite, placed into orbit in May by an Ariane 5 rocket,...

GSM and cellular operators require reliable equipment, service level agreements and the ability to use satellite bandwidth most efficiently. For satellite service providers and equipment manufacturers, there are new advancements in providing bandwidth and integration cost reductions, enabling cellular and GSM providers to expand their offerings. In addition, regions that lack terrestrial or microwave infrastructures...