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AsiaSat Launches New DVB-S2 C-band Distribution Platform

Hong Kong, 4 April 2011 – Asia’s leading satellite operator, Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat) is expanding its broadcasting services to offer a new C-band DVB-S2 MCPC (Multiple Channels per Carrier) distribution platform with wide coverage over the Asian and Australasian regions.

The new DVB-S2 platform based on a full transponder will be launched on AsiaSat 5 and operated by AsiaSat’s Tai Po Earth Station in Hong Kong. It can support a range of broadcast applications, including SD, HD and 3D content contribution and distribution services, in both MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 standards. In addition to the platform, a comprehensive package of space segment, signal downlink and turnaround, fibre and uplinking services, as well as 24/7 network monitoring services is available.

Utilising higher order modulation and newer channel coding schemes, this platform delivers higher throughput at a given transponder bandwidth, enabling about 30% improvement in bandwidth efficiency compared to a DVB-S system. Broadcasters can enjoy much greater cost savings in content delivery.

“The launch of the more advanced DVB-S2 platform is to address the growing demand from broadcasters and channel providers for more cost-efficient content delivery solutions, p a r t i cularly for distributing MPEG-4 HD programming in this region. This new platform on AsiaSat 5 will complement our existing MCPC platforms to provide our customers with unrivalled quality of service and a choice of broadcast solutions at competitive pricing,” said William Wade, President and CEO of AsiaSat.

# # # About AsiaSat 5 AsiaSat 5 is a Space Systems/Loral’s 1300 satellite launched in August 2009 and replaced AsiaSat 2 at the orbital location of 100.5 degrees East. AsiaSat 5 carries 26 C-band and 14 Ku-band transponders, and has a design life of 15 years. Its powerful C-band footprint covers over 50 countries and regions spanning from Russia to New Zealand and from Japan to the Middle East and parts of Africa. The Ku-band coverage consists of two high powered fixed beams serving East Asia and South Asia, as well as a steerable beam currently positioned over Indochina.

About AsiaSat AsiaSat, the leading regional satellite operator in Asia, serves over two-thirds of the world's population with its three satellites, AsiaSat 3S at 105.5ºE, AsiaSat 4 at 122ºE and AsiaSat 5 at 100.5ºE. The AsiaSat satellite fleet provides services to both the broadcast and telecommunications industries. Over 500 television and radio channels are now delivered by the company's satellites, reaching over 96 million households, with more than 360 million viewers across the Asia-Pacific region. AsiaSat also provides operators and end users telecommunications services such as voice networks, private VSAT networks and broadband multimedia services. AsiaSat is building a new satellite AsiaSat 7, planned for launch in Q4 2011. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Asia Satellite Telecommunications Holdings Limited, a company listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (Stock Code: 1135). For more information, please visit www..com

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