[Satellite Today – 6-9-08] Following the debut of Asia Satellite Week with interviews with Peter Jackson, CEO, AsiaSat and Tom Choi, CEO, Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS), we turn our attention to a pair of regional telcos and their efforts to use satellite to boost their overall offerings.
Atul Bindal, president, of Telemedia Services, discusses the operator’s strategy in the direct-to-home market in India, where a population of more than 1 billion people and a burgeoning middle class, provides a prime opportunity.
Lam Hoang Vinh, vice president of Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group, the major telco in Vietnam, discusses the the importance of satellite technology for the population and the launch of the VinaSat-1 satellite and how it will be used to deliver next-generation services.