The past few weeks have seen all of the major geostationary satellite operators release their latest financial numbers. Analysts from Quilty Space have examined the results and their comments are not good. Referring, for example, to Telesat’s numbers, Quilty said: “Few operators have given a more damning assessment of the prospects for GEO connectivity than […]
SKY Perfect JSAT, the Asian satellite operator with a fleet of 16 satellites, and Japan’s only provider of multi-channel pay-TV broadcasting, has used Satmotion, the auto commissioning tool developed by INTEGRASYS, to succeed in CPI (Cross Polarization Isolation) tests for VSAT network of JSAT’s customer in Indonesia. SKY Perfect JSAT has decided to utilise Satmotion […]
Intelsat is taking capacity on Japan’s Sky Perfect JSAT-1C high-throughput satellite to boost in-flight connectivity. Intelsat says the agreement with JSAT augments its existing capacity and allow Intelsat to provide in-flight connectivity and broadband bandwidth over Japan and the region generally. Coverage also extends across the Northern Pacific Ocean, including beams situated well south of […]
Endeavor Streaming has been selected by SKY Perfect JSAT (SPTV), Japan’s largest satellite pay-TV company, as the official streaming provider for their new streaming service, SPTV Bundesliga Live. The service will be available to SPTV subscribers, as part of their TV bundle, and to non-SPTV subscribers through additional streaming subscription packages. The service is available on […]
Vanuatu registered Kacific Broadband serves a massive potential audience in the South Asia and Pacific regions of the planet. The company has introduced a combination service called GigWiFi that brings the best of Kacific’s Gigstarter and Community Wi-Fi services, allowing businesses to connect office workers to a head office LAN, while providing internet services to […]
Intelsat is seeking regulatory approval to shift ownership of its JCSAT-RA satellite to Japan’s JSAT SkyPerfect. Intelsat and SkyPerfect have had a commercial agreement over usage of the satellite, but Intelsat says that because of its 2018 launch of its Horizons 3e satellite to the 169 degree East orbital slot, it no longer needs JCSAT-RA […]
SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation, the main satellite operator in Japan, has selected Airbus to build Superbird-9, a fully digital in-orbit reconfigurable telecommunications satellite. It is due for launch in 2024. The satellite will be based on Airbus’ standardised OneSat product line. Airbus will provide a turnkey solution, including design and manufacture of the Superbird-9 spacecraft, […]