www.ipstar.comIPSTAR EMPOWERING ASIA-PACIFIC
IPSTAR Broadband Satellite
Digital technologies and
broadband are opening new
opportunities for administrations,
businesses and communities in
Asia-Pacific.
In addition to being vital to
productivity and development,
the demand for broadband is
constantly growing in everyday
life, in schools and in public
administrations as well as in
every business sector thinkable.
Public agencies and organisations
need to answer the challenge of
safeguarding homeland security
and disaster recovery services-
anywhere and any time.
>> Removing distance barriers with the world's most advanced high speed, two-way satellite communications system
For the region's consumers the Internet is
evolving beyond e-mails, and broadband
connectivity is becoming an implicit "way of
life" for downloading music and videos or
reaping the benefits of distance learning. This
ever-growing volume of rich media brings with
it the need to deliver higher bit rates and
universal broadband Internet access in even
the remotest areas of the region.
> IPSTAR: at the forefront of Asia-Pacific's
broadband revolution
IPSTAR is the only orbiting satellite in Asia-
Pacific designed for high speed communica-
tions over an Internet Protocol platform,
facilitating two-way broadband connectivity,
products and solutions.
Whether it is distance learning for rural
communities and schools, retail network
communication systems, or delivery of "always
on" high speed Internet to small and medium-
sized businesses, IPSTAR Broadband Satellite
can play a key role in empowering universal
access to broadband Internet.
The key benefits of the IPSTAR system are its
ability to provide an immediately available,
high-capacity ground network with affordable
bandwidth and satellite end user terminals.
The system allows for rapid deployment and
flexible service locations anywhere, any time
under its extensive footprint in Asia and the
Pacific.
From its launch in August 2005, IPSTAR has
become synonymous with low-cost broadband
satellite services, aimed at helping the
community at large, especially where there is
a lack of landlines and telecom infrastructure
able to support broadband technology.
The satellite's massive 45 Gbps of aggregate
bandwidth capac i ty- far h i gher than
conventional satellites-satisfies the enormous
demand for broadband Internet for millions of
users: consumers, corporate customers,
service providers and telecom operators alike.
> Enter the world of IPSTAR Broadband
Solutions
Shin Satellite has steadily extended and
diversified the resources it allocates for
broadband applications to capture growth
opportunities in the region's emerging
markets, including Australia, New Zealand,
China, India, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Thailand.
In parallel to supplying service providers with
bandwidth and reach, IPSTAR has developed
proprietary on-ground infrastructure and
expertise to provide one-stop shop broadband
solutions in close collaboration with our
partner network of System Integrators and
Service Providers.
This value-added service enables government
agencies, local communities and businesses to
benefit from the same level of broadband
connectivity as users connected to terrestrial
networks in urban areas.
The Asia-Pacific region's vertical markets,
farming industry, oil and gas markets benefit
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"IPSTAR's rationale is at the heart of
broadband access for everyone,
meeting the challenge of removing
distance barriers and assisting
underserved areas in the Asia-Pacific
region with low-cost broadband
satellite services-with quality of
service that is second to none."
www.ipstar.com
Dr. Dumrong Kasemset
Shin Satellite Chairman and CEO
IPSTAR EMPOWERING ASIA-PACIFIC
from this service, while IPSTAR-enabled
broadband for SMEs represents further avenues
of growth.
IPSTAR combines dynamic bandwidth allocation
t e c h n o l o g y, h i g h l y s e c u r e n e t w o r k
connectivity, and the highest bit rates in the
industry into a preferred data connectivity
platform for civilian and military land- and
offshore-based communications-delivering
high link availability and cutting-edge network
reliability.
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> Positioned to satisfy Asia-Pacific's
broadband needs
The breadth of IPSTAR's
geographical reach, with up to ten
million subscribers, positions
IPSTAR as a preferred gateway into
14 countries across the Asia-Pacific
region, resulting in strategic
advantages over other broadband
satellites and setting the pace for
innovation in the industry.
IPSTAR's ground-breaking in-orbit system
design involves high performance two-way
shaped and spot beams with a multi-band
frequency reuse plan and air interface,
including the first commercial deployment of
Adaptive Coding and Modulation (ACM) on
outbound and inbound links.
