Indonesia's Indosat gets 228.5 million US dollar loan for satellite project

JAKARTA, Dec. 2, 2007 (Thomson Financial delivered by Newstex) -- Indonesia's second biggest telecom company PT Indosat (NYSE:IIT) said Monday it has secured loans worth 228.5 million dollars to finance its Palapa-D satellite project.

The loans were arranged by HSBC and consist of two 12-year export credit facilities and a nine-year commercial loan facility. Each facility carries a two-year grace period. [more, cnnmoney]

SAT-GE aids growth of PT Telkom in Eastern Indonesia services roll-out

[ Bethesda, Maryland Business Wire via ITWeb, 1 November 2007 ] - SAT-GE, a provider of unique C and Ku-band satellite coverage stretching across the Pacific Ocean Region from coast-to-coast, today announced the provision of satellite capacity across Eastern Indonesia for PT Telkom, the leading incumbent telecommunications operator in Indonesia.Using multiple transponders on the GE-23 satellite, PT Telkom are able to rapidly extend their GSM/CDMA network and other services over Eastern Indonesia, providing connectivity deep into Papua, Maluku and Sulawesi. [more, ITWeb]

Indonusa Chooses Harmonic For Satellite Pay TV Service

09/05/07 - Satellite Today] PT Indonusa Telemedia has implemented Harmonic's technology into its direct-to-home satellite service in Indonesia, the company announced Sept. 4. Indonusa Telemedia is using Harmonic's DiviCom Electra 1000 multi-channel MPEG-2 standard definition encoders, as well as the ProStream 1000 stream processing platform with ProCipher scrambling technology used for both multiplexing and encryption, and the NMX Digital Service Manager for end-to-end monitoring and control of the video service. Indonusa is a subsidiary company of Telkom Indonesia Group. The company has a goal of reaching 120,000 subscribers by the end of 2007 and one million subscribers by 2010. [more, satellitetoday]

Indonesia's Indosat awards Thales Alenia to build, launch Palapa-D satellite

JAKARTA (Thomson Financial) - Indonesia's PT Indosat said Tuesday it has appointed Thales Alenia Space France (TASF) to build and launch its Palapa-D satellite.
The satellite is set to be launched in 2009 and has a service life of 15 years. [more, forbes]

Indosat to launch new satellite in 2009

Publicly listed telecommunications firm PT Indonesian Satellite Corporation Tbk (Indosat) is set to launch its second satellite in the third quarter of 2009 to replace its first one, which will be switched off in 2011. [more, thejakartapost]

Thales Alenia Space To Build Indonesian Satellite

PT Indosat Tbk awarded a contract to Thales Alenia Space to build and launch the Palapa-D communications satellite, Thales announced... [more, satellitetoday]

House to probe satellite fiasco

The House of Representatives has established a working committee to investigate the government's failure to extend the operational license for an Indonesian satellite and examine the unregulated issuance of frequency permits for radio and TV stations. [more, thejakartapost]

iDirect Expands Satellite Business in Asia Pacific

SINGAPORE, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- iDirect Technologies (iDirect), a global provider of satellite-based broadband communications solutions and the US satellite communications arm of Singapore Technologies Electronics Limited, today announced it has expanded its presence in the Asia Pacific region by signing three new contracts for its multi-protocol, bandwidth efficient satellite hub.
...IndosatM2 (IM2), the largest Internet Service Provider in Indonesia, has adopted iDirect's satellite platform to offer broadband service over Ku Band. [more, earthtimes.org]

Telkom Flexi, Satellite, & USO News from Detikinet

Telkom Buka Registrasi Kompensasi Flexi
USO Disarankan Pakai Akses Pita Lebar Satelit
Perangkat Flexi Diganti, Telkom Seleksi Vendor

News About Satellite from Detikinet

RI Desak Malaysia Beri Izin Jasa Satelit ke Rumah
...layaknya layanan televisi berbayar Astro yang diperbolehkan menayangkan langsung siarannya lewat satelit Measat dari Malaysia.
Frekuensi 3,5 GHz Hanya untuk Satelit
...frekuensi 3,5 GHz yang sudah ditempati untuk layanan satelit, tidak akan digunakan untuk layanan akses pita lebar atau broadband wireless access (BWA).
Satelit Sumbang 20% Penetrasi Internet
Postel Bantah Tak Transparan Soal Satelit

Satellite, Telkom, & Telkomsel News from Detikinet, June 14th

Asia Miliki 25% Pangsa Pasar Peluncuran Satelit
Telkom Vision Targetkan 1 Juta Pelanggan
Telkomsel Niat Gelar Layanan FWA Murah
Telkom dan Telkomsel Sinergikan Jaringan

Timbal Balik Satelit RI-Malaysia Dinilai Tidak Transparan

Jakarta, Asosiasi Satelit Indonesia (Assi) menilai pemberian izin hak labuh satelit (landing right) kepada sepuluh negara, khususnya Malaysia, tidak transparan. [more, detikinet]

RI Izinkan Masuk Satelit 10 Negara

Jakarta, Pemerintah memberikan izin hak labuh satelit (landing right) kepada sepuluh negara yakni Cina, Amerika Serikat, Tonga, Jepang, Thailand, Belanda, Singapura, Jerman, Hongkong, dan Malaysia. [more, detikinet]

iPSTAR adds clients in Korea and Japan

...In the third quarter, Shin Satellite plans deals in Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Taiwan. Satellite broadband services in Korea and Japan will cover telecom and broadcasting, the executive said. [more, bangkokpost.com]

Indosat to acquire, launch new satellite

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Telecommunications company PT Indosat Tbk is planning to acquire and launch a new satellite to replace its Palapa-C2 satellite whose operational time will end in January 2011, a spokesman said.

"We will launch a new satellite. It is now in the process of being procured. We hope to make further decisions on it in the near future," Johnny Swandi Sjam, newly appointed PT Indosat president diector, said here Tuesday. [more, antaranews]