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  • Loral Skynet launches Skyreach IP services for Asia

    Loral Skynet launches Skyreach IP services for Asia

    MUMBAI: Satellite solutions provider Loral Skynet has entered into an agreement with BtNAccess, a global provider of communications services, to extend Loral’s SkyReach(SM) IP-enabled communications services to Asia, providing regional users with regional and global public Internet and private networking services.

    This includes broadband Internet access, voice over IP (VoIP), and managed data services.

    “Loral Skynet has assembled a service in SkyReach that combines the best of satellite and terrestrial communications technologies, providing reliable, cost effective IP-based solutions,” said Loral Space & Communications chairman and CEO Bernard L. Schwartz.

    “IP technology is driving the future of enterprise and government communications and it’s a technology that Loral has been applying and offering in its service portfolio for over 10 years as a pioneer of IP over satellite, ” said Schwartz.

    SkyReach service is powered by an iDirect IP hub at the BtNAccess teleport in Hong Kong. Skynet will combine satellite capacity on its Telstar 10 and Telstar 18 Asian satellites with teleport and terrestrial communications services. The services includes multi-protocol label switching (MPLS), provided by BtNAccess to provide a robust, far-reaching IP-based network, informs the official release.

    “Skynet’s satellite and IP resources combined with the terrestrial MPLS and teleport capabilities of BtNAccess instantly allows us to deliver an integrated IP-based network capability that surpasses any other IP offering in the region,” said Loral Skynet president Patrick Brant.

    “By combining our new SkyReach capability in Asia with other SkyReach hub locations in the U.S. and Europe, Loral Skynet provides a unique, global IP-based solution that addresses the local, regional and international needs of enterprise-level users.”

    The SkyReach service in Asia will be available 1 July, using VSAT technology to deliver a full range of IP applications, including Internet access, voice over IP (VoIP), streamed media, file transfers (FTP), virtual private networks (VPN), LAN connectivity and satellite-enabled WiFi services.

    SkyReach services complement existing frame relay and MPLS networks, as well as enabling efficient network management.

    The media release adds that through SkyReach and coupled with its worldwide infrastructure and installation partners, Skynet is one of the only satellite services company in the world that can extend, install and maintain satellite delivered IP connectivity on a truly seamless and global basis.

    With its tiered SLAs (service level agreements) and quality-of-service features, SkyReach enables a natural extension of terrestrial MPLS systems and a platform for multicast and broadcast video requirements. Skynet is developing relationships and replicating the SkyReach solution on a wide scale where the IP network extension requirement is central.
     

     

  • Panamsat reports marginal decline in first quarter revenue

    CONNECTICUT US: Panamsat has reported financial results for the first quarter ended 31 March.

    Revenues were $199.8 million, compared to revenues of $207.1 million for last years first quarter. Operating lease revenues decreased to $195.4 million compared to $201.4 million for the same period last year. The company has attributed the decrease in operating lease revenues to lower termination fee revenue of $7.7 million and lower occasional use services revenue of $2.7 million

    On a positive note the decreases were offset to a certain extent by net new business related to network services, as well as revenues related to the company’s new G2 Satellite Solutions division, which was formed as a result of the acquisition of Hughes Global Services last month. Total sales and sales-type lease revenues were $4.3 million for the quarter compared to $5.8 million for the same period last year.

    During the quarter Panamsat added future revenue and backlog after new agreements with Equity Broadcasting, The Health TV Channel, ARY Digital and others.

    Looking at the future Panamsat CEO Joe Wright said, “There are expansion opportunities in our industry today and we are reviewing them. We will act on those that relate to our current service offerings, match the needs of our customers, offer near term growth opportunities at a low risk, and provide a good return for our shareholders. We are particularly interested in exploring areas such as Video-On-Demand, Digital Store and Forward, HDTV, Broadcast Services and Government Services.

    While many in our sector are wrestling with the overall weakness in our industry, Panamsat saw this situation occurring two years ago, and made the necessary changes. As a result, Panamsat is now stronger than at any time in its history. Not only have we delivered excellent financial results quarter-after-quarter, but we also completed the rebuilding of the Company and have initiated our growth programme. The acquisition of HGS and the rollout of our hybrid fiber/satellite offering were two critical advances we achieved in the first quarter.”