>> IPSTAR Coverage and Technology
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119.50 East
orbital slot
84spot beams
45Gbps of aggregate bandwidth capacity
2-wayshaped and spot beams
7regional broadcast beams
3shaped beams
18gateways in
14countries
1powerful communications satellite
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IPSTAR EMPOWERING ASIA-PACIFIC
Spot Beams
Shaped Beams
Broadcast Beams
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We are in business to make your
business work-anywhere and any
time under IPSTAR's extensive
footprint in Asia-Pacific to meet
your business communications
needs and to deliver your
competitive edge. IPSTAR service
goes hand-in-hand with today's
real-time information flows-
crucial for any business.
Whether you are an oil and gas producer with
operations on land and at sea, a large retailer,
an Internet Service Provider (ISP) providing
Web access to countless customers, or a corpo-
ration in virtually any business with multiple
locations, IPSTAR Enterprise Solutions are the
right solution for your communication chal-
lenges.
> Fueling global enterprise broadband growth
IPSTAR Enterprise Solutions deliver enterprise-
class, two-way broadband connections to the
business customer over the IPSTAR satellite.
IPSTAR connects businesses directly and quick-
ly to world markets to meet the diverse needs
of virtually every business market imaginable,
providing flexible broadband solutions and ex-
ceptional Quality of Service.
IPSTAR Enterprise Solutions provide highly reli-
able, end-to-end communications with guaran-
teed quality of service regardless of the num-
ber of sites or geographic locations. IPSTAR
can be used for a variety of applications such
as Intranet and Internet access, voice services,
connectivity to suppliers, customers and fran-
chisees, credit authorization and credit card
transactions, inventory management, content
delivery and video distribution.
The IPSTAR Broadband Satellite System guaran-
tees reliable and secure service for an array of
applications for high bandwidth corporate net-
works. For example, IPSTAR solutions for the
oil industry are field-proven as demonstrated
in various sectors and projects, and in close
collaboration with our partners and system in-
tegrators.
> Why choose IPSTAR Enterprise Solutions?
Reach
IPSTAR Enterprise Solutions provide any time
broadband service to virtually any business
location in the Asia-Pacific region.
Reliable
IPSTAR promises one of the industry's highest
link availability rates and cutting edge
network reliability.
Secure
The IPSTAR System's inherent security
advantage is based on small spot beam
technology and proprietary coding which
combine to guarantee high levels of network
security.
Scalable
IPSTAR Enterprise Solutions allow seamless
increase of users and locations on a single
reliable platform, with shared and customized
b a n d w i d t h , a n d m i n i m a l b a n d w i d t h
consumption due to Adaptive Coding and
Modulation (ACM)-the world's most advanced
bandwidth allocation technology.
Uniform Quality of Service (QoS)
IPSTAR Enterprise Solutions guarantee
consistent Quality of Service (QoS) regardless
of location.
>> IPSTAR Enterprise Solutions
BayCity and IPSTAR partner to increase
efficiency of New Zealand's farming industry
BayCity Technologies teamed up with IPSTAR to
provide state-of-the-art remote tools for New
Zealand's rural communities via the IPSTAR
satellite. Among the solutions developed by
BayCity is a remote management tool for
farmers, including the ability to manage milk
storage on dairy farms.
At the heart of BayCity's innovation, the M3
(Measure, Monitor, Manage) platform provides
the structure to enable integrated, scaleable,
remote data management solutions. Hardware
incorporating M3 connects to BayCity's hosted
environment, providing global, secure, real-
time access to critical data.
"Farming is big business, yet until recently did
not have the communications technologies to
al low it to take advantage of modern
production information technology. IPSTAR
enables us to implement our M3 services on
remote farms to provide critical information to
farmers and their business partners in a real-
time view", says Andrew Plimmer, CEO, BayCity
Technologies Inc.
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Affordable
IPSTAR Enterprise Solutions enable delivery of
broadband Internet services at relatively low
monthly prices.
Fast
IPSTAR Enterprise Solutions provide high speed
connections of up to 4 Mbps Receive and
2 Mbps Transmit for bus iness -cr i t ica l
applications.*
Flexible
IPSTAR Enterprise Solutions support GRE
Tunneling Protocol and multiple IP Applications
for voice, video and data communications.
