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Hong Kong/Australia: Telstra Chooses AsiaSat As Supplier of Satellite Capacity

Posted on: Tuesday, 19 October 2004, 12:00 CDT

Text of press release from Asiasat web site on 18 October

Hong Kong - 18th October, 2004: Australia's Telstra Corporation Ltd and Hong Kong-based Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited ("AsiaSat") today [18 October] announced the signing of a master relationship agreement that further expands the existing partnership between the two companies on the provision of rural broadband services in Australia.

This agreement confirms AsiaSat as integral to Telstra's transponder capacity in Australia. It also establishes a framework for Telstra to take up additional transponder capacity on AsiaSat's satellite fleet in the future.

Telstra is currently using AsiaSat 3S's [orbiting at 105.5 degrees east] Ku-band capacity for the provision of two-way BigPond via satellite broadband services across Australia, serving particularly the remote outback and rural areas.

"This agreement further strengthens our partnership with Telstra and affirms AsiaSat's long track record of high quality service across the Asia-Pacific region and demonstrates our willingness to provide flexible satellite solution that meets our customer's expansion requirement. AsiaSat's exceptional Ku-band coverage complements and enhances Telstra's broadband solutions, allowing services to be available almost anywhere [and] anyone in Australia. We look forward to providing more support to Telstra's expanding broadband services across the country," said Peter Jackson, chief executive officer of AsiaSat.

Background - Telstra

Telstra is Australia's premier communications carrier and a world- class fully integrated, full service provider across wireline, ADSL, HFC, satellite and digital wireless networks and platforms. It is Australia's leading ISP, has the most highly accessed family of internet portals and sites and provides entertainment and multimedia content over its broadband network and through its pay TV joint venture.

Telstra owns and operates one of the most technologically advanced networks, offering end-to-end solutions ranging from broadband, IP, mobile and intelligent network services, to voice and data network hubs, call centres and advanced multimedia and e- commerce applications. It has business operations in 19 countries in North America, UK/Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.

For more information: www.telstra.com

Background - Asiasat

AsiaSat, the leading regional satellite operator in Asia, serves over two-thirds of the world's population with its three satellites, AsiaSat 2 and AsiaSat 3S and AsiaSat 4. AsiaSat's satellites offer wide C-band coverage including more than 50 countries and regions in the Asia-Pacific, as well as high power Ku-band beams for Australasia, East Asia and South Asia. The AsiaSat satellite system provides services to both the broadcast and telecommunications industries. Over 130 analogue and digital television channels and some 130 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. Many telecommunications customers use AsiaSat for services such as public telephone networks, private VSAT networks and broadband and multimedia services. AsiaSat is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Asia Satellite Telecommunications Holdings Limited, listed on both the Hong Kong (SEHK: 1135HK) and New York (NYSE: SAT) stock exchanges. For more information, please visit www.asiasat.com

Source: BBC Monitoring Media

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