MEASAT Makes ANTRIX Capacity Concerns Go Away

MEASAT Satellite Systems and ANTRIX Corporation Limited have announced the signing of an agreement for the leasing of Ku-Band capacity on the MEASAT-3 satellite. ANTRIX is the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organization (“ISRO”). Antrix will lease eight Ku-band transponders on MEASAT-3, with an option to increase that number. The transponders will be used by Antrix to support the launch and development of a commercial, new, Direct-to-Home (DTH) TV platform in India. ANTRIX is also responsible for marketing satellite capacity from India’s INSAT fleet, one of the largest domestic communications satellite systems in the region. Plus, they market the image data and services from Indian Remote Sensing Satellite constellation, which is supported by a network of 20 international ground stations. In regard to MEASAT, their fleet provides capacity over 100 countries and they will be enhancing their fleet in 2008 when they launch their MEASAT-1R satellite—Kuala Lumpur