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October 22, 2002
JSAT Corporation |
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JSAT and PanAmSat Conclude
Joint Sales Agreement
Covering the Asia-Pacific Region |
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JSAT Corporation (*1) and PanAmSat Corporation (PAS;*2)
have announced the conclusion of a joint sales agreement covering
the Asia-Pacific region.
The agreement (*3) will facilitate the provision of optimal network
services to customers in the region who use satellites for digital
video distribution, as an Internet backbone and for other applications.
The network services will leverage both companies' fleets of communications
satellites to cover a wide area, extending from the U.S. West Coast
to Oceania and Asia, including Pakistan and India. Furthermore, the
combined use of satellites offers flexibility in selecting orbital
position, coverage area and other parameters that match customer needs.
The sales agreement adds another dimension to cooperation between
JSAT and PAS. The two companies are already working toward the planned
launch of the jointly owned Horizons-1 satellite into orbit above
North America in the first quarter of ending June 30, 2003. This satellite
will provide Japan-U.S. satellite telecommunications links and full
coverage of North America. Looking ahead, the two companies will advance
marketing and sales activities that give full play to their respective
strengths, using JSAT's JCSAT-2A and JCSAT-3 satellites and PAS' PAS-2
and PAS-8 satellites, to deliver optimal services for customers.
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About JSAT
JSAT Corporation is a leading satellite operator in the Asia-Pacific
region. The company owns and operates eight satellites in seven
orbital slots. JSAT provides telecommunications and broadcasting
services that offer a range of unique features made possible
by satellite communications, which is well suited to support
high-volume, wide-distribution, high-speed networks. Based on
its corporate slogan, "JSAT, Expanding Horizons,"
the company is working to actively expand its business. JSAT
is listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
For more information on JSAT, visit the company's web site at
www.jsat.net. |
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About PanAmSat
PanAmSat Corporation (PAS) is the premier provider of global
video and data broadcasting services via satellite. Operating
a global network of 22 in-orbit spacecraft, the company delivers
entertainment and information to cable television systems, TV
broadcast affiliates, direct-to-home TV operators, Internet
service providers, telecommunications companies and other corporations
worldwide. PAS is 81 percent owned by HUGHES Electronics Corporation.
For more information on PAS, visit the company's web site at
www.panamsat.com |
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Details of the Sales Agreement
Under the joint sales agreement, JSAT and PAS will collaborate
on sales activities in the Asia-Pacific region for services
offered via communications satellites of both companies. This
framework will provide customers with optimal network services
matched to their needs as reciprocal use of each other's satellites
will allow both companies to provide new single-satellite communications
links. Previously, both companies were unable to link certain
locations with a single satellite -PAS, Hawaii and India; and
JSAT, the U.S. West Coast and Japan, for example- due to a lack
of coverage. Now, using JCSAT-3, PAS can offer single-satellite
services linking Hawaii and India, as JSAT can link the U.S.
West Coast and Japan and other areas with either PAS-2 or PAS-3.
Satellites Involved
JSAT satellites: JCSAT-2A, JCSAT-3 (C-band only for both satellites)
PAS satellites: PAS-2, PAS-8 |
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Satellite Specifications
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JCSAT-2A |
JCSAT-3 |
PAS-2 |
PAS-8 |
Orbital
Position |
154?
128?
169?
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Transponders
(Bandwidth x
No. of transponders) |
Ku-band:
57MHz x 16
C-band:
36MHz x 11
54MHz x 5 |
Ku-band:
27MHz x 16
36MHz x 12
C-band:
36MHz x 12 |
Ku-band:
54MHz x 12
64MHz x 4
C-band:
54MHz x 12
64MHz x 4 |
Ku-band:
36MHz x 24
C-band:
36MHz x 24 |
Coverage
Areas |
Asia,
Hawaii, Oceania |
Asia,
India, Hawaii,
and Australia
and New Zealand |
Pacific
Rim, China
and North Asia, Australia, New Zealand |
Pacific
Rim Northeast
and Southeast Asia, Australia |
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