Intelsat Ltd. and APT Satelite Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of APT Satellite Holdings Ltd., announced Dec. 2 a strategic cooperation agreement to work together using their combined satellite fleets. The two companies agreed to market each other’s satellite capacity and ground resources, as well as to provide broadcast and telecommunications services to the Asia Pacific region.

The move gives Intelsat and its customers access to the Asia Pacific market through APT Satellite’s newly launched Apstar 5 and Apstar 6 satellites. The two companies also agreed to explore additional growth initiatives.