Other industry standard applications such as
CISCOTM
IPSECTM
can be integrated.
* Subject to service plan and satellite terminal used. www.ipstar.com
Australia's URSYS uses IPSTAR service for oil rig communications
In conjunction with specialist contractors
and Marine Navaid Systems,the SeaTel
distributor based out of Sydney, URSYS
won the contract to supply and install a
1.2M SeaTel stabilized VSAT platform onto
an oil exploration rig currently exploring
for oil and gas off the east coast of New
Zealand. URSYS chose to use a space
segment provided by IPSTAR to directly
link the IPSTAR Auckland teleport to the
rig and the oil exploration company's
production office on the mainland.
IPSTAR enables URSYS to provide four
extension phone lines back to the client's
head office PBX and facilitates high speed
Internet data access for management
personnel on the rig.
"The spot beam coverage from IPSTAR is
excellent, allowing us to maintain 24?7
VoIP telephony support and unlimited
Internet data service to floating oil
platforms up to 250 kilometers off shore,"
said Grahame Cover, CEO, URSYS Pty. Ltd.
IPSTAR Broadband Satellite Solutions
Large Enterprise Office & Banking
High Speed Internet / Corporate Intranet /
Video Conferencing / Voice over IP (VoIP)
Telco/Mobile Phone Operator
Mobile Trunking / WIMAX Backhaul / Rural
Communications
Oil & Gas Industry
High bandwidth and cost-effective corporate
communication networks
Broadcast Industry
Satellite News Gathering (SNG)
Retail Business
Credit Card Transaction / Digital Signage
Farming Industry
Farm production monitoring
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Governments and administrations
call for highly secure, high
availability broadband networks.
Our product and solution portfolio
is designed to meet the precise
needs of government organizations
and the public sector. IPSTAR can
play a key role in modern
communication infrastructure,
providing inroads into government
and public sector communications
which are more efficient and
flexible than any other satellite-
based broadband network.
>> IPSTAR Government Solutions
> Sustainable development and community
broadband
IPSTAR promotes the notion of sustainable
development through a multitude of powerful
broadband applications and services for rural
communities.
IPSTAR community broadband facilitates
indiv idual mult imedia access through
integration of IPSTAR with other communi-
cation technologies. For example, Rural
Telephony Backhaul and Voice over IP (VoIP)
are cost-effective, powerful solutions for any
community lacking this basic infrastructure,
while our solutions for mobile phone services
facilitate the integration of a mobile phone
operator's cellular system for instant coverage
in blind spot areas and wherever broadband is
required with flexible and rapid infrastructure
rollout.
Cambodia Education Project
Empowering Rural Communities in Cambodia
Lately, a number of rural communities in
Cambodia are benefiting from access to the
Internet, made possible by IPSTAR. Requiring
a computer and electr ic i ty-which are
commodities elsewhere, but out of reach for
most of the population in remote Cambodian
villages-the computers in these villages are
connected to a community WLAN powered by
solar cells that provide up to six hours of
operating time.
The villages, which had no access to any form
of Internet previously, are now receiving
regular news updates and can benefit from
various public sector services, including remote
medical diagnosis, distance learning, and
e-government services.
"There is no more powerful weapon than the
Internet to fight poverty in the developing
world. The Internet can reach every corner of
the poorest region with information and
knowledge, and save lives through medical
guidance and diagnostics. It also gives 'a voice'
to those who have never been represented
before. For us here in Asia, it is all possible
because of IPSTAR", said Country Director of
Japan Relief for Cambodia, Nuon So Thero.
Nuon So Thero,
Country Director of Japan
Relief for Cambodia
The positive socio-economic impact of
broadband is tremendous, promoting the goal
of a knowledge-based society. Information and
education are crucial cornerstones for higher
standards of living and competitiveness. At the
same time, a widespread secure broadband
infrastructure is essential for the development
and delivery of services and applications to
governments and the public sector, such as e-
Medicine, e-Government, and Distance
Learning-making broadband indispensible for
sustained economic growth and improved
quality of life.
