MEASAT to Support Malaysia’s Broadband Initiatives with IPSTAR

30 May 2011

 

MEASAT  has been signed with THAICOM Public Company Ltd ("THAICOM") for the Malaysian payload of the THAICOM 4 (IPSTAR) satellite. The agreement was executed by a MEASAT subsidiary.

The agreement allows a MEASAT subsidiary company to become the National Service Operator (NSO) for Malaysian payload of the IPSTAR service, with exclusive rights to provide bandwidth capacity and its related broadband services.

 

In addition, MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn Bhd will secure the existing IPSTAR gateway equipment. The gateway would be moved to the MEASAT Teleport and Broadcast Centre in Cyberjaya.

 

With seven (7) spot beams located across Peninsula and East Malaysia, the Malaysian payload of the IPSTAR satellite is capable of delivering approximately 3Gbps of IP connectivity. The capacity on the payload would be offered to telecom operators and service providers across the country for mobile backhaul services and to support Government initiatives including the Universal Service Provisioning (USP) to areas with little or no terrestrial connectivity. The IPSTAR Malaysian payload will be marketed as MEASAT-5.

 

"The MEASAT-5 initiative is in line with our mission to being the satellite operator of choice for the Malaysian Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry," said Datuk Umar bin Haji Abu, Chairman, MEASAT Global Bhd. "Our partnership with THAICOM on this project will allow MEASAT to expand its support to local telecommunications companies in providing connectivity to all areas of Malaysia in line with the National Broadband Initiative project."