SpeedCast Signs Multi-year Agreement with PAKSAT International for Expanded Capacity Covering Pakistan and the Middle East

12 March 2013

PAKSAT International, Pakistan’s Satellite Capacity Service Provider, announced the signing of a multi-year agreement for C-band capacity with SpeedCast Ltd., one of the leading satellite telecommunications service providers in the region.

SpeedCast will use PAKSAT’s new satellite PAKSAT-1R at 38° East to provide C-band services to its customers in Pakistan and the neighboring regions. SpeedCast will integrate PAKSAT-1R C-band capacity into its GSM backhaul network, incorporating carrier-in-carrier technology, for optimal efficiency and performance for its customers.

 “PAKSAT-1R’s performance and strong coverage provides us with the ability to offer highly efficient and reliable customized solutions to our cellular backhaul customers, as well as meeting the networking needs of our Enterprise and Government customers in the region,” said Pierre-Jean Beylier, CEO of SpeedCast.

 “SpeedCast offers its customers innovative connectivity solutions backed by unmatched service quality,” said Usman Bajwa, CEO of PAKSAT. “Through its latest high-power communication satellite, PAKSAT-1R, PAKSAT is ideally positioned to offer SpeedCast an effective solution to help them meet their customers’ needs.”