Calling all IPSTAR End Users

Tell us about the benefits of using IPSTAR Broadband Satellite service and contact us at info@ipstar.com in order to win a chance to put your success s tor y into the limelight.

You can be any kind of IPSTAR end user (e.g. government official, teacher, resort owner, farmer, retail chain manager, fac tor y or small business owner, etc.) You must live or operate in one of the following countries: Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, India, Indonesia, Cambodia, Australia, New Zealand, China, or Vietnam.

Drop us an email and include your name/name of business, location, and full contact details. We look forward to hearing from you!

Shin Satellite becomes THAICOM Public Company Limited

“Shin Satellite Public Company Limited” changed its name to “THAICOM Public Company Limited”, effective 10 April 2008.

Under the THAICOM brand, we will be providing the same products and world-class service on which we have built our reputation in the satellite and telecommunication industries since 1991.

The name change is part of rebranding and reflects the Company's standing as a distinct satellite opera tor and telecommunication service provider dedicated to innovative technology in combination with customized and flexible services. At the same time, THAICOM will leverage its established branding to reach out for new market coverage and business on a global scale.

THAICOM Public Company Limited's core businesses include satellite communications as well as internet and telephone services.

Thaicom marks up rise in new customers

THAICOM is seeing a rise in the number of television channels and telecommunication services during the first quarter of 2008. THAICOM has been awarded twenty-two contracts representing strong growth in the demand of satellite bandwidth services on the THAICOM platform. The total value of these contracts is US$33 million (or approximately THB1,056 million).

New customers on THAICOM 5 include opera tor s such as Airtel ( India ), Korhinoor Broadcasting ( India ), PAK Television Network ( Pakistan ), and AKS Communication ( Pakistan ).

Mr. Komson Seripapong, THAICOM Plc.'s Head of Marketing for THAICOM Satellites said, “In the first quarter of 2008, the Company welcomed 11 new television channels on the THAICOM-5 satellite platform, bringing the total number of channels to over 240. Many of these are using the Company's THAICOM Teleport and DTH Center in Thailand .

“It not only reflects the trust customers place on our services, but is an indication of the continued growth we expect from this business in 2008”, concludes Seripapong.

IPSTAR Empowers Schools in China's Remote Gansu Province

Gansu province, remotely located in a mountainous area in central China , for the most part lacks access to modern communication infrastructure and telephone lines. IPSTAR enables seamless broadband internet connectivity for the region's schools and communities.

Euler town, for example, located in rough, mountainous terrain has an elevation of 3,700 meters and is remotely located even for Gansu standards.

China Sat, IPSTAR service provider in China, took the challenge and recently embarked on a rural education project in Euler town—enabling data, voice and internet access via the IPSTAR broadband satellite. The connectivity aims at improving education through eLearning, i.e. information sharing and utilization of knowledge databases for the town's primary schools and students.

China Sat started its rural education communication project in Euler town primarily to improve on educational standards through the utilization of online learning materials. In the meantime, however, China Sat successfully connected several other communities including private households in villages and towns in Gansu , Xizang , Sichuan , Qinghai , and Xingjian provinces, where communities reap the benefits from sustainable internet services including IPSTAR VoIP.

For more information, contact info@ipstarchina.com .

Visit the THAICOM booth at CommunicAsia2008, where we showcase cost-effective IPSTAR broadband solutions for rural communities, businesses and consumers alike. And learn first-hand what IPSTAR HYBRID Solutions including Wi-Fi and WiMAX satellite backhaul can do for your community or your business anywhere, anytime in Asia-Pacific.

Designed to deliver broadband service to everyone within its extensive footprint, IPSTAR addresses the communication needs of countless consumers, businesses and governments alike—removing distance barriers. Speak with us at CommunicAsia2008 and find out how we can get you connected to seamless broadband solutions.

neXus IPSTAR Partner Program On The Move

Join our success and enter a whole new world of broadband satellite opportunities!

For IPSTAR product partners exclusively, neXus has entered its second year and could welcome many new affiliates. Our annual customer event, I-TIUS, in November 2007 marked the first time IPSTAR neXus Partners put up on display their solutions and products. And could touch base with IPSTAR customers from across the Asia-Pacific who attended the conference.

Main Entry: nex•us
Pronunciation: 'nek-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural nex•us•es /-s&-s&z /; or nex•us /-s&s, -"s?s/
Etymology: Latin, from nectere to bind

1. CONNECTION, LINK; also : a causal link
2. a connected group or series
3. CENTER, FOCU S

A trusted name and innovative partner in the satellite industry since 1991, Thaicom launched IPSTAR in August 2005. With the revolutionary broadband satellite system come new opportunities for potential technology partners and system integra tor s to facilitate the development of a seamless satellite-enabled product that is custom-tailored to meet the requirements of local IPSTAR markets.

The development and provision of effective broadband solutions positions us as an effective Partner backed by the experience of a multi-cultural workforce and expertise of leading developers and system integra tor s for exploring new broadband applications.

IPSTAR is essentially a telecommunications platform that can integrate virtually any IP-based product from third-party providers under the satellite's extensive footprint in Asia-Pacific, thus providing inroads into synergies that can be derived from effective product integration.

The key scenario to making this possible is to combine the natural advantages of the satellite with a robust IP-based product, resulting in a winning solution and empowering neXus Partner Program affiliates to deliver their products through a satellite platform that has been tried and tested.

Become an IPSTAR neXus Partner. Complete the Partner Program application form on our website and review IPSTAR Nexus guidelines on our new Partner extranet. Request a copy of our Product Partner program kit and e-mail us at partner@ipstar.com .