A great number of administrations in Asia-
Pacific utilize IPSTAR solutions for various
purposes:
To connect remote sites to a central site or
to interconnect several sites
To back up critical terrestrial connections,
e.g. in Disaster Management
To reach remote sites on borders, on
coasts, in forests, or in deserts
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> Infinite broadband solutions for a world without digital divide
Government / Administration / Public Sector
Rural Communications & Networks
Interactive Distance Learning
E-Government
E-Medicine
Embassy Networks
Emergency Communications & Disaster Recovery
Homeland Security & Public Safety
Sat-Ed is overcoming the digital divide in rural Thailand
With a passion for bringing better
education to remote areas in Thailand,
Sat-Ed Systems is delivering learning
cen te r s i n ru ra l Tha i l and ca l l ed
'Classroom for Life', using the cutting
edge technology of the IPSTAR broadband
satellite. Aimed at providing life-long
learning for rural Thailand, this initiative
is providing access to educational content
in remote rural areas beyond the reach of
terrestrial telephone networks. The
'Classroom for Life' provides email, e-
commerce, video conferencing, and video
on demand.
"Without IPSTAR, Sat-Ed could not provide
the essential business model for rural
areas. While traditional VSAT solutions
are too expensive, IPSTAR allows us to
provide our services at prices affordable
to rural communities and our business
model of self-sustaining ICT Centers",
according to John Hawker, CEO, Sat-Ed
Systems Co., Ltd.
John Hawker, CEO, Sat-Ed Systems
Co., Ltd.,Thailand
IPSTAR Broadband Satellite Solutions
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Whether your customers operate
from a small home office and want
to connect to the global
marketplace, or want to enjoy
state-of-the-art Multi-Play
applications, "always on" two-way
broadband via the IPSTAR Satellite
is for everyone across Asia-Pacific,
especially where terrestrial
infrastructure is unavailable or
limited.
Thanks to IPSTAR, users in remote, rural and
suburban areas can finally download files in
seconds, surf at lightning speed, check email
instantly, enjoy interactive multimedia and
use Voice over IP (VoIP)-all over a single
broadband connection.
Previously isolated communities can now enjoy
the same levels of Internet access (at typical
ADSL speeds) that is standard in metropolitan
areas-all that is required is an IPSTAR antenna
system and an IPSTAR satellite terminal, which
directly connects to the computer.
>> IPSTAR Consumer Solutions
> Why choose IPSTAR Consumer Solutions?
Reach
IPSTAR Consumer Solutions enables anywhere,
any time high speed Internet access.
Affordable
The most affordable broadband solution via
satellite. The IPSTAR System ensures relatively
low cost, high speed Internet via satellite using
Ku-band spot and shaped beam technology.
Convenient
IPSTAR can be quickly installed, is easy to use,
and offers the convenience of one bill for
broadband data, video, and voice services.
Fast
IPSTAR Consumer Solutions provides two-way
high speed performance comparable to ADSL
with up to 4 Mbps Transmit and 2 Mbps Receive
data rates.*
Reliable
IPSTAR Adaptive Coding and Modulation (ACM)
technology is the world's most advanced,
preventing outages even under most severe
weather conditions.
of consumer broadband experience > 3600
* Subject to service plan and satellite terminal used.
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> 3600of consumer broadband experience
Home / Multi Dwelling Units (MDU) / SME / SOHO
IPSTAR Multi-Play
High Definition Broadband Video
Broadband Internet
Video-on-Demand (VoD)
Voice over IP (VoIP)
Video Conferencing
Activ8me consumer broadband for Australia
Activ8me is brought to regional Australia
by Australian Private Networks Pty Ltd
(APN), a fully licensed telecommunica-
tions carrier and registered satellite
broadband provider under the Australian
government's Australian Broadband
Guarantee Program. The Company
provides broadband service via IPSTAR to
the country's rural communities and ADSL
blind spot areas, with service prices
comparable to metropol i tan ADSL
services.
"Whether business owners lack ADSL
broadband connectivity or residential
users simply want to replace their slow
dial-up connections with high-speed
Internet at affordable prices, with its
first-rate high link availability, next
generation IPSTAR is a proven broadband
solution for us, providing reliable services
that regional Australians can depend on",
according to Ken Schubert, CEO, APN.
