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  • Arianespace to launch broadband satellite IpStar 11 August

    MUMBAI: After the completion of additional checks and work on parts of the launcher, Arianespace has decided to launch the Thailand based Shin Satellite’s broadband satellite IpStar on 11 August 2005.

    Once in orbit, IPStar will provide broadband Internet and other telecommunications services to many countries in Asia. The satellite’s footprint stretches from China in the north to Australia in the south and from India in the west to New Zealand in the east.

    Earlier this month the discovery of an anomaly with ground equipment used to prepare the Ariane 5 launcher had resulted in Arianespace’s decision to perform additional checks.

    The operation took a few days and led to an equivalent delay in the launch, which had initially been scheduled for 11 July 2005. Initiated in 2000, the iPStar launch has been postponed at least three times since mid-2003 due to time-consuming construction and testing processes. The company claims that iPStar will be the world’s largest commercial satellite.

    The satellite operator has already announced deals with companies in several countries including India, Australia, Vietnam, New Zealand, Laos and China. Dedicated satellite terminals are capable of providing connectivity at speeds of up to 4Mbps from the satellite and 2Mbps to the satellite.

  • Intelsat looks to buy broadband satellite system

    Intelsat looks to buy broadband satellite system

    Intelsat has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the purchase of a next-generation broadband satellite system as a key component of the organisation’s initiative to address growing IP market demands worldwide, Ramu Potarazu, chief technology officer, announced on Monday, according to a company news release.

    The RFP includes one geostationary Ku/Ka-band satellite operating in a bent pipe configuration, with options for up to four more spacecraft. The system is expected to support last-mile access for small and affordable user terminals as well as customers who target small and medium enterprises and small office-home office users. The organisation’s goal is for the contract to be awarded by the fall, with deployment expected to occur in 2004.

    Along with the RFP, Intelsat is looking at other opportunities to address broadband business issues. Included are current and upcoming services on its existing satellite fleet, as well as a continuing investigation of new system alternatives, Potarazu says.

    “Responses to the RFP will help us to further solidify our strategy for acquiring next-generation broadband infrastructure, so this is an important step in Intelsat’s plan to build on our communications industry experience to meet evolving market needs,” says Potarazu. “The combination of the next-generation equipment and the new services being developed on our existing fleet is expected to ensure the company’s long-term ability to not only meet those needs, but also do it in ways that will give users a leg up on the competition.”

    Intelsat already has 10 satellites on order, representing a total investment of more than $3.2 billion for launches planned from this year through 2003.

    Intelsat presently offers Internet, broadcast, telephony and corporate network solutions around the globe through a fleet of 19 satellites.