Focus: Telecom

[Satellite News 06-17-09] Thaicom is undergoing a familiar style of leadership change, as Dumrong Kasemset, the man behind the company’s IPStar satellite broadband strategy, is stepping as executive chairman and […]

By Mark Holmes SpeedCast, a subsidiary of AsiaSat, is a multi-faceted service provider in Asia specializing in delivering to land or sea communications solutions ranging from broadband Internet to managed […]

By Mark Holmes Thaicom is undergoing a familiar style of leadership change, as Dumrong Kasemset, the man behind the company’s IPStar satellite broadband strategy, is stepping as executive chairman and […]

Vietnam Multimedia Corp. (VTC) signed a contract with Tandberg Television for encoding, multiplexing and modulation for 10 high-definition (HD) and 32 standard-definition (SD) channels simultaneously played out over satellite and […]

ST-2 Satellite Ventures Pte Ltd. (STS) awarded a contract to Arianespace to launch the ST-2 satellite, Arianespace announced July 16. ST-2 is being manufactured by Mitsubishi Electric Corp. using the […]

Measat Satellite Systems renewed an agreement with Celestial Movies Channel Ltd. to distribute Celestial Movies and Celestial Classic Movies on Measat-3, Measat announced.     “We are delighted with the on-going […]

SES Americom-New Skies closed a multi-year deal with TAS (Teleport Access Services Inc.) to provide three transponders on the NSS-11 satellite to distribute up to 50 Chinese television channels to […]

Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) has selected Space Systems / Loral (SS/L) to manufacture the ABS-2 spacecraft, ABS announced June 17.    ABS-2, scheduled for launch in 2012 with Arianespace, will be equipped […]

By Jason Bates A word that can be seen and heard throughout the show floor is “optimization.” Network operators are looking to use their available bandwidth as efficiently as possible, […]

SpeedCast, a subsidiary of AsiaSat, is a multi-faceted service provider in Asia specializing in delivering to land or sea communications solutions ranging from broadband Internet to managed bandwidth to triple-play […]

By Mark Holmes Sat-GE, a subsidiary of GE, will see strong growth in Asia throughout the next 12 months, CEO Andrew Jordan told CommunicAsia E-Daily.     “Prospects for Sat-GE are […]

By Mark Holmes Mahesh Prasad, president of Reliance, spoke with CommunicAsia E-Daily about DTH competition in India and why telcos believe they need a satellite component to their TV service. […]

SpeedCast entered into a strategic distribution agreement with Globe Wireless to provide Ku-band broadband maritime service to extend Globe Wireless’ broadband services, SpeedCast announced.     Globe Wireless provides maritime fleets […]

Thaicom inaugurated its gateway in Jakarta, Indonesia, the 15th gateway in the Asia-Pacific region, Thaicom said.     Thaicom has appointed PT Infracom Telesarana, a total solution provider for telecommunication and […]

C2Sat entered into a license agreement with Shanghai-based Xinguo IT for local production of the C2Sat stabilized antenna systems in China, C2Sat announced.     Xinguo IT also will be responsible […]

Measat Satellite Systems and Classica Asia signed a five year agreement for Measat to distribute Unitel Classica HD via the Measat-3 satellite, the satellite operator announced.     The channel features […]

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. introduced NetEdge, a high-performance satellite communications platform designed to meet the requirements of multi-star private networks for corporations and for cellular backhaul applications, the company announced. […]

By Jason Bates An era in which many countries in the Asia-Pacific region wished to own and operate their own satellite crippled transponder prices in the area for many years. […]

[Satellite Today 06-15-09] Absolute Maritime Tracking Services (AMTS) is offering long-range identification and tracking through the Iridium satellite network, AMTS and Iridium Satellite LLC announced June 10.     AMTS, joint […]

Pay-TV offerings will continue to see the strongest growth in Asia throughout the next three years, according to a study from U.S. research firm ABI Research.     The quarterly study, […]

By Jason Bates As CommunicAsia opens, the main concern is the stalled economy and its impact on the communications sector. That is the same cloud that hung over shows that […]

KVH Industries signed a multi-year agreement with Sky Perfect JSAT to lease satellite capacity on the JCSAT-1B and Intelsat-15 satellites, KVH announced.     KVH will use the satellites to provide […]

By Mark Holmes The Asian communications and broadcast market is in good health despite economic problems in other regions of the world. Patrick French, senior analyst at NSR said the […]

By Mark Holmes CASBAA (the Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia) is a highly influential organization on the Asia-Pacific broadcast landscape and is active in trying to bring about […]

[Satellite Today 06-15-09] EaglePicher Technologies named Rick Estus as vice president of operations, the company announced.     Estus will oversee all production operations across EaglePicher Technologies including manufacturing, engineering, supply […]

Triveni Digital named Magna Systems & Engineering an new international dealer for Triveni’s products throughout the Asia-Pacific region, Triveni said.     Magna, based in Australia, specializes in providing products and […]

[Satellite Today 06-15-09] Measat’s Measat 3A satellite is now at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan in final preparations for launch, the company said June 12. The Measat-3A satellite will add an […]

[Satellite Today 06-15-09] M/A-CcomTechnology Solutions Inc. is introducing a family of surface mount broadband switches for test instrumentation, satellite and other wide frequency range applications, the company announced June 10. […]

C-Com Satellite Systems Inc. and Thaicom PCL will cooperate to develop the mobile satellite market in Asia, C-Com announced. C-Com’s iNetVu auto-deploying mobile satellite antenna systems will be integdrated with […]

[Satellite Today 06-15-09] Michel de Rosen will replace Giuliano Berretta as the new CEO of Eutelsat in November, the company confirmed June 11. De Rosen will initially join Eutelsat in […]