IPSTAR Broadband Satellite Solutions
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Join our success and enter a
whole new world of
broadband satellite
opportunities
We are proud to introduce our new Product
Partner Program: IPSTAR Nexus
The development and provision of effective
broadband solutions positions us as an
effective Partner backed by the experience of
a multi-cultural workforce and expertise of
leading developers and system integrators for
exploring new applications.
IPSTAR is essentially a telecommunications
platform that can integrate virtually any IP-
based product from third-party providers
under the satellite's extensive footprint in
Asia-Pacific, thus providing inroads into
synergies that can be derived from effective
product integration.
The key scenario to making this possible is to
combine the natural advantages of the
satellite with a robust IP-based product,
resulting in a winning solution and empowering
Partner Program affiliates to deliver their
products through a satellite platform that has
been tried and tested.
A trusted name and innovative partner in the
satellite industry for more than 15 years, Shin
Satellite launched IPSTAR-1 in August 2005.
With the revolutionary broadband satellite
system come new opportunities for potential
technology partners and system integrators to
facilitate the development of a seamless
satellite-enabled product that is custom-
tailored to meet the requirements of local
IPSTAR markets.
1powerful broadband satellite and
telecommunications platform
14countries
10
million users
20
times more powerful than conventional
satellite
>> IPSTAR Nexus Partner Program
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> IPSTAR Nexus Partner Program benefits
Extensive portfolio of broadband satellite
solutions
New market and business opportunities for
3rd party products
Expand into untapped markets and/or
addressable market segments
Networking opportunities within a pool of
partners
Joint trade show and sales event
opportunities
Exhibit at our customer events and interact
directly with our customers
Training opportunities
Full engineering, technical and marketing
support
> Become an IPSTAR Nexus Partner
Request a copy of our partner program kit
and e-mail us at [email protected].
Complete the IPSTAR Partner Program
application on our website and review
IPSTAR Nexus guidelines on our new
Partner extranet.
www.ipstar.com/partner
www.ipstar.com
Voice over IP (VoIP)
Broadcast/Multicast
Video Conferencing
Community Networks (WiFi / WiMax)
Broadband Internet Access
Corporate extranet
Retail broadband
Credit card transaction
High speed polling
Mobile trunking & backhaul
Rural Telephony
Triple-Play / Multi-Play
Satellite News Gathering (SNG)
Mobile Trunking
On-the-Move Communications
IPSTAR Partnering Business Solutions
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IPSTAR has built success not
only on the reliability and
flexibility of our in-orbit
resource, but with its ground
system technology and
products as well. The iCONTM
satellite terminal, for example,
is true testimony to our
ongoing efforts to decrease the
size and cost of IPSTAR user
terminals, thereby setting
industry benchmarks.
IPSTAR is driven by a quest for excellence and
an ongoing commitment to innovation to
broaden the scope of satellite applications,
allowing us to develop and deliver effective
broadband satellite solutions.
In parallel with fostering a culture of
technological innovation to extend the scope
of satellite applications, we continue to pursue
our commitment to investing in the IPSTAR on-
ground infrastructure and system. In this
respect, our new IPSTAR Gateway System
faci l i tates highly eff ic ient bandwidth
utilization, promising one of the industry's
highest link availabilities and first-rate
network reliability.
> Continuous Technology Improvement: the
IPSTAR User Terminal
The IPSTAR User Terminal is a low-cost, two-
way, high performance system that works in
conjunction with the IPSTAR in-orbit resource
and the on-ground system. The air interface-
employing advanced waveforms on forward
and return channels-is optimized for overall
system efficiency.
The waveform for the forward channel is based
on TDM-OFDM technology that uti l izes
bandwidth and power more efficiently. The
forward channel is optimized to accommodate
multiple data rates, a variable number of users
of different modulation formats, and forward
error correction coding. The return channel is
based on MF-TDMA technology for bursty
traffic and dedicated allocation for high
bandwidth applications.
The waveform is fixed to a more robust
modulation to ensure link availability at low
transmission power. For higher transmission bit
rates the return channel can be configured for
dedicated bandwidth allocation, behaving as
an SCPC-like (pre-assigned TDMA) channel that
can support higher transmit data rates of up to
2 Mbps.
> Proprietary On-Ground Technology: Dynamic
Link and Bandwidth Management
Because satellite links will always have less
theoretical bandwidth than optical fiber links,
efficient bandwidth management technology is
required to maintain the competitiveness of
broadband satellite systems.
