MTS to launch satellite TV service
Russian mobile operator Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) is to launch a nationwide satellite TV service by the end of the year. ...
Tag: Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS)
MTS to launch new Russian DTH platform
Russian mobile operator Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) has won a licence to launch a new satellite DTH service across the country. ...
Arabsat taps capacity on ABS’ forthcoming all-electric satellite
Arabsat has signed a strategic commercial agreement with Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) to have a multi-transponder Ku-band payload on the ...
“Regional operator” close to buying all electric bird
Boeing is on the verge of securing a second commercial customer for its all-electric 702SP satellite design after a two-year ...
ESA injects extra €60m for Ariane 6 study
The European Space Agency has given Ariane 6’s prime contractor a €60m (US$82m) contract to continue studying the heavy-lift rocket’s ...
Tender out for new Russian satellite DTH licence
The Russian communications regulator Roskomnadzor has reportedly launched a tender for a new satellite broadcasting licence. According to local newspaper ...
Legal dispute over KT Corp’s satellite
Satellite operator Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) has sought international arbitration over the legal dispute with South Korea’s KT Corp regarding ...
KT denies illegal satellite sales
South Korea’s KT Corp had dismissed allegations that it illegally sold two decommissioned satellites in 2010 and 2011 to Asia ...
ABS brings in Mohamed Youssif as new COO
Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) has appointed industry veteran Mohamed Youssif as its chief operating officer as well as president and ...
Ex-Im Bank provides US$461m in direct loans to ABS
The Export-Import Bank of the United States has authorised two direct loans worth a total of US$461m to Hong-Kong based ...
