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Kacific to issue RFP for second satellite

Singapore-based (but Vanuatu-registered) Kacific Broadband Satellite, already using its half of a joint-venture satellite (with Japan’s JCSat-18), says it will soon issue a formal Request for Proposals for its own satellite. Kacific CEO Christian Patouraux, speaking at the Asia Satellite Business week, said the company has been in discussion from some potential satellite manufacturers. The […]

June 7, 2022By Chris Forrester

Kacific offers disaster zone connectivity

Kacific Broadband has launched an innovative emergency connectivity solution, CommsBox, designed to provide broadband service in emergency or disaster zones rapidly. Kacific says its CommsBox is a transportable, all-in-one, SATCOM product that can be rapidly deployed in disaster zones when other communication channels fail. The turnkey solution is designed to meet the particular disaster response […]

May 5, 2022By Chris Forrester

Kacific introduces APAC’s first HTS Ka-band Enterprise Backup service

Kacific Broadband Satellites Group has responded to a growing interest in connectivity protection by launching Enterprise Backup, a service that protects organisations against outages that happen all-too-frequently.  It is the first enterprise backup service in the Asia Pacific region designed to take advantage of the speed, efficiency and flexibility of Ka-band satellite connectivity.   “Fibre and […]

April 11, 2022

Tonga licenses Kacific for satellite services

Last week, Tonga was dragging its feet in regard to a 15-year licensing agreement reached with Kacific back in 2019. Now, amidst the catastrophic results of the volcano and tsunami, the Tonga government has relented and granted Kacific permission to operate. Kacific Broadband Satellites has now been cleared by the Tongan telecommunications regulator to provide […]

January 26, 2022By Chris Forrester

Kacific Satellite in dispute with Tonga

Back in 2019 the Tongan Government signed a much-heralded 15-year agreement with satellite operator Kacific for access to the operator’s Kacific-1 craft. However, according to numerous press reports, the government has allegedly failed to pay its obligations for the service. The agreement was structured to see service provided to 89 Tongan islands, some of which […]

January 20, 2022By Chris Forrester

Kacific, HGC boost connectivity in Philippines

HGC Global Communications, am ICT service provider and network operator, and Kacific Broadband Satellites Group, a broadband satellite operator that provides high-speed broadband access to Asia Pacific, have collaborated to boost critical connectivity across emerging markets in the Philippines. Working together, the two providers say they will offer faster, safer, and more reliable critical infrastructure […]

January 17, 2022

Kacific migrates to AWS

Kacific Broadband Satellites is going all-in on Amazon Web Services (AWS) to scale up the delivery of its broadband internet for the rural regions of Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Kacific plans to migrate its IT infrastructure and critical business applications to AWS by 2022. By migrating its IT support systems to the cloud services […]

December 20, 2021

Kacific launches APAC Ka-band Mobile Backhaul Service

Kacific Broadband Satellites has launched a Ka-band Mobile Backhaul service for Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and telecom operators in Southeast Asia and the Pacific. This will allow operators to extend their network’s range in remote and difficult areas and provide them with an effective way of easing congestion in high-demand urban environments. Mobile Backhaul is […]

November 23, 2021

Kacific Broadband offers GigWiFi

Vanuatu registered Kacific Broadband serves a massive potential audience in the South Asia and Pacific regions of the planet. The company has introduced a combination service called GigWiFi that brings the best of Kacific’s Gigstarter and Community Wi-Fi services, allowing businesses to connect office workers to a head office LAN, while providing internet services to […]

September 21, 2021By Chris Forrester

Kacific-2 in progress

Singapore-based satellite operator Kacific says it is in the design and planning stage of a second satellite, Kacific-2. Kacific-2 will complement Kacific1, launched in December 2019 via SpaceX. The company has not specified a contract/supplier for the new craft. Kacific-1 is a Ka-band broadband satellite and it a ‘condominium’  satellite operated with Japan’s JSAT/JCSAT-18 craft […]

November 2, 2020By Chris Forrester