A network control center is used to allocate
bandwidth capacity to each connection
according to current traffic characteristics,
network congestion, link conditions and user
requirements. This technology adjusts
bandwidth dynamically (modulation and
coding) to accomodate changes in weather
conditions, thus maintaining very high link
availability.
IPSTAR's modulation and coding technology
guarantees efficient use of radio frequency
bandwidth, which allows for high and flexible
digital transmission rates, thus enabling the
use of small Ku-band antenna systems suitable
for home and corporate use. The modulation
and coding (link parameters) can be adjusted
dynamically to optimize the trade-off between
bit rate and sudden changes in weather
conditions.
>> IPSTAR On-Ground Product / Technology
Innovative product solutions for tomorrow's broadband applications
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www.ipstar.com
EnterpriseSeries
Antenna dish84 cm
IPSTARMobile VSAT
IPSTAR Broadband Satellite Solutions
High-performance, two-way connectivity for
easy broadband Internet access that comes
in a unique form factor-ideal for small
businesses and consumers.
iCON
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Shin Satellite Public Company Limited
Liaison Office
410, Mercantile House,
15 Kasturba Gandhi Marg,
New Delhi, 110 001 INDIA
Tel: +91 11 4151 0909
Fax: +91 11 4151 0099
Email: [email protected].
Shin Satellite Public Company Limited
Beijing Representative Office
Room 1205, Building C, Centergate
Technologies Building,
No. 34 Zhongguancun, Nandajie,
Haidian District, Beijing 100081 P.R.CHINA
Tel: 8610-6212-3271-2
Fax: 8610-6212-3270
Email: [email protected]
IPSTAR Australia Pty.Ltd.
Building A, Level 3, Suite 3.1,
64 Talavera Road, North Ryde
NSW 2113 AUSTRALIA
Tel: +61 (0) 2 8875 4300,
Fax: +61 (0) 2 8875 4399
Email: [email protected]
www.ipstar.com.au
Shin Satellite Public Company Limited
Hanoi Office, Vietnam
Flr.5, HRS Building, 4A Lang Ha Str.
Ba Dinh Dist., Hanoi, Vietnam
Tel: (+84) 4 7 724 600 ext.105
Fax: (+84) 7 7 724 601 ext 108
www.thaicom.net, www.ipstar.com
Shin Satellite Public Company Limited / IPSTAR Company Limited
41/103 Rattanathibet Road, Nonthaburi 11000, THAILAND Tel: (66) 2591-0736 to 49 Fax: (66) 2591-0706, (66) 2591-0719
Email: [email protected] www.thaicom.net, www.ipstar.com
IPSTAR New Zealand Limited
Level 1, 706 Great South Road,
Penrose Auckland, NEW ZEALAND
PO Box 12776 Penrose,
Auckland 1135 NEW ZEALAND
Tel. +64 9 525 1706
Fax. +64 9 525 1702
Email: [email protected]
www.ipstar.co.nz
Whilst the above information has been prepared in good faith, and all reasonable efforts have been made to ensure its accuracy, Shin Satellite makes no warranty or representation as to the accuracy, completeness or fitness for purpose or use
of the information. Shin Satellite shall not be liable for any loss or damage of any kind, including indirect or consequential loss, arising from use of the information and all warranties and conditions, whether express or implied by statute,
common law or otherwise, are hereby excluded to the extent permitted by English law. IPSTAR is a trademark of Shin Satellite Public Company Limited. The trademark is licensed to Shin Satellite Public Company Limited. (C) Shin Satellite
Public Company Limited 2007. All rights reserved. IPSTAR overview May 2007.
>> About Shin Satellite
Shin Satellite, Asia's leading commercial satellite operator, has been
developing, building and operating satellite networks since 1991.
Through our commitment to innovation, we continue to introduce
new technologies that redefine the standard for the industry. Our
customers include incumbent telcos, corporations and governments
across the world, and our name is synonymous with reliable, secure
satellite communications.
With the introduction of IPSTAR, Shin Satellite has established a new
era in IP-based satellite communications.