NewSat receives
plan consent for
Adelaide
teleport
expansion
22 October 2013
NewSat
announced that
the City of
Salisbury have
granted
Development Plan
consent
for the
expansion of
NewSat’s
Adelaide
teleport
facility in
Mawson Lakes,
South Australia.
The planned
facility
expansion
highlights the
growth of
business in SA
and more
specifically,
the City of
Salisbury. A
larger teleport
facility will
advance global
innovation,
assist
technology
development and
increase high
tech job
availability.
This consent
acknowledges
NewSat’s success
to date and the
opportunities
that
NewSat’s
Jabiru-1
satellite and
the teleport
infrastructure
investment in
South Australia
will create for
local industry.
The land acquired for the teleport expansion doubles NewSat’s size and presence in Mawson Lakes, South Australia.
The
multimillion
dollar
investment in
key
infrastructure
and the
development
application plan
that has
received consent
includes a
number of large
antennas, the
Jabiru Satellite
Control
Facility and
Jabiru Customer
Support Centre,
upgraded power
systems and
generators,
major expansion
of exisiting
networks and
infrastructure,
as well as other
enhancements
to security and
equipment.
The teleport
expansion is
integral to the
growth of NewSat
and its plans to
launch a
fleet of
satellites.
Jabiru-1,
Australia’s
first commercial
Ka-band
satellite, is
expected to
generate in
excess US$3
billion of
revenue over 15
years.
The City of
Salisbury’s
economic and
development
team, operating
from the Polaris
Centre
in Technology
Park, have
worked closely
with the company
to support the
application
process.
NewSat is
focused on
global
enterprise and
government
customers across
mining, oil
and gas,
construction,
defence,
government,
carrier grade
telecommunications,
disaster
recovery and
media sectors.
The new
teleport
facilities in
Adelaide will
provide
satellite
communications
including
video, voice and
data
communications
for enterprise
and government
markets,
requiring
remote area
connectivity.
In commenting
on the
Development Plan
consent, Gillian
Aldridge, City
of Salisbury
Mayor
said: “The City
of Salisbury is
pleased to be
working with
NewSat,
Australia’s
largest
pure-play
satellite
communciations
company who
compete on a
global stage and
provide mission
critical
communications
to enterprise
and government
customers around
the world.
This facility
expansion is a
great example of
local business
growth and we
are proud of
the plan for
this
unique-to-Australia
infrastructure.”
“NewSat’s
development
application
highlights how
Salisbury is
well placed to
provide economic
growth and
support to
industries and
businesses, our
staff have
worked closely
with NewSat to
provide the
company with
significant
insight and
support and we
are
delighted that
they have chosen
to expand their
operations in
Mawson Lakes.
The development
will provide the
community with
high-tech
innovative jobs
into the
future.”
In commenting
on the
Development Plan
consent, Adrian
Ballintine,
NewSat Founder
and CEO said:
"Our Adelaide
teleport
expansion is a
key element of
NewSat realising
its long term
vision of
becoming a
global satellite
operator and
providing the
significant
ground
infrastructure
required for
Jabiru-1
operations and
NewSat’s
customers.”
“We are
delighted that
the City of
Salisbury have
granted
Development Plan
consent
for the Adelaide
teleport
facility
expansion,
confirming
NewSat’s planned
infrastructure
investment in
South Australia
and development
of our teleport
facility here in
Mawson
Lakes.”
“Jabiru-1 is
being built by
Lockheed Martin
and will be
launched by
Arianespace
in 2015. It is
Australia’s
first commercial
Ka-band
satellite and
will provide
high-powered
Ka-band coverage
to meet the
growing demands
from enterprise
and government
sectors
across the
Middle East,
Asia and Africa.
Jabiru-2,
NewSat’s hosted
payload, is also
preparing for
launch in early
2014. Jabiru-2
will provide
superior
coverage over
Australia,
Timor Leste,
Papua New Guinea
and the Solomon
Islands. With
rights to eight
premium
orbital slots,
NewSat’s Jabiru
fleet of next
generation
satellites will
lead Australia’s
space
quest and will
be supported on
the ground right
here in
Adelaide.”