SingTel Expands Relationship With Loral Skynet Through New Capacity Leases

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Telstar 18 carries a total of 54 active transponders, of which sixteen are high-power Ku-band transponders and thirty-eight are C-band transponders. In consideration for funding a portion of the satellite project's cost, APT Satellite Company, Hong Kong, will initially use 68.5 percent of Telstar 18's transponder capacity for APSTAR-V services. The number of transponders used by APT will be reduced over time, ultimately to 54 percent of the satellite's capacity.

Bedminster NJ (SPX) Jan 14, 2005
Loral Skynet last Thursday announced that it has renewed an agreement with Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel), Asia's leading communications group, to distribute video, data, telecommunications and VSAT services on Loral's Telstar 10 satellite. In addition, SingTel has agreed to lease a full C-band transponder on Loral's new Telstar 18 Asian satellite.

"Loral Skynet's satellite coverage gives SingTel the tools it needs to expand its reach across Asia," said Patrick Brant, president, Loral Skynet. "Skynet is focused on increasing its service offerings in this important region of the world where demand for satellite communications to and from the US and other regions remains strong."

Telstar 10, located at 76.5 degrees East longitude, and the recently launched Telstar 18, located at 138 degrees East longitude, are powerful Space Systems/Loral-built 1300 satellites whose combined coverage area stretches from Eastern Europe and the Middle East, across Central Asia through the Indian sub-continent, to China, Korea, Japan, South East Asia, Australia and Hawaii.

In addition to hosting intra-regional applications, Loral also offers highly reliable and low cost "one-hop" connectivity to and from the US mainland through its earth station in Hawaii dedicated to Telstar 18.

SingTel is Asia's leading communications group with operations and investments around the world. With significant operations in Singapore and Australia (through wholly owned subsidiary SingTel Optus), it provides a comprehensive portfolio of services that include voice and data services over fixed, wireless and Internet platforms.

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NSAB Awards Lockheed Martin Contract For Sirius 4

Newtown PA (SPX) Jan 13, 2005
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract by Nordic Satellite AB (NSAB) to build their next geostationary direct broadcast satellite, designated Sirius 4. NSAB is 75%-owned by SES Astra, an SES Global company.

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