Yau Chyong Lim, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of MEASAT Global Berhad, has been recognised by the Asia Pacific Satellite Communications Council (APSCC), with the 2022 Satellite Executive of the Year in the Asia Pacific award at the 2022 APSCC Awards Ceremony in Seoul, South Korea yesterday. The award recognises outstanding leadership achievements by an industry […]
Kuala Lumpur-based satellite operator Measat has signed a multiyear contract with Reach Ten Communications for the operator’s managed bandwidth service. The agreement sees the capacity taken on Measat-3d craft. With this contract, Measat says that Reach Ten will become the largest enterprise satellite service provider in Malaysia in terms of capacity provisioned, serving both the […]
Following the launch of Measat-3d on June 22nd from Kourou, French Guiana, Measat, the Malaysian satellite operator, has successfully completed in-orbit testing for the Measat-3d satellite, ahead of schedule. Measat-3d, the company’s latest and most advanced satellite, has now entered commercial service, after its handover by Airbus Defence and Space. Measat-3d, a multi-mission satellite with […]
Measat Satellite Systems has announced the appointment of Ganendra Selvaraj as Chief Commercial Officer and Jeevan Rao as Associate Vice President – Network Engineering & Operations. Selvaraj first joined Measat in 2004, With close to 20 years of experience in the Telecommunications industry, he has performed a broad spectrum of technical and commercial roles within […]
An Ariane 5 rocket successfully orbited two satellites at 18.50pm local time on June 22nd from the French Guiana spaceport. MEASAT-3d for the Malaysian operator and GSAT-24 for India’s Space Research Organisation were the rocket’s two passengers in what was the first Ariane launch this year. “Mission VA257 will improve broadband coverage in the Asia-Pacific […]
Airbus-built MEASAT-3d telecommunications satellite is in Kourou, French Guiana and is ready for its launch on an Ariane 5 on June 22nd 2022. MEASAT-3d is the 57th E3000 satellite built by Airbus and will be positioned at the 91.5°E orbital slot and collocated with MEASAT-3b, also built by Airbus. This new satellite will significantly enhance […]
Measat’s latest satellite, its 3d ‘triple payload’ with Ku, Ka, C-band and even L-band on board, is due to launch on June 22nd. Also on board the Arianespace rocket will be India’s GSAT-24. The Arianespace launch, from Kourou in French Guiana, will be the first of the year. Arianespace’s Mission VA257 will help improve the […]
The World Teleport Association (WTA) has revealed its annual rankings for Top teleport Operator of 2021. SES, headquartered in Luxembourg but with other important teleports in Europe and the US, takes the Number 1 spot. WTA says its annual rankings of companies by revenue and revenue growth are compiled by surveying teleport operators around the […]
Bloomberg, in what investment bank Exane/BNPP describes as an “informal survey”, has suggested that Eutelsat and ITV are “most likely takeover” candidates. The bank suggests that ITV has been in the Bloomberg poll fairly frequently over the past ten years. Other companies named as possible takeover targets include KPN, Telecom Italia, Invit, Nokia, ProSiebenSat. 1 […]
Azercosmos is to use its powerful C-band beams that cover most of Africa to provide satellite services. The company is working with Malaysia’s Measat to use the Azerspace-1 craft which operates from 46 degrees East for the service. The pair say that under the agreement with Measat, Azercosmos will provide the continued seamless distribution of […]